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Company No. NI020251 · Incorporated 12 Mar 1987

S. D. Kells Limited

Registered name: S. D. KELLS LIMITED

S. D. Kells Limited made £13.4m revenue and £350k profit in the year to 19 Jan 2025. read from filing text

S. D. Kells Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £13.4m in the year to 19 Jan 2025, with £350k profit and 154 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of clothing in specialised stores” and is based in Lisnaskea; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47710Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Status
Active
Location
Lisnaskea, Northern Ireland
Age
39 yrs · since 1987
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 19 Jan 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£13.4m
Growth ▼3.6%
Profit
£350k
Growth ▼24.8%
Profit margin
2.6%
Gross 20.4%
Employees
154
Change ▲2.7%
Profit / employee
£2.3k
Revenue/employee £87.1k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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 to19 Jan 202319 Jan 202419 Jan 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£14m£13.9m£13.4m
Cost of sales£10.7m£11m£10.7m
Gross profit£3.3m£2.9m£2.7m
Operating profit£1.3m£639k£429k
Profit before tax£1.2m£625k£483k
Profit after tax£978k£465k£350k
Profit (best available)£978k£465k£350k
Staff costs£3.3m£3.6m£3.8m
Employees (average)154150154
Ratios
Profit margin7%3.3%2.6%
Gross margin23.5%21.1%20.4%
Revenue per employee£90.7k£92.8k£87.1k
Profit per employee£6.4k£3.1k£2.3k
Cash conversion−71.3%−34.3%−155.1%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼0.3%▼3.6%
Profit growth—▼52.5%▼24.8%
Headcount growth—▼2.6%▲2.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£4.4m£3.7m£3.5m
Net assets£11.5m£11.6m£11.5m
Fixed assets£5.6m£5.5m£5.5m
Current assets£9.3m£9m£8.7m
Debtors£78.9k£110k£107k
Deferred income£205k£167k£218k
Cash from operations−£900k−£219k−£665k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
20.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£87.1k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−155.1%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
41.2%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.6%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.8%
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
▼0%
Now £11.5m
Cash at bank
▼5%
Now £3.5m
Headcount
▲3%
Now 154
Deferred income
▲30%
Now £218k
Fixed assets
▼0%
Now £5.5m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 19 Jan 2025 (profit £350k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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