British Gaskets Limited
Registered name: BRITISH GASKETS LIMITED
British Gaskets Limited made £13.2m revenue and £3.2m profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025.
British Gaskets Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £13.2m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £3.2m profit. The company is classified under “manufacture of other plastic products” and is based in Sudbury; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Sudbury, East of England
- Age
- 79 yrs · since 1947
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £13.5m | £13.7m | £13.2m |
| Cost of sales | −£8.1m | −£8.1m | −£8m |
| Gross profit | £5.4m | £5.6m | £5.2m |
| Operating profit | £730k | £690k | £620k |
| Profit before tax | £2.3m | £3.3m | £4.3m |
| Profit after tax | £1.8m | £2.5m | £3.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.8m | £2.5m | £3.2m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 13.2% | 18.1% | 24.3% |
| Gross margin | 39.8% | 40.7% | 39.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1.4% | ▼3.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲38.7% | ▲29.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 24.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 39.2%
- 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
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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 —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Bovill & Boyd (Engineering) LimitedRev. £2.6m · Profit £250k
- British Seals & Rubber Mouldings LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- 4 BG Group Ltd 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit £3.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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