Wax Art Limited
The company's principal activity continues to be that of the manufacture and wholesale of candles. Wax Art Ltd (“the Company”) manufactures and sells scented and unscented candles and related home fragrance products to retailers, wholesalers and online customers in the United Kingdom and selected export markets. The Company sources wax, fragrances, wicks, glassware and packaging from a small number of approved suppliers, and undertakes blending, pouring, finishing and packing activities at its production facility in Essex. Finished products are sold under the “Wax Art” brand and on a private label basis for certain key retail customers. The business model is to design and develop differentiated, high quality and safe candle products, maintain efficient and flexible manufacturing operations, and build long term relationships with retail and distribution partners, supported by a growing direct to consumer online channel.
Revenue
£6.7m
▲ +1.9% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£719k
Margin 14.1%
Employees
57
▼ -23.0% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£5.9m
Total assets £7.1m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
6 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2025 | £6.7m | ▲ +1.9% | £977k | 57 | £5.9m |
| 30 Apr 2024 | £6.6m | — | £940k | 74 | £5.5m |
| 30 Apr 2023 | — | — | — | 77 | £5.7m |
| 30 Apr 2022 | — | — | — | 74 | £4.7m |
| 30 Apr 2021 | — | — | — | 74 | £4.2m |
| 30 Apr 2020 | — | — | — | 83 | £4.5m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 30 Apr 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £6.7m
- Gross profit
- £2.9m
- Operating profit
- £941k
- Profit before tax
- £977k
- Profit after tax
- £719k
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £7.1m
- Cash
- £2.3m
- Total liabilities
- £1.2m
- Net assets
- £5.9m
- Revenue per employee
- £117k
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