Glass Futures Ltd
Registered name: GLASS FUTURES LTD
Glass Futures Ltd made £9m revenue and a £1.8m loss in the year to 28 Feb 2026.
Glass Futures Ltd’s revenue fell 24% to £9m in the year to 28 Feb 2026, with a loss of £1.8m and 66 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of hollow glass” and is based in ST. Helens; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- ST. Helens, North West
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2016
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 | 28 Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £11.9m | £9m |
| Cost of sales | — | £5.9m | £7.2m |
| Gross profit | — | £6m | £1.8m |
| Operating profit | — | £578k | −£1.7m |
| Profit before tax | £214k | £65.6k | −£1.8m |
| Profit after tax | £444k | £488k | −£1.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £444k | £488k | −£1.8m |
| Staff costs | — | £3.5m | £3.6m |
| Employees (average) | 49 | 54 | 66 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | 4.1% | −20.3% |
| Gross margin | — | 50.3% | 20.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £220k | £136k |
| Profit per employee | £9.1k | £9k | −£27.6k |
| Cash conversion | — | 1638% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼24.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲10% | ▼473.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲10.2% | ▲22.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £1.9m | £1.3m | £453k |
| Net assets | £2.3m | £2.8m | £960k |
| Fixed assets | £19.7m | £31.6m | £36.4m |
| Current assets | £6.5m | £9.8m | £5.8m |
| Debtors | £3.9m | £7.2m | £4m |
| Deferred income | £18.3m | £27.7m | £28.5m |
| Cash from operations | — | £9.5m | £5.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −20.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 20.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £136k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£27.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 405.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 317.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 44.7%
- 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
- ▼65%
- Now £960k
- Cash at bank
- ▼66%
- Now £453k
- Headcount
- ▲22%
- Now 66
- Deferred income
- ▲3%
- Now £28.5m
- Fixed assets
- ▲15%
- Now £36.4m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2026 (profit −£1.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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