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Company No. 00652625 · Incorporated 15 Mar 1960

Willett and Son (Bristol) Limited

Registered name: WILLETT AND SON (BRISTOL) LIMITED

Willett and Son (Bristol) Limited made £38.1m revenue and a £62.5k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Willett and Son (Bristol) Limited’s revenue fell 14% to £38.1m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £62.5k and 10 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals” and is based in Bristol; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10910Manufacture of prepared feeds for farm animals
Status
Active
Location
Bristol, South West
Age
66 yrs · since 1960
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£38.1m
Growth ▼14.5%
Profit
−£62.5k
Growth ▼377.7%
Profit margin
−0.2%
Gross 1.6%
Employees
10
Change 0%
Profit / employee
−£6.3k
Revenue/employee £3.8m
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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£52.7m£64m£44.6m£38.1m
Cost of sales£51.9m£63.1m£43.8m£37.6m
Gross profit£838k£956k£799k£591k
Operating profit£45k£103k——
Profit before tax£45k£103k£28.6k−£68.5k
Profit after tax£46.4k£80.2k£22.5k−£62.5k
Profit (best available)£46.4k£80.2k£22.5k−£62.5k
Staff costs£440k£444k£443k£403k
Employees (average)881010
Ratios
Profit margin0.1%0.1%0.1%−0.2%
Gross margin1.6%1.5%1.8%1.6%
Revenue per employee£6.6m£8m£4.5m£3.8m
Profit per employee£5.8k£10k£2.3k−£6.3k
Cash conversion−971.6%−1570%——
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲21.5%▼30.4%▼14.5%
Profit growth—▲72.7%▼71.9%▼377.7%
Headcount growth—0%▲25%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£32.3k£33.8k£33.5k£5.3k
Net assets£852k£1.1m£1.3m£1.3m
Fixed assets£457k£445k£439k£475k
Current assets£5.8m£5m£3.4m£3.7m
Debtors£4.2m£3.4m£2.7m£2.6m
Deferred income£34.3k£484k£59.3k£175k
Cash from operations−£438k−£1.6m−£302k£2.1k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−0.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
1.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£3.8m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£6.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
1.3%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.5%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
6.8%
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
▼2%
Now £1.3m
Cash at bank
▼84%
Now £5.3k
Headcount
0%
Now 10
Deferred income
▲196%
Now £175k
Fixed assets
▲8%
Now £475k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£62.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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