Precedent Retail Group Ltd
Registered name: PRECEDENT RETAIL GROUP LTD
Precedent Retail Group Ltd made £28m revenue and £3.1m profit in the year to 25 Jul 2025.
Precedent Retail Group Ltd’s revenue grew 4% to £28m in the year to 25 Jul 2025, with £3.1m profit and 483 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of clothing in specialised stores” and is based in Milton Keynes; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Milton Keynes, South East
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- 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 | 26 Jul 2023 | 25 Jul 2024 | 26 Jul 2024 | 25 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £26.7m | £26.8m | £26.8m | £28m |
| Cost of sales | −£15.2m | −£14.5m | −£14.5m | −£14.4m |
| Gross profit | £11.5m | £12.2m | £12.2m | £13.5m |
| Operating profit | −£3.6m | −£5.3m | −£5.3m | £4m |
| Profit before tax | −£4.4m | −£6.3m | −£6.3m | £3.2m |
| Profit after tax | −£4.4m | −£6.3m | −£6.3m | £3.1m |
| Profit (best available) | −£4.4m | −£6.3m | −£6.3m | £3.1m |
| Employees (average) | 472 | 509 | 509 | 483 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −16.6% | −23.6% | −23.6% | 11.2% |
| Gross margin | 43% | 45.7% | 45.7% | 48.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £56.5k | £52.6k | £52.6k | £57.9k |
| Profit per employee | −£9.4k | −£12.4k | −£12.4k | £6.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲0.4% | — | ▲4.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲7.8% | — | ▼5.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 48.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £57.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.5k
- 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.
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
- ▼5%
- Now 483
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Wed2b 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 25 Jul 2025 (profit £3.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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