How much does M.W. Beer & Co. Limited make?

M.W. Beer & Co. Limited reported revenue of £54.7m and a loss of £1.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does M.W. Beer & Co. Limited have?

M.W. Beer & Co. Limited reported an average of 13 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is M.W. Beer & Co. Limited profitable?

No — M.W. Beer & Co. Limited reported a loss of £1.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 01550742 · Incorporated 13 Mar 1981

M.W. Beer & Co. Limited

Registered name: M.W. BEER & CO. LIMITED

Part of M W Beer Holdings Limited group

M.W. Beer & Co. Limited made £54.7m revenue and a £1.5m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

M.W. Beer & Co. Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £54.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £1.5m and 13 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Ingatestone; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade SIC 52290Other transportation support activities SIC 64999Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Status: Active
Location: Ingatestone, East of England
Age: 45 yrs · since 1981
Type: Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£54.7m

Growth ▼8.8%

Profit

−£1.5m

Growth —

Profit margin

−2.7%

Gross 2.7%

Employees

Change ▼7.1%

Profit / employee

−£114k

Revenue/employee £4.2m

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£221m	£78.3m	£60m	£54.7m
Cost of sales	£221m	£74.2m	£58.2m	£53.2m
Gross profit	−£706k	£4.1m	£1.8m	£1.5m
Operating profit	−£4m	£1.1m	−£379k	−£591k
Profit before tax	−£2.6m	−£7.8m	£54.2k	−£838k
Profit after tax	−£2.1m	−£5.7m	−£214k	−£1.5m
Profit (best available)	−£2.1m	−£5.7m	−£214k	−£1.5m
Staff costs	£2.2m	£2.6m	£1.6m	£1.6m
Employees (average)	18	14	14	13
Ratios
Profit margin	−0.9%	−7.3%	−0.4%	−2.7%
Gross margin	−0.3%	5.2%	3%	2.7%
Revenue per employee	£12.3m	£5.6m	£4.3m	£4.2m
Profit per employee	−£115k	−£409k	−£15.3k	−£114k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼64.5%	▼23.4%	▼8.8%
Headcount growth	—	▼22.2%	0%	▼7.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.2m	£1.6m	£2.8m	£18.3k
Net assets	£9.9m	£4.1m	£3.9m	£2.4m
Fixed assets	£510k	£491k	£870k	£876k
Current assets	£21.5m	£9.4m	£5.6m	£8.9m
Debtors	£9.6m	£5.4m	£682k	£7.4m
Deferred income	£3.5m	£1m	£205k	£294k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −2.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 2.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £4.2m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£114k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 13.6%; 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: ▼38%; Now £2.4m
Cash at bank: ▼99%; Now £18.3k
Headcount: ▼7%; Now 13
Deferred income: ▲43%; Now £294k
Fixed assets: ▲1%; Now £876k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

M W Beer Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
M.W. Beer & Co. Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

Auco Energy LimitedRev. £2.6m · Profit £2.7k

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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