Barentz UK Limited
Registered name: BARENTZ UK LIMITED
Part of HLB Midco UK Limited groupBarentz 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.
- 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”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| 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&L | Full 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) | 52 | 57 | 60 | 61 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 11.4% | 11.1% | 15.1% | 10.5% |
| Gross margin | 21.3% | 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 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
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.
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.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- HLB Midco UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Barentz Finco UK Limited75–100%
- Forum Products Holdings Limited75–100%
- Barentz UK Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Forum Health Products Ltd.Rev. £88.2m · Profit £830k
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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