T. & J.T. Barton (Bottlers) Limited
Registered name: T. & J.T. BARTON (BOTTLERS) LIMITED
Part of C&G Barton Holdings Limited groupT. & J.T. Barton (Bottlers) Limited made £53m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
T. & J.T. Barton (Bottlers) Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £53m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £1.3m profit and 78 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages” and is based in Wigan; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wigan, North West
- Age
- 48 yrs · since 1978
- 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 Company is ultimately controlled by C&G Barton Holdings Limited, whose financial statements are available from Companies House. This is the first year of filing for the ultimate parent company.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £37m | £41.5m | £48.2m | £53m |
| Cost of sales | £32.6m | £37.8m | £44.2m | — |
| Gross profit | £4.3m | £3.7m | £4m | — |
| Operating profit | £2.6m | £1.1m | £874k | £1.7m |
| Profit before tax | £2.6m | £1.1m | £874k | £1.7m |
| Profit after tax | £2.1m | £880k | £647k | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.1m | £880k | £647k | £1.3m |
| Staff costs | £1.4m | £1.9m | £2.3m | £2.2m |
| Employees (average) | 48 | 53 | 55 | 78 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.8% | 2.1% | 1.3% | 2.5% |
| Gross margin | 11.7% | 8.9% | 8.4% | — |
| Revenue per employee | £771k | £784k | £877k | £679k |
| Profit per employee | £44.3k | £16.6k | £11.8k | £17k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲12.3% | ▲16.2% | ▲9.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼58.6% | ▼26.6% | ▲104.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲10.4% | ▲3.8% | ▲41.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.3m | £1.7m | £2m | £1.9m |
| Net assets | £6.4m | £5.9m | £6.2m | £7.4m |
| Fixed assets | £1.3m | £1.3m | £2m | £2.1m |
| Current assets | £8.3m | £9.5m | £10.7m | £11.8m |
| Debtors | £2.8m | £3.6m | £3.8m | £3.8m |
| Deferred income | £42.2k | £46.8k | £62.5k | £88.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £679k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £17k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.1%
- 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
- ▲19%
- Now £7.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼7%
- Now £1.9m
- Headcount
- ▲42%
- Now 78
- Deferred income
- ▲41%
- Now £88.5k
- Fixed assets
- ▲2%
- Now £2.1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- C&G Barton Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- JT Barton Group Limited75–100%
- T. & J.T. Barton (Bottlers) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (4)
- Barton Estates LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Barton's NW LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Bartons Yorkshire LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Thomas Barton Wines LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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