How many employees does Gig Retail Limited have?

Gig Retail Limited reported an average of 28 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Gig Retail Limited profitable?

Yes — Gig Retail Limited reported a profit of £771k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 07851895 · Incorporated 17 Nov 2011

Gig Retail Limited

Registered name: GIG RETAIL LIMITED

Gig Retail Limited made £771k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024 (revenue not disclosed).

Gig Retail Limited reported £771k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024, down 15% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 28 employees. The company is classified under “media representation services” and is based in Barnsley; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 73120Media representation services

Status: Active
Location: Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 14 yrs · since 2011
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 is G”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£771k

Growth ▼15.3%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change ▼66.3%

Profit / employee

£27.5k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	No P&L	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—
Profit after tax	—	£910k	£771k
Profit (best available)	—	£910k	£771k
Employees (average)	87	83	28
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—
Profit per employee	—	£11k	£27.5k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	—	▼15.3%
Headcount growth	—	▼4.6%	▼66.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.2m	£1.1m	£1.2m
Net assets	£1.3m	£1.2m	£2m
Fixed assets	£94.9k	£83.5k	£56.2k
Current assets	£4.4m	£5.7m	£2.3m
Debtors	£2.9m	£4m	£313k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £27.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; 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: ▲62%; Now £2m
Cash at bank: ▲6%; Now £1.2m
Headcount: ▼66%; Now 28
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼33%; Now £56.2k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Wpp Plc (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
WPP Jubilee Limited75–100%
WPP MR Overseas Media Holdings Limited75–100%
WPP 2005 Limited75–100%
WPP 2323 Limited75–100%
Partnership SPV 1 Limited75–100%
Advantage Smollan Limited75–100%
Asmr Holdings Limited75–100%
Gig Retail Holdings Limited75–100%
Gig Retail Limitedthis company

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

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £771k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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