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Company No. 00227266 · Incorporated 11 Jan 1928

Robert Brett & Sons Limited

Registered name: ROBERT BRETT & SONS LIMITED

Part of Furley Page Executor & Trustee Company Limited group

Robert Brett & Sons Limited made £74.4m revenue and £18.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2023.

Robert Brett & Sons Limited’s revenue was £74.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with £18.7m profit. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Canterbury.

Status
Active
Location
Canterbury
Age
98 yrs · since 1928
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2023

Key figures

Revenue
£74.4m
Growth —
Profit
£18.7m
Growth —
Profit margin
25.2%
 
Employees
—
Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
1yr
Consecutive profitable years in our data
1 filed year

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 2023
DisclosureFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£74.4m
Cost of sales−£74.9m
Operating profit£3.6m
Profit before tax£19.7m
Profit after tax£18.7m
Profit (best available)£18.7m
Employees (average)—
Ratios
Profit margin25.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets—
SourceAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
25.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
—
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.
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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
—
Now —
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Furley Page Executor & Trustee Company Limitedultimate parent50–75%
  2. Brett Group Holdings Limited75–100%
  3. Robert Brett & Sons Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (10)

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

Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit £18.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 21 Oct 2026

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