How much does P. & B. (Foods) Limited make?

P. & B. (Foods) Limited reported revenue of £111m and £11.7m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does P. & B. (Foods) Limited have?

P. & B. (Foods) Limited reported an average of 231 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is P. & B. (Foods) Limited profitable?

Yes — P. & B. (Foods) Limited reported a profit of £11.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 00988034 · Incorporated 27 Aug 1970

P. & B. (Foods) Limited

Registered name: P. & B. (FOODS) LIMITED

Part of P. & B. Foods Holdings Limited group

P. & B. (Foods) Limited made £111m revenue and £11.7m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

P. & B. (Foods) Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £111m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £11.7m profit and 231 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco” and is based in Bradford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46390Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Status: Active
Location: Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 56 yrs · since 1970
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 controlling party and ultimate parent undertaking is P. & B. Foods Holdings Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£111m

Growth ▲6.2%

Profit

£11.7m

Growth ▼11.4%

Profit margin

10.6%

Gross 30.7%

Employees

231

Change ▲15.5%

Profit / employee

£50.8k

Revenue/employee £480k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£79.8m	£104m	£111m
Cost of sales	£57.8m	£70.9m	£76.9m
Gross profit	£22m	£33.5m	£34m
Operating profit	£10.1m	£17.4m	£15.7m
Profit before tax	£10m	£17.3m	£15.5m
Profit after tax	£8.4m	£13.2m	£11.7m
Profit (best available)	£8.4m	£13.2m	£11.7m
Staff costs	—	£9.3m	£11m
Employees (average)	169	200	231
Ratios
Profit margin	10.6%	12.7%	10.6%
Gross margin	27.6%	32.1%	30.7%
Revenue per employee	£472k	£522k	£480k
Profit per employee	£50k	£66.2k	£50.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲30.9%	▲6.2%
Profit growth	—	▲56.7%	▼11.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲18.3%	▲15.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£3.5m	£4.2m	£3.5m
Net assets	£27.6m	£31.2m	£39m
Fixed assets	£3.6m	£6m	£6.7m
Current assets	£32.8m	£39m	£46.1m
Debtors	£13.4m	£13.9m	£14.6m
Deferred income	£787k	£1.3m	£1.4m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 10.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 30.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £480k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £50.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 13.2%; 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: ▲25%; Now £39m
Cash at bank: ▼16%; Now £3.5m
Headcount: ▲16%; Now 231
Deferred income: ▲4%; Now £1.4m
Fixed assets: ▲12%; Now £6.7m

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

P. & B. Foods Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
P. & B. (Foods) Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

P. & B. (Oils) LimitedRev. £1.2m · Profit −£2.1m

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 Mar 2025 (profit £11.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026

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