Whittard Trading Limited
The principal activity of the company is to source and sell the highest quality tea, coffee and hot chocolate from around the world together with everything that enriches the experience of consuming them. We aim to leverage 139 years of British heritage to build a brand through developing enduring relationships with our customers. Our products are affordable luxuries that are perfect as self-treats or as gifts. Routes to market include directly operated UK stores, a global ecommerce platform, international franchise stores and worldwide wholesale.
Revenue
£56.8m
▲ +14.2% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£3.2m
Margin 5.1%
Employees
528
▲ +12.1% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
-£5.1m
Total assets £19.2m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
6 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Dec 2025 | £56.8m | ▲ +14.2% | £2.9m | 528 | -£5.1m |
| 28 Dec 2024 | £49.8m | ▲ +9.0% | £1.6m | 471 | -£8.3m |
| 30 Dec 2023 | £45.7m | ▲ +7.7% | £886k | 447 | -£9.9m |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £42.4m | ▲ +15.6% | £974k | 416 | -£10.8m |
| 25 Dec 2021 | £36.7m | — | -£2.0m | 359 | -£11.8m |
| 26 Dec 2020 | — | — | — | — | -£9.8m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 27 Dec 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £56.8m
- Gross profit
- £37.2m
- Operating profit
- Not available
- Profit before tax
- £2.9m
- Profit after tax
- £3.2m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £19.2m
- Cash
- £4.1m
- Total liabilities
- £24.3m
- Net assets
- -£5.1m
- Revenue per employee
- £108k
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