How much does Richard Baker Harrison Limited make?

Richard Baker Harrison Limited reported revenue of £15.9m and £940k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Richard Baker Harrison Limited have?

Richard Baker Harrison Limited reported an average of 22 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Richard Baker Harrison Limited profitable?

Yes — Richard Baker Harrison Limited reported a profit of £940k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 00211972 · Incorporated 24 Feb 1926

Richard Baker Harrison Limited

Registered name: RICHARD BAKER HARRISON LIMITED

Part of Obg Pharmaceuticals Ltd group

Richard Baker Harrison Limited made £15.9m revenue and £940k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Richard Baker Harrison Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £15.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £940k profit and 22 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Liverpool; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade

Status: Active
Location: Liverpool, North West
Age: 100 yrs · since 1926
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 immediate parent company is OBG Company Limited (previously OBG Pharmaceuticals Limited), a company incorporated in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£15.9m

Growth ▼1.4%

Profit

£940k

Growth ▼3.9%

Profit margin

5.9%

Gross 25.1%

Employees

Change ▲15.8%

Profit / employee

£42.7k

Revenue/employee £721k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£15m	£15.1m	£16.1m	£15.9m
Cost of sales	£11.9m	£11.3m	£12.3m	£11.9m
Gross profit	£3m	£3.7m	£3.8m	£4m
Operating profit	£933k	£775k	£1.4m	£1.4m
Profit before tax	£866k	£547k	£978k	£949k
Profit after tax	£865k	£536k	£978k	£940k
Profit (best available)	£865k	£536k	£978k	£940k
Staff costs	£1.2m	£1.9m	£1.4m	£1.4m
Employees (average)	16	21	19	22
Ratios
Profit margin	5.8%	3.6%	6.1%	5.9%
Gross margin	20.3%	24.8%	23.6%	25.1%
Revenue per employee	£935k	£717k	£847k	£721k
Profit per employee	£54.1k	£25.5k	£51.5k	£42.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲0.7%	▲6.8%	▼1.4%
Profit growth	—	▼38%	▲82.5%	▼3.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲31.3%	▼9.5%	▲15.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£3.1k	£11k	£19.2k	£73.9k
Net assets	£5.7m	£5.9m	£6.9m	£7.9m
Fixed assets	£6.1m	£6.3m	£6.2m	£6m
Current assets	£6.9m	£6.7m	£7.4m	£7.1m
Debtors	£2.6m	£2.7m	£2.6m	£2.4m
Deferred income	£207k	£1.4m	£1.7m	£668k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 5.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 25.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £721k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £42.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 37.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 15.2%; 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: ▲14%; Now £7.9m
Cash at bank: ▲285%; Now £73.9k
Headcount: ▲16%; Now 22
Deferred income: ▼62%; Now £668k
Fixed assets: ▼3%; Now £6m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Obg Pharmaceuticals Ltd (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Richard Baker Harrison Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (8)

Baker Sillavan LimitedFigures not disclosed
Dunwood Polymer Services LtdFigures not disclosed
Dunwood Specialities LimitedFigures not disclosed
Geniechem Europe LimitedFigures not disclosed
Geniechem LimitedFigures not disclosed
RBH Minerals UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
Whitfield and Son LimitedFigures not disclosed
Whitfield International 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 Dec 2025 (profit £940k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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