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Company No. 00526712 · Incorporated 10 Dec 1953

Britannia Superfine Limited

Registered name: BRITANNIA SUPERFINE LIMITED

Part of Britannia Holdings (UK) Limited group

Britannia 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.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10821Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Operating leverage
Revenue
£90.9m
Growth ▲37.6%
Profit
£4.9m
Growth ▲73.2%
Profit margin
5.4%
Gross 12.7%
Employees
162
Change ▲8%
Profit / employee
£30.2k
Revenue/employee £561k
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 to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull 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)155169150162
Ratios
Profit margin2.9%4.9%4.3%5.4%
Gross margin9.8%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
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

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.
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
▲7%
Now £27m
Cash at bank
▲83%
Now £8.9m
Headcount
▲8%
Now 162
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲4%
Now £20.3m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Britannia Holdings (UK) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. 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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