Britannia Superfine Limited
Registered name: BRITANNIA SUPERFINE LIMITED
Part of Britannia Holdings (UK) Limited groupBritannia Superfine Limited made £90.9m revenue and £4.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Britannia Superfine Limited’s revenue grew 38% to £90.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £4.9m profit and 162 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery” and is based in Dittons Road, Polegate; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Dittons Road, Polegate, South East
- Age
- 72 yrs · since 1953
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £50.6m | £57.6m | £66m | £90.9m |
| Cost of sales | £45.7m | £49.9m | £58.4m | £79.4m |
| Gross profit | £4.9m | £7.7m | £7.7m | £11.5m |
| Operating profit | £1.5m | £3.2m | £3.6m | £6.3m |
| Profit before tax | £1.5m | £3.3m | £3.7m | £6.2m |
| Profit after tax | £1.5m | £2.8m | £2.8m | £4.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.5m | £2.8m | £2.8m | £4.9m |
| Staff costs | £3.7m | £4.8m | £4.6m | £5.6m |
| Employees (average) | 155 | 169 | 150 | 162 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.9% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.4% |
| Gross margin | 9.8% | 13.4% | 11.6% | 12.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £327k | £341k | £440k | £561k |
| Profit per employee | £9.4k | £16.7k | £18.9k | £30.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲13.8% | ▲14.6% | ▲37.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲94.4% | ▲0% | ▲73.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9% | ▼11.2% | ▲8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £963k | £1.4m | £4.9m | £8.9m |
| Net assets | £20m | £22.7m | £25.3m | £27m |
| Fixed assets | £18.2m | £18.9m | £19.4m | £20.3m |
| Current assets | £8.9m | £9.6m | £17m | £18.6m |
| Debtors | £3.1m | £3.1m | £5.4m | £4.8m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £561k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £30.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 22.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.2%
- 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
- ▲7%
- Now £27m
- Cash at bank
- ▲83%
- Now £8.9m
- Headcount
- ▲8%
- Now 162
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲4%
- Now £20.3m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Britannia Holdings (UK) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Britannia Superfine Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £4.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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