Fryett's Fabrics Limited
Registered name: FRYETT'S FABRICS LIMITED
Part of P B M Management Limited groupFryett's Fabrics Limited made £13.4m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025.
Fryett's Fabrics Limited’s revenue fell 20% to £13.4m in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with £1.6m profit and 42 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of textiles” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The company's immediate parent undertaking is Fryetts Holdings Limited, a company registered in England and Wales, the registered office is Marshall House, Rake Lane, Clifton, Manchester M27 8LJ.The c”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 28 Feb 2022 | 28 Feb 2023 | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £19m | £18.4m | £16.8m | £13.4m |
| Cost of sales | £13m | £12.9m | £11.4m | £9.4m |
| Gross profit | £6m | £5.5m | £5.4m | £3.9m |
| Operating profit | £4m | £3.8m | £2.9m | £1.7m |
| Profit before tax | £4m | £3.6m | £3.2m | £2.1m |
| Profit after tax | £3.3m | £2.9m | £2.5m | £1.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £3.3m | £2.9m | £2.5m | £1.6m |
| Staff costs | £1.9m | £1.8m | £1.8m | £1.7m |
| Employees (average) | 44 | 45 | 45 | 42 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 17.3% | 15.7% | 14.6% | 11.8% |
| Gross margin | 31.6% | 30.1% | 32.3% | 29.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £433k | £410k | £374k | £318k |
| Profit per employee | £75k | £64.3k | £54.5k | £37.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼3.2% | ▼8.8% | ▼20.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼12.3% | ▼15.3% | ▼35.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.3% | 0% | ▼6.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £6m | £5.8m | £7.5m | £6.4m |
| Net assets | £15.7m | £15.6m | £15m | £13.6m |
| Fixed assets | £232k | £218k | £216k | £230k |
| Current assets | £18.4m | £17.7m | £16.3m | £14.7m |
| Debtors | £3.2m | £3.7m | £3.9m | £3m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 29.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £318k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £37.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 22.7%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼9%
- Now £13.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼15%
- Now £6.4m
- Headcount
- ▼7%
- Now 42
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲7%
- Now £230k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- P B M Management Limitedultimate parent50–75%
- Fryett's Holdings Limited75–100%
- Fryett's Fabrics Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Fryett's Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 25 Oct 2026
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