How much does Building and Plumbing Supplies Limited make?

Building and Plumbing Supplies Limited reported revenue of £3.1m and a loss of £372k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Building and Plumbing Supplies Limited have?

Building and Plumbing Supplies Limited reported an average of 43 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Building and Plumbing Supplies Limited profitable?

No — Building and Plumbing Supplies Limited reported a loss of £372k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 00288407 · Incorporated 25 May 1934

Building and Plumbing Supplies Limited

Registered name: BUILDING AND PLUMBING SUPPLIES LIMITED

Part of BPS Warwick Limited group

Building and Plumbing Supplies Limited made £3.1m revenue and a £372k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Building and Plumbing Supplies Limited’s revenue was £3.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £372k and 43 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials” and is based in Leamington Spa; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46130Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials

Status: Active
Location: Leamington Spa, West Midlands
Age: 92 yrs · since 1934
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 and controlling party is BPS Warwick Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£3.1m

Growth —

Profit

−£372k

Growth —

Profit margin

−11.9%

Gross 36.8%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

−£8.7k

Revenue/employee £72.5k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2021	30 Jun 2023	30 Jun 2024	30 Jun 2025	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	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£18.7m	£27.8m	£16.6m	£10m	£3.1m
Cost of sales	£11.7m	£18.1m	£11m	£7.3m	£2m
Gross profit	£7m	£9.7m	£5.5m	£2.7m	£1.1m
Operating profit	£868k	−£840k	−£967k	−£150k	−£408k
Profit before tax	£768k	−£1m	−£1.1m	−£198k	−£372k
Profit after tax	£725k	−£1m	−£1.1m	−£198k	−£372k
Profit (best available)	£725k	−£1m	−£1.1m	−£198k	−£372k
Staff costs	—	—	£3.8m	£2.8m	£991k
Employees (average)	122	129	109	70	43
Ratios
Profit margin	3.9%	−3.8%	−6.6%	−2%	−11.9%
Gross margin	37.3%	34.8%	33.3%	27.3%	36.8%
Revenue per employee	£153k	£216k	£152k	£143k	£72.5k
Profit per employee	£5.9k	−£8.1k	−£10.1k	−£2.8k	−£8.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	—	▼39.8%	—
Headcount growth	—	—	—	▼35.8%	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£4.7k	£4.6k	£151k	£3.2m	£2.7m
Net assets	£7.4m	£9.7m	£8.5m	£8.3m	£7.9m
Fixed assets	£6.5m	£9.4m	£7.2m	£4m	£4m
Current assets	£5.6m	£7m	£5m	£5.9m	£5.1m
Debtors	£1.5m	£2m	£1.3m	£624k	£449k
Deferred income	£345k	£252k	£137k	£63.6k	£139k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −11.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 36.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £72.5k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£8.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 127.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14.4%; 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 £7.9m
Cash at bank: —; Now £2.7m
Headcount: —; Now 43
Deferred income: —; Now £139k
Fixed assets: —; Now £4m

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

BPS Warwick Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Building and Plumbing Supplies Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Dibble Developments LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (2)

John Grimes Fencing LimitedFigures not disclosed
John Grimes Sawmills 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 −£372k), 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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