Harris & Bailey Limited
Registered name: HARRIS & BAILEY LIMITED
Harris & Bailey Limited made £15.3m revenue and a £9.1k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Harris & Bailey Limited’s revenue fell 8% to £15.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £9.1k and 57 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials” and is based in Surrey; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Surrey, London
- Age
- 113 yrs · since 1913
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £15.5m | £15.7m | £16.6m | £15.3m |
| Cost of sales | £10.9m | £11.4m | £12.3m | £11.4m |
| Gross profit | £4.6m | £4.3m | £4.3m | £3.9m |
| Operating profit | £631k | £535k | £365k | −£169k |
| Profit before tax | £675k | £989k | £547k | £49.3k |
| Profit after tax | £613k | £758k | £407k | −£9.1k |
| Profit (best available) | £613k | £758k | £407k | −£9.1k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £2.7m | £2.6m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4% | 4.8% | 2.4% | −0.1% |
| Gross margin | 29.6% | 27.3% | 26.1% | 25.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £268k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | −£160 |
| Cash conversion | 7.7% | −121.9% | −307.4% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1.3% | ▲6% | ▼8.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲23.6% | ▼46.3% | ▼102.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4.2m | £4.2m | £4.9m | £5m |
| Net assets | £11.5m | £12m | £12.2m | £12m |
| Fixed assets | £3.5m | £3.9m | £4m | £4m |
| Current assets | £10m | £10m | £9.9m | £10m |
| Debtors | £2.5m | £2.6m | £2m | £1.8m |
| Cash from operations | £48.5k | −£652k | −£1.1m | −£331k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 25.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £268k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£160
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 26.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 11.9%
- 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
- ▼1%
- Now £12m
- Cash at bank
- ▲1%
- Now £5m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 57
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲0%
- Now £4m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Harbay Properties LimitedFigures not disclosed
- T.a. Harris LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£9.1k), 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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