INK (CLOTHING) LIMITED
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Cash
£47m
+21.7% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£44m
+14.4% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
103
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£24m
-9.9% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £53,188,206 | £139,251,008 | £146,360,545 | +5.1% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £9,122,819 | £26,460,730 | £28,337,627 | +7.1% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,859,190 | £4,679,030 | £8,397,918 | £9,202,355 | £26,899,625 | £24,232,109 | -9.9% | |
| Net profit | £2,306,965 | £3,973,609 | £6,919,693 | £6,966,742 | £20,132,914 | £17,250,817 | -14.3% | |
| Cash | £4,870,027 | £6,300,924 | £13,885,803 | £21,719,017 | £38,318,221 | £46,644,765 | +21.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,509,854 | £7,983,463 | £14,053,156 | £23,820,474 | £41,965,256 | £48,709,950 | +16.1% | |
| Net assets | £4,509,854 | £7,983,463 | £14,053,156 | £20,207,418 | £38,340,332 | £43,867,115 | +14.4% | |
| Equity | £4,509,854 | £7,983,463 | £14,053,156 | £20,207,418 | £38,340,332 | £43,867,115 | +14.4% | |
| Average employees | 3 | 14 | 0 | 91 | 103 | 103 | 0% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,553,643 | £5,458,658 | £7,393,459 | +35.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £548,403 | — | |
| Highest paid director | — | — | — | — | — | £548,403 | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 17.2% | 19.0% | 19.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 13.1% | 14.5% | 11.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 38.3% | 63.1% | 58.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.5% | 41.0% | 30.7% | 52.0% | 40.9% | 37.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.21x | 2.79x | 3.24x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 27.48x | — | — |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- SRV Delson
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have used the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements Based on the future orders and there are no material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue”
Group structure
- INK (CLOTHING) LIMITED · parent
- Ink (Clothing) GMBH 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTHAYAKUMARAN, Kathiramalai | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | — | British |
| BATRA, Rajiv | Director | 1993-09-17 | May 1961 | British |
| RUDRAN, Poopalasingham | Director | 1995-06-01 | May 1961 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAH, Anuj | Secretary | 1994-03-07 | 2007-12-31 |
| SHAH, Vimal | Secretary | 1993-07-01 | 1994-03-07 |
| CFH COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-07-01 | 1993-07-01 |
| HACKETT, Christopher | Nominee Director | 1993-07-01 | 1993-07-01 |
| PEARSON, James | Director | 1993-09-23 | 2003-01-02 |
| SHAH, Ketan | Director | 1993-07-01 | 2006-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Rajiv Batra | Individual | Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-10 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-05 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-02-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-02-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-03-30 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.