Founders Factory Retail Ltd
Registered name: FOUNDERS FACTORY RETAIL LTD
Part of Marks and Spencer Group P.L.C. groupFounders Factory Retail Ltd made £0 revenue and a £1.5m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Founders Factory Retail Ltd’s revenue was £0 in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £1.5m. The company is classified under “business and domestic software development” and is based in London.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |
| Revenue (turnover) | £0 |
| Gross profit | £0 |
| Operating profit | −£1.5m |
| Profit before tax | −£1.5m |
| Profit after tax | −£1.5m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.5m |
| Employees (average) | — |
| Ratios | |
| Profit margin | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |
| Net assets | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
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- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
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- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- 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
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
Ownership chain
- Marks and Spencer Group P.L.C.ultimate parent75–100%
- Marks and Spencer P.L.C.50–75%
- Founders Factory Retail Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Nutriti Wellness LimitedFigures not disclosed
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Minority corporate shareholders
- Founders Factory Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 17 Oct 2026
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