The Brand Machine Limited
Registered name: THE BRAND MACHINE LIMITED
The Brand Machine Limited made £79.5m revenue and £11.3m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2026.
The Brand Machine Limited’s revenue grew 19% to £79.5m in the year to 30 Jun 2026, with £11.3m profit. The company is classified under “wholesale of clothing and footwear” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2011
- 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 | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 | 30 Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £58.3m | £52.2m | £67m | £79.5m |
| Cost of sales | — | −£42.2m | −£38.1m | −£42.1m | −£49.5m |
| Gross profit | — | £16.1m | £14.1m | £24.8m | £30m |
| Operating profit | — | £5.5m | £2.1m | £11.6m | £14.9m |
| Profit before tax | — | £5m | £2.1m | £11.6m | £15.1m |
| Profit after tax | £10.3m | £3.9m | £1.5m | £8.6m | £11.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £10.3m | £3.9m | £1.5m | £8.6m | £11.3m |
| Employees (average) | 77 | 100 | 96 | — | — |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | 6.7% | 2.9% | 12.9% | 14.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 27.6% | 27.1% | 37.1% | 37.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £583k | £544k | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £134k | £39k | £16k | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼10.4% | ▲28.2% | ▲18.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼62.1% | ▼60.6% | ▲462.5% | ▲30.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲29.9% | ▼4% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £865 | £1.7k | — | — | — |
| Net assets | −£3.7k | £2.3m | — | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £101 | £101 | — | — | — |
| Current assets | £71.4k | £2.3m | — | — | — |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | — | — | — |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 | — | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 14.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 37.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- 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.
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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Brand Machine International LimitedRev. £58.3m · Profit £3.8m
- Brand Machine Marketplace LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Jun 2026 (profit £11.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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