Francis W Birkett & Sons Limited
Registered name: FRANCIS W BIRKETT & SONS LIMITED
Part of Westley International Holdings Ltd groupFrancis W Birkett & Sons Limited made £4.4m revenue and £43.1k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Francis W Birkett & Sons Limited’s revenue fell 13% to £4.4m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £43.1k profit and 60 employees. The company is classified under “casting of light metals” and is based in Cradley Heath; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cradley Heath, West Midlands
- Age
- 115 yrs · since 1911
- 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: “Westley Group Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £3.8m | £4.1m | £5.1m | £4.4m |
| Cost of sales | £2.9m | £3m | £3.7m | £3.3m |
| Gross profit | £969k | £1.2m | £1.4m | £1.1m |
| Operating profit | £5.9k | £90.4k | £297k | £34k |
| Profit before tax | £3.9k | £77.2k | £272k | £10.3k |
| Profit after tax | £73.7k | £101k | £259k | £43.1k |
| Profit (best available) | £73.7k | £101k | £259k | £43.1k |
| Staff costs | £1.3m | £1.5m | £1.6m | £1.6m |
| Employees (average) | 56 | 57 | 62 | 60 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.9% | 2.5% | 5.1% | 1% |
| Gross margin | 25.2% | 28% | 27.6% | 25.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £68.6k | £72.3k | £82.2k | £74.2k |
| Profit per employee | £1.3k | £1.8k | £4.2k | £718 |
| Cash conversion | −8360% | 471.3% | 54.8% | 780.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.3% | ▲23.6% | ▼12.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲37.3% | ▲155.5% | ▼83.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲1.8% | ▲8.8% | ▼3.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £164k | £330k | £368k | £153k |
| Net assets | £4.2m | £4.3m | £4.6m | £4m |
| Fixed assets | £716k | £964k | £1m | £914k |
| Current assets | £5.2m | £4.5m | £4.8m | £4.5m |
| Debtors | £614k | £955k | £913k | £757k |
| Cash from operations | −£495k | £426k | £163k | £265k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 25.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £74.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £718
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 780.7%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 20.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 17%
- 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
- ▼12%
- Now £4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼58%
- Now £153k
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 60
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼11%
- Now £914k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Westley International Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Liquidus Holdings Limited75–100%
- Musgrave Holdings Limited50–75%
- Westley Group Limited75–100%
- Francis W Birkett & Sons Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (4)
- Meighs & Westleys LimitedRev. £21.8m · Profit £2m
- Spunalloys LimitedRev. £13.1m · Profit £127k
- Walter Frank & Sons LimitedRev. £2.4m · Profit −£126k
- J. Roberts Bronze Components LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£105k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £43.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026
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