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Company No. 01333687 · Incorporated 13 Oct 1977

C & P Bird Bros. Limited

Registered name: C & P BIRD BROS. LIMITED

C & P Bird Bros. Limited made £28.7m revenue and £2.9m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text

C & P Bird Bros. Limited’s revenue grew 16% to £28.7m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £2.9m profit and 74 employees. The company is classified under “raising of poultry” and is based in Swineshead; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Swineshead, South East
Age
49 yrs · since 1977
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£28.7m
Growth ▲15.6%
Profit
£2.9m
Growth 0%
Profit margin
10%
Gross 34%
Employees
74
Change ▲1.4%
Profit / employee
£38.8k
Revenue/employee £388k
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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£16m£21.9m£24.8m£28.7m
Cost of sales£13.1m£15.5m£15.5m£19m
Gross profit£2.9m£6.5m£9.3m£9.8m
Operating profit−£892k£1.7m£4.1m£5.2m
Profit before tax−£1.1m£1.5m£3.8m£4.9m
Profit after tax−£912k£1.3m£2.9m£2.9m
Profit (best available)−£912k£1.3m£2.9m£2.9m
Staff costs£1.9m£2.2m£2.4m£2.8m
Employees (average)69717374
Ratios
Profit margin−5.7%5.8%11.6%10%
Gross margin18.1%29.5%37.5%34%
Revenue per employee£232k£309k£340k£388k
Profit per employee−£13.2k£18k£39.4k£38.8k
Cash conversion—−64.7%−143%−120%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲36.9%▲13.2%▲15.6%
Profit growth——▲124.5%0%
Headcount growth—▲2.9%▲2.8%▲1.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£42.4k£435k£2m£1.2m
Net assets£8.9m£10m£12.8m£15.4m
Fixed assets£15.4m£14.2m£14.2m£17.7m
Current assets£4.3m£5.3m£7m£6.1m
Debtors£2.4m£2.9m£2.8m£2.6m
Deferred income£327k£354k£358k£385k
Cash from operations—−£1.1m−£5.9m−£6.2m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
10%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
34%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£388k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£38.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−120%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
61.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.3%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
9.1%
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
▲21%
Now £15.4m
Cash at bank
▼37%
Now £1.2m
Headcount
▲1%
Now 74
Deferred income
▲7%
Now £385k
Fixed assets
▲25%
Now £17.7m

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

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £2.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026

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