DOWNLAND BEDDING COMPANY LIMITED(THE)
Company number 00419883 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Downland Bedding is a long-established but thinly profitable UK soft furnishings manufacturer, with gross margins in line with sector norms (c.20–21%) but net margins well below typical benchmarks at just 1.1%. The company faces structural headwinds from import competition, energy cost inflation, and revenue decline, though its vertical integration model and heritage positioning provide defensive strengths. Cash volatility remains a concern, with the business having experienced near-depletion of reserves as recently as FY2023, and the current net margin provides minimal buffer against adverse trading conditions. The company's long-term sustainability will depend on whether it can stabilise revenues, improve overhead absorption, and continue to invest in manufacturing capability from a constrained profit base.
Shareholders' funds
£4,180,376
Balance sheet as at 2025-04-30
What it does
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of manufacture and sales of pillows, duvets and bedding items along with the importation of textile related products.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1946-09-20
- Employees
- 136 (2025 accounts · was 151 in 2024)
- Registered office
- 23 Blackstock Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L3 6ER
- Postcode
- L3 6ER
- Capital
- 3,100 GBP
- Accounts category
- Medium
- Charges
- 3 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-04-30
- Next due by
- 2027-01-31
- Financial year end
- 30 April
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-02-20
- Next due by
- 2027-03-06
Nature of business (SIC)
- 13921 Manufacture of soft furnishings
- 13923 manufacture of household textiles
- 46410 Wholesale of textiles
Officers 4 current · 4 resigned
Contact details
- Website
- downlandbedding.co.uk
- Phone
- (01512367166, 03031231113
Downland Bedding is a family business founded in 1946. It very quickly established itself as the UK’s leading manufacturer of high-quality bedding products.
Previous registered addresses 2
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| ASHCROFT ROAD, KIRKBY, LIVERPOOL, L33 7TW | 2000-02-22 |
| TEES RD, KIRKBY TRADING ESTATE, KIRKBY, NR LIVERPOOL | 1988-03-03 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 15 similar companies in L
The largest employer among its local peers (136 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1946.
Competitors Liverpool
This company ranks 2 among manufacture of soft furnishings in Liverpool.
Property in England & Wales 4 titles
- Freehold
- 4
- Most recent registration
- 2021-01-20
- Where
- Merseyside (4)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS483850 | Merseyside | Freehold | 2021-01-20 | — |
| LA352190 | Merseyside | Freehold | 2016-03-21 | — |
| MS397614 | Merseyside | Freehold | 2014-12-12 | — |
| MS522405 | Merseyside | Freehold | 2006-06-08 | — |
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