Sanderson Design Group plc
Sanderson Design Group PLC (formerly Walker Greenbank; year ended 31 January 2026) is a UK-based international luxury interior furnishings group that designs, manufactures and markets wallpapers and fabrics, and licenses its designs onto a wide range of ancillary interior products. It owns six heritage and contemporary British brands (Sanderson, Morris & Co., Zoffany, Harlequin, Clarke & Clarke and Scion) and operates two UK manufacturing sites (Standfast & Barracks and Anstey Wallpaper Company), with a key growth focus on North America and on direct-to-consumer/licensing income.
FY2026 in sixty seconds
year to 31 Jan 2026 · approved 28 Apr 2026 · 116 pages · Companies House
Sanderson Design Group, which designs and makes luxury wallpapers and fabrics under brands such as Sanderson and Morris & Co., had sales of £99.5m in the year to 31 January 2026, slightly down from £100.4m. It made a profit before tax of £3.1m, compared with a loss of £13.9m the year before.
The previous year's loss came largely from a one-off £16,250,000 write-down in the value of its Clarke & Clarke business, which did not happen again. This year's profit was helped by £6.1m of licensing income counted early when new and renewed licence deals were signed, and by cost cuts that returned its factories to profit. Sales in North America grew, while the UK stayed difficult and US tariffs disrupted orders.
Cash rose to £9.8m from £5.8m, with no borrowings and no money raised from shareholders. The dividend was held at 1.5p a share. Management said sales in the new year are growing. The auditors gave a clean opinion and raised no doubt about the company's future, though the report flags weak UK consumer spending and trade disruption as risks.
Brand product sales (UK, North America, Northern Europe, Rest of World)
Brand revenue £70.0m of £99.5m total revenue FY2026; UK still ~40% of total brand product revenue
page 23Mix shift towards higher-margin direct-to-consumer and licensing
Gross margin 67.8% FY2026 vs 68.2% FY2025, up 60bps in Brands segment despite tariff/discounting headwinds
page 24Group revenue in the new financial year is showing year-on-year growth, with similar trends to that seen in the second half of FY2026; the Board is confident the Group is better positioned to withstand external events, aided by a lower cost base, and will continue to pay annualised cost savings in FY2027.
page 9Final dividend of 1.00p proposed (FY2025: 1.00p), giving a total dividend for the year of 1.50p (FY2025: 1.50p); Board committed to maintaining the dividend and returning to a progressive dividend policy when trading conditions improve, despite book value per share being higher than market price
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