Whispering Smith Limited
Active01945392Wholesale & retailIncorporated 6 Sept 1985 · Bury
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of operating as an importer, exporter and wholesale fashion distributor from its offices and warehouse in Manchester and London, There have been no changes in the principle activates in the year under review and there are none anticipated in the forthcoming year.
Revenue
£38.2m
▼ -22.7% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
-£990k
Margin -2.3%
Employees
136
▼ -5.6% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£23.8m
Total assets £35.7m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
7 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Mar 2019Not available
Mar 2020
£45.9m
Mar 2021
£59.0m▲ +28.5%
Mar 2022
£68.9m▲ +16.9%
Mar 2023
£49.4m▼ -28.3%
Mar 2024
£38.2m▼ -22.7%
Mar 2025Not available
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | — | — | -£1.5m | 136 | £23.8m |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £38.2m | ▼ -22.7% | -£1.1m | 144 | £25.0m |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £49.4m | ▼ -28.3% | -£5.4m | 152 | £27.5m |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £68.9m | ▲ +16.9% | £3.5m | 146 | £31.9m |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £59.0m | ▲ +28.5% | £2.9m | 137 | £29.1m |
| 31 Mar 2020 | £45.9m | — | £1.2m | 146 | £28.8m |
| 31 Mar 2019 | — | — | — | — | £27.9m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Mar 2024. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £38.2m
- Gross profit
- £10.4m
- Operating profit
- -£876k
- Profit before tax
- -£1.1m
- Profit after tax
- -£990k
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £35.7m
- Cash
- £537k
- Total liabilities
- £11.9m
- Net assets
- £23.8m
- Revenue per employee
- Not available
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