E.m.s Southwest Limited
Registered name: E.M.S SOUTHWEST LIMITED
E.m.s Southwest Limited made £116k revenue and £9.1k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
E.m.s Southwest Limited’s revenue fell 16% to £116k in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £9.1k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “retail sale of medical and orthopaedic goods in specialised stores (not incl. hearing aids)” and is based in Bristol; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 18 yrs · since 2008
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £138k | £116k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £87.5k | £67k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £50.9k | £48.7k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £14.7k | £10.7k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £14.8k | £10.8k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £11.8k | £9.1k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £11.8k | £9.1k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £17.6k | £17.8k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 8.5% | 7.9% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 36.8% | 42.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £138k | £116k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £11.8k | £9.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼16.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼22.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | — | £26.4k | £25.8k |
| Net assets | £31k | £29.4k | £33.7k | £33.8k |
| Fixed assets | £5.2k | £4k | £3.1k | £4.7k |
| Current assets | £35.6k | £28.7k | £35.1k | £35.8k |
| Debtors | — | — | £115 | £5.7k |
| Deferred income | — | — | £875 | £875 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 42.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £116k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £9.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.8%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 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
- ▲0%
- Now £33.8k
- Cash at bank
- ▼2%
- Now £25.8k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- 0%
- Now £875
- Fixed assets
- ▲51%
- Now £4.7k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £9.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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