Edward Billington and Son Limited
Registered name: EDWARD BILLINGTON AND SON LIMITED
Edward Billington and Son Limited made £602m revenue and £13.4m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Edward Billington and Son Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £602m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £13.4m profit and 1,808 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Liverpool; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Liverpool, North West
- Age
- 127 yrs · since 1898
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 1 Sep 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 1 Sep 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £601m | £590m | £590m | £602m |
| Cost of sales | −£539m | −£525m | −£525m | −£528m |
| Gross profit | £61.8m | £65.1m | £65.1m | £74.1m |
| Operating profit | £12.9m | £15.9m | £15.9m | £19.6m |
| Profit before tax | £10.3m | £13.7m | £13.7m | £18m |
| Profit after tax | £7.8m | £9.8m | £9.8m | £13.4m |
| Profit (best available) | £7.8m | £9.8m | £9.8m | £13.4m |
| Employees (average) | 1,874 | 1,808 | 1,808 | 1,808 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.3% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 2.2% |
| Gross margin | 10.3% | 11% | 11% | 12.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £321k | £326k | £326k | £333k |
| Profit per employee | £4.2k | £5.4k | £5.4k | £7.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼1.9% | — | ▲2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲25% | — | ▲37.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼3.5% | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £333k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1,808
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (17)
- Carrs Billington Agriculture (Sales) LimitedRev. £326m · Profit −£71.9k
- Carrs Billington Agriculture (Operations) LimitedRev. £159m · Profit £6.4m
- Criddle & Co.limitedRev. £155m · Profit £1.8m
- English Provender Company LimitedRev. £144m · Profit £8m
- Alembic Foods LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Bar and Restaurant Foods LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Billington Agriculture Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Billington Food Ingredients LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Billington Foods Dormant LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Billington Foodservice LimitedRev. — · Profit £0
- Billington Frozen Foods LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Billington Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Billington Profit Sharing Trust LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Billington Property Management LtdFigures not disclosed
- Dunkleys LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Suffolk Foods LimitedFigures not disclosed
- TSC Foods Group LimitedRev. — · Profit £0
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £13.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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