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Company No. 01762605 · Incorporated 19 Oct 1983

Barentz UK Limited

Registered name: BARENTZ UK LIMITED

Part of HLB Midco UK Limited group

Barentz UK Limited made £39.4m revenue and £4.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Barentz UK Limited’s revenue was £39.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £4.1m profit and 61 employees. The company is classified under “agents specialized in the sale of other particular products” and is based in Reigate; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46180Agents specialized in the sale of other particular products
Status
Active
Location
Reigate, South East
Age
42 yrs · since 1983
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's immediate parent undertaking is Forum Products Holdings Limited a company registered at the same address as Barentz UK Limited and incorporated in England and Wales. The results of Baren”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£39.4m
Growth ▼0%
Profit
£4.1m
Growth ▼30.2%
Profit margin
10.5%
Gross 25.2%
Employees
61
Change ▲1.7%
Profit / employee
£68k
Revenue/employee £646k
Profitable streak
4yrs
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 to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£49.2m£43.9m£39.4m£39.4m
Cost of sales£38.7m£33.2m£30.1m£29.4m
Gross profit£10.5m£10.6m£9.3m£9.9m
Operating profit£6.3m£5.2m£3.5m£3.5m
Profit before tax£6.3m£5.7m£6.1m£4.5m
Profit after tax£5.6m£4.9m£5.9m£4.1m
Profit (best available)£5.6m£4.9m£5.9m£4.1m
Staff costs£3.1m£3.8m£4m£4.6m
Employees (average)52576061
Ratios
Profit margin11.4%11.1%15.1%10.5%
Gross margin21.3%24.3%23.5%25.2%
Revenue per employee£946k£770k£657k£646k
Profit per employee£108k£85.3k£99.1k£68k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼10.8%▼10.2%▼0%
Profit growth—▼13.1%▲22.2%▼30.2%
Headcount growth—▲9.6%▲5.3%▲1.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£9.4m£11.2m£4.1m£859k
Net assets£15m£17.9m£5.6m£4.5m
Fixed assets£1.1m£2.3m£2m£1.6m
Current assets£22.6m£22.5m£9.8m£8.7m
Debtors£7m£7.1m£609k£356k
Deferred income£1.7m£1.3m£1.2m£937k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
10.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
25.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£646k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£68k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
4.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
2.4%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.9%
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
▼19%
Now £4.5m
Cash at bank
▼79%
Now £859k
Headcount
▲2%
Now 61
Deferred income
▼19%
Now £937k
Fixed assets
▼18%
Now £1.6m

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

  1. HLB Midco UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Barentz Finco UK Limited75–100%
  3. Forum Products Holdings Limited75–100%
  4. Barentz UK Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £4.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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