How much does Bradbury & Son (Buxton) Limited make?

Bradbury & Son (Buxton) Limited reported revenue of £69.2m and £1.3m profit in the year to 2 May 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Bradbury & Son (Buxton) Limited have?

Bradbury & Son (Buxton) Limited reported an average of 161 employees in the year to 2 May 2025.

Is Bradbury & Son (Buxton) Limited profitable?

Yes — Bradbury & Son (Buxton) Limited reported a profit of £1.3m in the year to 2 May 2025.

Company No. 00363223 · Incorporated 13 Sep 1940

Bradbury & Son (Buxton) Limited

Registered name: BRADBURY & SON (BUXTON) LIMITED

Part of G. & M. Paul Limited group

Bradbury & Son (Buxton) Limited made £69.2m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 2 May 2025.

Bradbury & Son (Buxton) Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £69.2m in the year to 2 May 2025, with £1.3m profit and 161 employees. The company is classified under “butter and cheese production” and is based in Buxton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10512Butter and cheese production SIC 46330Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats

Status: Active
Location: Buxton, North West
Age: 86 yrs · since 1940
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 Company's immediate and ultimate parent undertaking is G. & M. Paul Limited. The smallest and largest group whose consolidated financial statements include the results of the Company is that heade”

Latest accounts · year to 2 May 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverage

Revenue

£69.2m

Growth ▲6.6%

Profit

£1.3m

Growth ▲259%

Profit margin

1.9%

Gross 9.3%

Employees

161

Change ▲6.6%

Profit / employee

£8.1k

Revenue/employee £430k

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	30 Apr 2022	30 Apr 2023	3 May 2024	2 May 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£68m	£63.9m	£64.9m	£69.2m
Cost of sales	£63.3m	£59.3m	£59.3m	£62.8m
Gross profit	£4.7m	£4.6m	£5.7m	£6.4m
Operating profit	£1.2m	£1.3m	£1.4m	£1.8m
Profit before tax	£816k	£1.3m	£443k	£1.6m
Profit after tax	£503k	£949k	£363k	£1.3m
Profit (best available)	£503k	£949k	£363k	£1.3m
Staff costs	£5.9m	£5.8m	£6.5m	£7.7m
Employees (average)	161	150	151	161
Ratios
Profit margin	0.7%	1.5%	0.6%	1.9%
Gross margin	6.9%	7.3%	8.7%	9.3%
Revenue per employee	£422k	£426k	£430k	£430k
Profit per employee	£3.1k	£6.3k	£2.4k	£8.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼5.9%	▲1.6%	▲6.6%
Profit growth	—	▲88.4%	▼61.8%	▲259%
Headcount growth	—	▼6.8%	▲0.7%	▲6.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1m	£1.6m	£1.3m	£1.1m
Net assets	£3.3m	£4.2m	£4.7m	£5.9m
Fixed assets	£5.8m	£5.6m	£5.6m	£6.5m
Current assets	£14.2m	£14.8m	£13.8m	£16.7m
Debtors	£7.9m	£6.7m	£6.6m	£8.3m
Deferred income	£714k	£1.3m	£557k	£963k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 9.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £430k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £8.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 9.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 11.9%; 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: ▲24%; Now £5.9m
Cash at bank: ▼17%; Now £1.1m
Headcount: ▲7%; Now 161
Deferred income: ▲73%; Now £963k
Fixed assets: ▲15%; Now £6.5m

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

G. & M. Paul Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Bradbury & Son (Buxton) Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Northumberland Cheese Company 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 2 May 2025 (profit £1.3m), 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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