K.& H.(Bakewell)limited
Registered name: K.& H.(BAKEWELL)LIMITED
K.& H.(Bakewell)limited made £9.9m revenue and £87.9k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
K.& H.(Bakewell)limited’s revenue was £9.9m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £87.9k profit and 54 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in NR Buxton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- NR Buxton, North West
- Age
- 65 yrs · since 1960
- 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 | 31 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £13.1m | £9.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £11.4m | £8.7m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £1.7m | £1.2m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £201k | £178k |
| Profit before tax | — | £59.3k | £84.7k | £87.9k |
| Profit after tax | — | £16k | £84.8k | £87.9k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £16k | £84.8k | £87.9k |
| Staff costs | — | £1.6m | £2.2m | £1.7m |
| Employees (average) | 47 | 56 | 63 | 54 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 13% | 12% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £208k | £184k |
| Profit per employee | — | £285 | £1.3k | £1.6k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | 418.4% | −301.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Headcount growth | — | ▲19.1% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £169k | £103k | £64.9k | £3.6k |
| Net assets | £1.1m | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.2m |
| Fixed assets | £2.8m | £3.2m | £2.7m | £2.4m |
| Current assets | £2.1m | £1.8m | £1.9m | £2m |
| Debtors | £1.4m | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.4m |
| Deferred income | £8.6k | £36.1k | £96.3k | £65k |
| Cash from operations | — | £759k | £841k | −£537k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £184k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −301.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 23.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 13.7%
- 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 £1.2m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £3.6k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 54
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £65k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £2.4m
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
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £87.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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