How much does Brafe Engineering Limited make?

Brafe Engineering Limited reported revenue of £10m and a loss of £143k in the year to 31 Oct 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Brafe Engineering Limited have?

Brafe Engineering Limited reported an average of 96 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Is Brafe Engineering Limited profitable?

No — Brafe Engineering Limited reported a loss of £143k in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Company No. 00890080 · Incorporated 20 Oct 1966

Brafe Engineering Limited

Registered name: BRAFE ENGINEERING LIMITED

Part of Brafe Engineering Limited group

Brafe Engineering Limited made £10m revenue and a £143k loss in the year to 31 Oct 2025. read from filing text

Brafe Engineering Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £10m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with a loss of £143k and 96 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys” and is based in Suffolk; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 24100Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys SIC 24510Casting of iron SIC 24520Casting of steel SIC 24540Casting of other non-ferrous metals

Status: Active
Location: Suffolk, East of England
Age: 59 yrs · since 1966
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. From the filing: “The company is controlled by Brafe Engineering Employee Ownership Trust.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2025

Key figures

Doing more with lessCash flow filed

Revenue

£10m

Growth ▲13.4%

Profit

−£143k

Growth —

Profit margin

−1.4%

Gross 22.1%

Employees

Change ▼1%

Profit / employee

−£1.5k

Revenue/employee £104k

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 to	31 Oct 2022	31 Oct 2023	31 Oct 2024	31 Oct 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£9.3m	£10.5m	£8.8m	£10m
Cost of sales	£7m	£8.5m	£6.7m	£7.8m
Gross profit	£2.3m	£2m	£2.1m	£2.2m
Operating profit	£345k	−£118k	−£118k	£63.2k
Profit before tax	£280k	−£299k	−£323k	−£170k
Profit after tax	£323k	−£231k	−£199k	−£143k
Profit (best available)	£323k	−£231k	−£199k	−£143k
Staff costs	£4.3m	£4.8m	£4.4m	£4.6m
Employees (average)	96	102	97	96
Ratios
Profit margin	3.5%	−2.2%	−2.3%	−1.4%
Gross margin	24.4%	19.1%	24.2%	22.1%
Revenue per employee	£97.1k	£103k	£90.6k	£104k
Profit per employee	£3.4k	−£2.3k	−£2.1k	−£1.5k
Cash conversion	−11.9%	—	—	−2634%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲12.2%	▼16%	▲13.4%
Profit growth	—	▼171.5%	—	—
Headcount growth	—	▲6.3%	▼4.9%	▼1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£45.7k	£44.2k	£59.4k	£65.3k
Net assets	£3.2m	£3m	£2.8m	£2.6m
Fixed assets	£2.9m	£3.5m	£3.1m	£2.9m
Current assets	£4m	£3.7m	£3.8m	£3.9m
Debtors	£2.5m	£2.6m	£2.1m	£2.3m
Deferred income	£217k	£243k	£194k	£200k
Cash from operations	−£41k	−£234k	−£405k	−£1.7m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 22.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £104k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −2634%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 29.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 23.3%; 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: ▼5%; Now £2.6m
Cash at bank: ▲10%; Now £65.3k
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 96
Deferred income: ▲3%; Now £200k
Fixed assets: ▼7%; Now £2.9m

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

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Brafe Engineering Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Brafe Trustee Limited75–100%
Brafe Engineering Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Brafe Trustee LimitedFigures not disclosed

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit −£143k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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