How much does R.& B.star(Electrical Wholesalers)limited make?

R.& B.star(Electrical Wholesalers)limited reported revenue of £18.1m and a loss of £389k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does R.& B.star(Electrical Wholesalers)limited have?

R.& B.star(Electrical Wholesalers)limited reported an average of 50 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is R.& B.star(Electrical Wholesalers)limited profitable?

No — R.& B.star(Electrical Wholesalers)limited reported a loss of £389k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 00693828 · Incorporated 29 May 1961

R.& B.star(Electrical Wholesalers)limited

Registered name: R.& B.STAR(ELECTRICAL WHOLESALERS)LIMITED

Part of Marlowe Holdings Limited group

R.& B.star(Electrical Wholesalers)limited made £18.1m revenue and a £389k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

R.& B.star(Electrical Wholesalers)limited’s revenue was £18.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £389k and 50 employees. The company is classified under “dormant company” and is based in Knutsford; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSIC 99999Dormant Company

Status: Active
Location: Knutsford, North West
Age: 65 yrs · since 1961
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 Mar 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£18.1m

Growth —

Profit

−£389k

Growth —

Profit margin

−2.1%

Gross 23.2%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

−£7.8k

Revenue/employee £363k

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.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Sep 2023	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.5m	£18.1m
Cost of sales	£9.7m	£13.9m
Gross profit	£2.8m	£4.2m
Profit before tax	£34.1k	−£487k
Profit after tax	£18.7k	−£389k
Profit (best available)	£18.7k	−£389k
Staff costs	£1.7m	£2.9m
Employees (average)	46	50
Ratios
Profit margin	0.1%	−2.1%
Gross margin	22.2%	23.2%
Revenue per employee	£271k	£363k
Profit per employee	£406	−£7.8k
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£565k	£26.5k
Net assets	£1.5m	£1.1m
Fixed assets	£1.8m	£1.9m
Current assets	£5.8m	£4.4m
Debtors	£3.3m	£3m
Cash from operations	£457k	£119k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −2.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 23.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £363k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£7.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 10.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 16.6%; 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: —; Now £1.1m
Cash at bank: —; Now £26.5k
Headcount: —; Now 50
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now £1.9m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Marlowe Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Marlowe Holdings Investments Limited75–100%
R.& B.star(Electrical Wholesalers)limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

R & B Star (Holdings) LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (25)

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Kew (Electrical Distributors) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Knutsford Properties LimitedFigures not disclosed
Lockwell Electrical Distributors LtdFigures not disclosed
Marlowe DC Pension Trustees LimitedFigures not disclosed
Marlowe Holdings Life Assurance Trustees LimitedFigures not disclosed
Marlowe Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
Model Business LtdFigures not disclosed
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Shop4all LimitedFigures not disclosed
Specialist Instrument Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
Specialist Lamp Distributors LimitedFigures not disclosed
T.S. Industrial Products LimitedFigures not disclosed
The British Central Electrical Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
Tradesparky LimitedFigures not disclosed
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Vink Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
Western Electrical Holding LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£389k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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