B.a.i. (U.K.), Limited
Registered name: B.A.I. (U.K.), LIMITED
B.a.i. (U.K.), Limited made £22m revenue and £972k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
B.a.i. (U.K.), Limited’s revenue grew 35% to £22m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £972k profit and 369 employees. The company is classified under “sea and coastal passenger water transport”; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- South West
- Age
- 53 yrs · since 1972
- 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 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £20.9m | £16.3m | £22m |
| Operating profit | £2m | −£2.2m | £1.2m |
| Profit before tax | £2.4m | −£2.1m | £1.2m |
| Profit after tax | £1.8m | −£1.7m | £972k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.8m | −£1.7m | £972k |
| Employees (average) | 398 | 379 | 369 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 8.7% | −10.4% | 4.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £52.6k | £43k | £59.6k |
| Profit per employee | £4.6k | −£4.5k | £2.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼22.2% | ▲35.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼193.5% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼4.8% | ▼2.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £59.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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 —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 369
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- French Property Owners Club LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Portsmouth Handling Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Trans Channel Ferries LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £972k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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