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Company No. 06805107 · Incorporated 29 Jan 2009

Sonic Megastore Limited

Registered name: SONIC MEGASTORE LIMITED

Part of Sonic Direct Holdings Limited group

Sonic Megastore Limited made £13.2m revenue and £148k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Sonic Megastore Limited’s revenue fell 8% to £13.2m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £148k profit and 58 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores” and is based in Bradford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47540Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
Status
Active
Location
Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age
17 yrs · since 2009
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£13.2m
Growth ▼7.6%
Profit
£148k
Growth ▼76%
Profit margin
1.1%
Gross 30.5%
Employees
58
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£2.5k
Revenue/employee £227k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Jan 202331 Jan 202431 Jan 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£15.6m£14.3m£13.2m
Cost of sales£11.1m£9.6m£9.2m
Gross profit£4.5m£4.7m£4m
Operating profit£493k£796k£203k
Profit before tax£514k£814k£202k
Profit after tax£420k£616k£148k
Profit (best available)£420k£616k£148k
Staff costs£2.1m£2.1m£2.1m
Employees (average)575858
Ratios
Profit margin2.7%4.3%1.1%
Gross margin28.6%32.6%30.5%
Revenue per employee£274k£246k£227k
Profit per employee£7.4k£10.6k£2.5k
Cash conversion−160.7%−181.8%132.3%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼8.5%▼7.6%
Profit growth—▲46.7%▼76%
Headcount growth—▲1.8%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.1m£2.7m£1.9m
Net assets£5.3m£5.5m£5.6m
Fixed assets£627k£910k£868k
Current assets£8.1m£8m£7.3m
Debtors£186k£145k£283k
Cash from operations−£792k−£1.4m£269k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
30.5%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£227k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.5k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
132.3%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
6.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
2.1%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▲3%
Now £5.6m
Cash at bank
▼31%
Now £1.9m
Headcount
0%
Now 58
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼5%
Now £868k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Sonic Direct Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Sonic Megastore Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (1)

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 2025 (profit £148k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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