Footasylum’s whole income rose 9.4% 12 months on 12 months to £349.5m within the 12 months to 25 January 2025.
It reported that underlying EBITDA was up 26% to £28.2m within the 12 months, from £22.4m within the earlier monetary 12 months. Working revenue was up 108% within the interval to £21.7m.
Retailer gross sales have been up 3% to £172.6m and on-line gross sales elevated 6% to £143.1m within the 12 months.
Complete gross sales for the primary 21 weeks of the present monetary 12 months have been up 10.5% year-on-year and monitoring barely forward of the plan, Footasylum mentioned. Gross margin was forward of each final 12 months and its plan.
Like for like retail gross sales are up 6% up to now within the present 12 months, pushed by sturdy efficiency from Footasylum’s unique manufacturers – Monterrain, Alpyrex and Celebre, which loved a gross sales raise of 17%. Junior and Nursery classes have been up 42% and 45% respectively.
Within the 12 months to 25 January 2025, the corporate’s gross sales of unique manufacturers have been up 101% to £33.7m, accounting for 10% of group income, up from 5% the earlier 12 months.
Throughout this FY25 the corporate fashioned strategic partnerships with international manufacturers reminiscent of Nike, Adidas and New Stability.
CEO of Footasylum David Pujolar commented: “Footasylum delivered file leads to FY25, marking a really standout efficiency – and I’m happy to report that our sturdy buying and selling has continued into the present monetary 12 months.”
The corporate, which gained Finest Use of Social Media at Drapers Footwear Awards 2025, mentioned has a powerful pipeline of latest materials to “encourage, interact and entertain.”
Its technique contains the launch of a “best-in-class” buyer app, it mentioned. Part considered one of that venture launches on this month (July).
The place are Footasylum’s latest shops?
Footasylum plans six additional openings for 2025, following its new retailer in New Sq., West Bromwich in June 2025. A retailer in Parc Trostre in Llanelli, Wales, opens in August.
Extra shops will observe in 2026, together with an upsized area in Leeds Trinity Centre set to open within the first quarter. Plans additionally embrace worldwide growth within the medium time period.
It continued its retailer opening and upsizing programme throughout this 12 months, opening 5 new shops in places together with Union Sq. in Aberdeen and Golden Sq., Warrington.
Footasylum additionally upsized its north-east flagship retailer at Metro Centre, Gateshead and its retailer at Merry Hill procuring centre in Dudley, ending the 12 months with a complete of 63 shops.
Additionally in the course of the FY25 monetary 12 months, it refinanced with a £35m revolving credit score facility from HSBC, enabling it to boost its digital-first buyer journey, proceed to open new shops in places handy for customers, and help the event of its unique manufacturers, it mentioned.
Is Footasylum opening overseas?
“Whereas the broader macroeconomic setting stays difficult, demand for our distinctive provide stays sturdy. With a transparent plan in place, we’re nicely positioned for the following part of our journey, together with worldwide growth within the medium time period,” David Pujolar commented.
“The refinancing of our £35 million revolving credit score facility provides us the headroom to take a position confidently – in bigger-and-better shops, but additionally in our digital-first buyer journey and newer classes reminiscent of juniorwear, which is already delivering standout outcomes,” mentioned chief monetary officer Nick Scott.
Footasylum was purchased by personal fairness agency Aurelius for £37.5m 2022.
