How much does Frozen Brothers Limited make?

Frozen Brothers Limited reported revenue of £29.4m and a loss of £384k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Frozen Brothers Limited have?

Frozen Brothers Limited reported an average of 128 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Frozen Brothers Limited profitable?

No — Frozen Brothers Limited reported a loss of £384k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 00396263 · Incorporated 16 Jun 1945

Frozen Brothers Limited

Registered name: FROZEN BROTHERS LIMITED

Part of Ralph Peters And Sons Iom Ltd group

Frozen Brothers Limited made £29.4m revenue and a £384k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

Frozen Brothers Limited’s revenue fell 11% to £29.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £384k and 128 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters” and is based in High Wycombe; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 11070Manufacture of soft drinks; production of mineral waters and other bottled waters

Status: Active
Location: High Wycombe, South East
Age: 81 yrs · since 1945
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 ultimate parent company is Ralph Peters & Sons Limited, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom and registered in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Revenue

£29.4m

Growth ▼10.7%

Profit

−£384k

Growth ▼179.4%

Profit margin

−1.3%

Gross 41.7%

Employees

128

Change ▲3.2%

Profit / employee

−£3k

Revenue/employee £230k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£32.6m	£32.9m	£29.4m
Cost of sales	£18.4m	£19.6m	£17.1m
Gross profit	£14.3m	£13.4m	£12.3m
Operating profit	£1.6m	£1m	−£349k
Profit before tax	£1.4m	£775k	−£696k
Profit after tax	£1.3m	£483k	−£384k
Profit (best available)	£1.3m	£483k	−£384k
Staff costs	£5.4m	£5.7m	£6.3m
Employees (average)	125	124	128
Ratios
Profit margin	4%	1.5%	−1.3%
Gross margin	43.8%	40.6%	41.7%
Revenue per employee	£261k	£266k	£230k
Profit per employee	£10.4k	£3.9k	−£3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲1%	▼10.7%
Profit growth	—	▼62.9%	▼179.4%
Headcount growth	—	▼0.8%	▲3.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£773k	£986k	£882k
Net assets	£8.7m	£9.2m	£7.7m
Fixed assets	£11.9m	£11.7m	£12.8m
Current assets	£14.6m	£14.5m	£11.3m
Debtors	£2.4m	£2.1m	£1.8m
Deferred income	£2.4m	£2.7m	£2.6m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 41.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £230k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 43.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 8.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 6.3%; 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: ▼16%; Now £7.7m
Cash at bank: ▼11%; Now £882k
Headcount: ▲3%; Now 128
Deferred income: ▼4%; Now £2.6m
Fixed assets: ▲10%; Now £12.8m

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

Ralph Peters And Sons Iom Ltd (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Ralph Peters & Sons Limited75–100%
Frozen Brothers Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (3)

Frutina LimitedFigures not disclosed
Quench Dispensers LimitedFigures not disclosed
Quench LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

Frozen Brothers Manufacturing 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 2024 (profit −£384k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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