How much does John Brindley Limited make?

John Brindley Limited reported revenue of £5.2m and a loss of £31.3k in the year to 31 Oct 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does John Brindley Limited have?

John Brindley Limited reported an average of 61 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2024.

Is John Brindley Limited profitable?

No — John Brindley Limited reported a loss of £31.3k in the year to 31 Oct 2024.

Company No. 00330603 · Incorporated 9 Aug 1937

John Brindley Limited

Registered name: JOHN BRINDLEY LIMITED

Part of John Brindley Group Limited group

John Brindley Limited made £5.2m revenue and a £31.3k loss in the year to 31 Oct 2024. read from filing text

John Brindley Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £5.2m in the year to 31 Oct 2024, with a loss of £31.3k and 61 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Sharnford; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by road

Status: Active
Location: Sharnford, East Midlands
Age: 89 yrs · since 1937
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 ultimate parent company at the year end was John Brindley Group Limited. The registered address of John Brindley Group Limited is Periwinkle Aston Lane, Sharnford, Hinckley, Leicestershire, Englan”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2024

Key figures

Boring industryCash flow filed

Revenue

£5.2m

Growth ▲5.7%

Profit

−£31.3k

Growth ▼134.2%

Profit margin

−0.6%

Gross 38.9%

Employees

Change ▲5.2%

Profit / employee

−£513

Revenue/employee £85.9k

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.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Oct 2023	31 Oct 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£5m	£5.2m
Cost of sales	£3.2m	£3.2m
Gross profit	£1.8m	£2m
Operating profit	£368k	£157k
Profit before tax	£153k	£51.7k
Profit after tax	£91.6k	−£31.3k
Profit (best available)	£91.6k	−£31.3k
Staff costs	£2.8m	£2.9m
Employees (average)	58	61
Ratios
Profit margin	1.8%	−0.6%
Gross margin	36.2%	38.9%
Revenue per employee	£85.5k	£85.9k
Profit per employee	£1.6k	−£513
Cash conversion	−149.8%	47%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲5.7%
Profit growth	—	▼134.2%
Headcount growth	—	▲5.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.6m	£771k
Net assets	£5.7m	£5.6m
Fixed assets	£2.4m	£2.6m
Current assets	£4.1m	£3.9m
Debtors	£1.1m	£948k
Deferred income	£74.9k	£52.6k
Cash from operations	−£551k	£73.9k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 38.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £85.9k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£513; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: 47%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 49.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 18.1%; 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: ▼1%; Now £5.6m
Cash at bank: ▼53%; Now £771k
Headcount: ▲5%; Now 61
Deferred income: ▼30%; Now £52.6k
Fixed assets: ▲8%; Now £2.6m

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

John Brindley Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
John Brindley Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

John Brindley Commercials LimitedFigures not disclosed
T.H. Smith (Sharnford) LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

John Brindley & Sons 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 Oct 2024 (profit −£31.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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