How much does Otford Builders Merchants Limited make?

Otford Builders Merchants Limited reported revenue of £14m and a loss of £169k in the year to 30 Sep 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Otford Builders Merchants Limited have?

Otford Builders Merchants Limited reported an average of 40 employees in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Is Otford Builders Merchants Limited profitable?

No — Otford Builders Merchants Limited reported a loss of £169k in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Company No. 01020161 · Incorporated 9 Aug 1971

Otford Builders Merchants Limited

Registered name: OTFORD BUILDERS MERCHANTS LIMITED

Otford Builders Merchants Limited made £14m revenue and a £169k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025. read from filing text

Otford Builders Merchants Limited’s revenue grew 17% to £14m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £169k and 40 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials” and is based in Sevenoaks; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46130Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials

Status: Active
Location: Sevenoaks, South East
Age: 55 yrs · since 1971
Type: Private Limited Company

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

IndependentDoing more with lessCash flow filed

Revenue

£14m

Growth ▲17%

Profit

−£169k

Growth —

Profit margin

−1.2%

Gross 17.2%

Employees

Change ▼11.1%

Profit / employee

−£4.2k

Revenue/employee £349k

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 2024	30 Sep 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£11.9m	£14m
Cost of sales	£9.8m	£11.6m
Gross profit	£2.1m	£2.4m
Operating profit	−£761k	−£224k
Profit before tax	−£723k	−£199k
Profit after tax	−£560k	−£169k
Profit (best available)	−£560k	−£169k
Staff costs	£1.9m	£1.7m
Employees (average)	45	40
Ratios
Profit margin	−4.7%	−1.2%
Gross margin	17.8%	17.2%
Revenue per employee	£265k	£349k
Profit per employee	−£12.5k	−£4.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲17%
Headcount growth	—	▼11.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.4m	£1m
Net assets	£6m	£5.9m
Fixed assets	£2.9m	£2.9m
Debtors	£1.7m	£1.8m
Deferred income	£113k	£122k
Cash from operations	£266k	£329k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 17.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £349k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£4.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 20.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 12.9%; 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: ▼3%; Now £5.9m
Cash at bank: ▼29%; Now £1m
Headcount: ▼11%; Now 40
Deferred income: ▲8%; Now £122k
Fixed assets: ▼1%; Now £2.9m

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 Sep 2025 (profit −£169k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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