How much does Leeds and Bradford Boiler Company Limited(The) make?

Leeds and Bradford Boiler Company Limited(The) reported revenue of £14.6m and a loss of £276k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Leeds and Bradford Boiler Company Limited(The) have?

Leeds and Bradford Boiler Company Limited(The) reported an average of 83 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Leeds and Bradford Boiler Company Limited(The) profitable?

No — Leeds and Bradford Boiler Company Limited(The) reported a loss of £276k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 00037545 · Incorporated 14 Nov 1892

Leeds and Bradford Boiler Company Limited(The)

Registered name: LEEDS AND BRADFORD BOILER COMPANY LIMITED(THE)

Part of LBBC Limited group

Leeds and Bradford Boiler Company Limited(The) made £14.6m revenue and a £276k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Leeds and Bradford Boiler Company Limited(The)’s revenue grew 16% to £14.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £276k and 83 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other special-purpose machinery” and is based in Pudsey; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 28990Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Pudsey, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 133 yrs · since 1892
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The company's immediate and ultimate parent company and ultimate controlling party is LBBC Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. The company's results are included in the Consolidated ”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less

Revenue

£14.6m

Growth ▲15.5%

Profit

−£276k

Growth ▼198.8%

Profit margin

−1.9%

Gross 18.6%

Employees

Change ▼2.4%

Profit / employee

−£3.3k

Revenue/employee £176k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12m	£12.7m	£14.6m
Cost of sales	£9.4m	£9.6m	£11.9m
Gross profit	£2.6m	£3.1m	£2.7m
Operating profit	£238k	£94.7k	−£276k
Profit before tax	£227k	£80.9k	−£276k
Profit after tax	£412k	£279k	−£276k
Profit (best available)	£412k	£279k	−£276k
Staff costs	£3.5m	£3.9m	£3.9m
Employees (average)	81	85	83
Ratios
Profit margin	3.4%	2.2%	−1.9%
Gross margin	21.3%	24.1%	18.6%
Revenue per employee	£148k	£149k	£176k
Profit per employee	£5.1k	£3.3k	−£3.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲5.8%	▲15.5%
Profit growth	—	▼32.2%	▼198.8%
Headcount growth	—	▲4.9%	▼2.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.3m	£3m	£1.7m
Net assets	£7m	£7m	£6.4m
Fixed assets	£967k	£1m	£1m
Current assets	£9.7m	£12m	£12.5m
Debtors	£3.5m	£4.5m	£5.1m
Deferred income	£44.2k	£40.5k	£36.8k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 18.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £176k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£3.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 7.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 34.9%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets: ▼9%; Now £6.4m
Cash at bank: ▼41%; Now £1.7m
Headcount: ▼2%; Now 83
Deferred income: ▼9%; Now £36.8k
Fixed assets: ▼1%; Now £1m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

LBBC Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Leeds and Bradford Boiler Company Limited(The)this company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (2)

Kindly Earth LimitedFigures not disclosed
Resomation LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£276k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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