NHBS Ltd.
Registered name: NHBS LTD.
NHBS Ltd. made £6.9m revenue and a £51.8k loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
NHBS Ltd.’s revenue fell 7% to £6.9m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £51.8k and 54 employees. The company is classified under “other manufacturing” and is based in Totnes; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Totnes, South West
- Age
- 41 yrs · since 1985
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £7.5m | £6.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £4.4m | £4m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £3m | £2.9m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £95.3k | −£77.4k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £91.5k | −£73.6k |
| Profit after tax | £114k | £60.7k | £37.9k | −£51.8k |
| Profit (best available) | £114k | £60.7k | £37.9k | −£51.8k |
| Employees (average) | 59 | 62 | 57 | 54 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 0.5% | −0.8% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 40.4% | 41.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £131k | £128k |
| Profit per employee | £1.9k | £978 | £665 | −£960 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼7.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼47% | ▼37.5% | ▼236.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.1% | ▼8.1% | ▼5.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £932k | £889k | £968k | £861k |
| Net assets | £1m | £1.1m | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| Fixed assets | £217k | £252k | £293k | £207k |
| Current assets | £2.3m | £2.1m | £2.3m | £2.2m |
| Debtors | £331k | £235k | £220k | £208k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 41.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £128k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£960
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3%
- 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
- ▼5%
- Now £1.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼11%
- Now £861k
- Headcount
- ▼5%
- Now 54
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼29%
- Now £207k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Biodiversity Press LtdFigures not disclosed
- Natural History Book Service Ltd.Figures 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 30 Jun 2025 (profit −£51.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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