How much does Walter Brown & Son,limited make?

Walter Brown & Son,limited reported revenue of £2.4m and £22.1k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Walter Brown & Son,limited have?

Walter Brown & Son,limited reported an average of 0 employees in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Is Walter Brown & Son,limited profitable?

Yes — Walter Brown & Son,limited reported a profit of £22.1k in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Company No. 00381511 · Incorporated 2 Jul 1943

Walter Brown & Son,limited

Registered name: WALTER BROWN & SON,LIMITED

Part of Agri Food Holdings Limited group

Walter Brown & Son,limited made £2.4m revenue and £22.1k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.

Walter Brown & Son,limited’s revenue fell 13% to £2.4m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £22.1k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “grain milling” and is based in Crewe; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10611Grain milling

Status: Active
Location: Crewe, North West
Age: 83 yrs · since 1943
Type: Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

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 and ultimate Parent Company is Agri Food Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales,with a registered address of North Western Mills, Crewe, Cheshire, CW2 6HP. The par”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Jul 2025

Key figures

Small team

Revenue

£2.4m

Growth ▼12.5%

Profit

£22.1k

Growth ▼25.6%

Profit margin

0.9%

Gross 3.1%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Jul 2023	31 Jul 2024	31 Jul 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£3.2m	£2.8m	£2.4m
Cost of sales	£3.1m	£2.7m	£2.3m
Gross profit	£57.9k	£75k	£74.9k
Operating profit	£10.6k	£29.7k	£29.5k
Profit before tax	£10.6k	£29.7k	£29.5k
Profit after tax	£10.6k	£29.7k	£22.1k
Profit (best available)	£10.6k	£29.7k	£22.1k
Employees (average)	0	0	0
Ratios
Profit margin	0.3%	1.1%	0.9%
Gross margin	1.8%	2.7%	3.1%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼13.9%	▼12.5%
Profit growth	—	▲180.8%	▼25.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.5k	£1.2k	£248
Net assets	£27.7k	£57.4k	£79.5k
Current assets	£431k	£377k	£419k
Debtors	£383k	£339k	£373k
Deferred income	£51.1k	£3.5k	£3.7k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 3.1%; 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: 0.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 15.5%; 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: ▲39%; Now £79.5k
Cash at bank: ▼79%; Now £248
Headcount: —; Now 0
Deferred income: ▲5%; Now £3.7k
Fixed assets: —; Now —

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

Agri Food Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Walter Brown & Son,limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (11)

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Mornflake Energy LimitedRev. £865k · Profit £358k
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Grampian Oat Products LimitedFigures not disclosed
Mighty Oats LimitedFigures not disclosed
New Morning Foods LimitedFigures not disclosed
Oso Natural Fuel LtdFigures not disclosed
Wheelock Scientific Services 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 Jul 2025 (profit £22.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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