Godfreys I.T. Limited
Registered name: GODFREYS I.T. LIMITED
Part of Godfreys I.T. Limited groupGodfreys I.T. Limited made £23m revenue and £685k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Godfreys I.T. Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £23m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £685k profit and 39 employees. The company is classified under “other retail sale in non-specialised stores” and is based in Lowestoft; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Lowestoft, East of England
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £24.5m | £23m |
| Cost of sales | £16.9m | £15.9m |
| Gross profit | £7.6m | £7.1m |
| Operating profit | £942k | £949k |
| Profit before tax | £929k | £918k |
| Profit after tax | £696k | £685k |
| Profit (best available) | £696k | £685k |
| Staff costs | £1.2m | £1.3m |
| Employees (average) | 38 | 39 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 2.8% | 3% |
| Gross margin | 31% | 30.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £646k | £589k |
| Profit per employee | £18.3k | £17.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼6.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼1.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £2m | £1.7m |
| Net assets | £3.4m | £3.4m |
| Fixed assets | £1.3m | £1.2m |
| Current assets | £6.2m | £6.5m |
| Debtors | £64.1k | £107k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 30.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £589k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £17.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.5%
- 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
- ▼1%
- Now £3.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼14%
- Now £1.7m
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 39
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼3%
- Now £1.2m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Godfreys I.T. Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Buyaparcel Trustee Limited75–100%
- Buyaparcel Limited75–100%
- Godfreys I.T. Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Buyaparcel Trustee 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 31 Jan 2026 (profit £685k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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