THE BUSINESS OF FASHION LTD
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Cash
£2.1M
+150.5% vs 2023
Net assets
-£3.4M
+16.9% vs 2023
Employees
101
+11% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£700K
+356.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £17,718,562 | £18,515,164 | +4.5% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£163,765 | £737,408 | +550.3% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£272,885 | £700,208 | +356.6% | |
| Net profit | -£4,303,716 | -£892,332 | -£837,696 | -£197,234 | -£283,829 | £632,194 | +322.7% | |
| Cash | £2,523,449 | £3,277,178 | £1,954,238 | £954,021 | £821,015 | £2,056,487 | +150.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,006,683 | £3,092,582 | £1,747,362 | £1,079,422 | -£4,062,964 | -£3,375,672 | +16.9% | |
| Net assets | £3,006,683 | £2,114,352 | £1,276,656 | £1,079,422 | -£4,062,964 | -£3,375,672 | +16.9% | |
| Equity | £3,006,683 | £2,114,352 | £1,276,656 | £1,079,422 | -£4,062,964 | -£3,375,672 | +16.9% | |
| Average employees | 84 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 91 | 101 | +11% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £7,874,341 | £8,242,338 | +4.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £328,930 | £282,410 | -14.1% |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -0.9% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -1.6% | 3.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.38x | 0.55x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | -1.50x | 19.82x |
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
- Blick Rothenberg Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- THE BUSINESS OF FASHION LTD · parent
- Ledbury Holding Limited 100%
- The Business of Fashion Inc. 100%
- Kingley Worldwide Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 16 January 2025, the Company issued 6,510 Ordinary shares of £0.000001 each at par.”
- “On 19 June 2025, the Company issued 1,643 Ordinary shares of £0.000001 each at par.”
- “On 11 July 2025, the Company issued 7,924 Ordinary shares of £0.000001 each at par.”
- “On 11 July 2025, the Company issued 651 Ordinary shares of £0.000001 each at £0.122 per share.”
- “On 29 August 2025, the Company issued 17,795 Ordinary shares of £0.000001 each at par.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMED, Imran | Director | 2012-09-12 | Apr 1975 | British |
| COURT, Frederic Paul | Director | 2013-03-28 | Dec 1969 | French |
| FLORIO, Thomas | Director | 2016-12-19 | May 1956 | American |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Imran Amed | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-09-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-06-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-07-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-26 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-06-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-06-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 9
- 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.