British Franchise Association
Registered name: BRITISH FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION
British Franchise Association made £1.7m revenue and £28.6k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
British Franchise Association’s revenue was £1.7m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £28.6k profit and 16 employees. The company is classified under “activities of business and employers membership organizations” and is based in Reading; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Reading, South East
- Age
- 48 yrs · since 1977
- Type
- PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.6m | £1.7m | £1.7m | £1.7m |
| Cost of sales | £467k | £414k | £392k | £401k |
| Gross profit | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.3m |
| Operating profit | £49.1k | £68.1k | £110k | — |
| Profit before tax | £49.7k | £77.4k | £127k | £28.6k |
| Profit after tax | £49.7k | £77.4k | £127k | £28.6k |
| Profit (best available) | £49.7k | £77.4k | £127k | £28.6k |
| Staff costs | £661k | £759k | £751k | £695k |
| Employees (average) | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3% | 4.6% | 7.4% | 1.7% |
| Gross margin | 71.6% | 75.5% | 77% | 76.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £127k | £113k | £114k | £106k |
| Profit per employee | £3.8k | £5.2k | £8.5k | £1.8k |
| Cash conversion | −564% | −186.6% | −251% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2.8% | ▲0.7% | ▼0% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲55.6% | ▲64.1% | ▼77.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲15.4% | 0% | ▲6.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £875k | £932k | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| Net assets | £788k | £865k | £992k | £1m |
| Fixed assets | £119k | £126k | £225k | £160k |
| Current assets | £1m | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.3m |
| Debtors | £14.7k | £122k | £84.1k | £63.7k |
| Deferred income | £286k | £401k | £471k | — |
| Cash from operations | −£277k | −£127k | −£276k | £21.8k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 76.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £106k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 9.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.7%
- 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
- ▲3%
- Now £1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲2%
- Now £1.1m
- Headcount
- ▲7%
- Now 16
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼29%
- Now £160k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £28.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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