How much does F & B Profiles Limited make?

F & B Profiles Limited reported revenue of £36.4m and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does F & B Profiles Limited have?

F & B Profiles Limited reported an average of 178 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is F & B Profiles Limited profitable?

Yes — F & B Profiles Limited reported a profit of £1.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 02185821 · Incorporated 30 Oct 1987

F & B Profiles Limited

Registered name: F & B PROFILES LIMITED

Part of F&B Profiles (Holdings) Limited group

F & B Profiles Limited made £36.4m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

F & B Profiles Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £36.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.6m profit and 178 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other fabricated metal products” and is based in Bristol; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 25990Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.SIC 46720Wholesale of metals and metal ores SIC 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade

Status: Active
Location: Bristol, South West
Age: 38 yrs · since 1987
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£36.4m

Growth ▼8.6%

Profit

£1.6m

Growth ▼47.4%

Profit margin

4.3%

Gross 27.7%

Employees

178

Change ▲0.6%

Profit / employee

£8.9k

Revenue/employee £205k

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 to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£38.3m	£43.7m	£39.9m	£36.4m
Cost of sales	£27.9m	£31.5m	£28.1m	£26.4m
Gross profit	£10.4m	£12.2m	£11.8m	£10.1m
Profit before tax	£3.9m	£5.4m	£4m	£2.2m
Profit after tax	£3.1m	£4.3m	£3m	£1.6m
Profit (best available)	£3.1m	£4.3m	£3m	£1.6m
Staff costs	£6.6m	£6.9m	£7.2m	£7.2m
Employees (average)	184	183	177	178
Ratios
Profit margin	8.1%	9.9%	7.5%	4.3%
Gross margin	27.2%	28%	29.6%	27.7%
Revenue per employee	£208k	£239k	£225k	£205k
Profit per employee	£16.9k	£23.7k	£17k	£8.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲14.1%	▼8.7%	▼8.6%
Profit growth	—	▲39.6%	▼30.9%	▼47.4%
Headcount growth	—	▼0.5%	▼3.3%	▲0.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£5.2m	£9.1m	£7.9m	£5.3m
Net assets	£19.3m	£22.5m	£15.6m	£16.1m
Fixed assets	£7m	£6.7m	£1.5m	£1.2m
Current assets	£23.9m	£28.3m	£23.6m	£25.2m
Debtors	£7.8m	£7.7m	£7.1m	£6.2m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 4.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 27.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £205k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £8.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 3.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 17%; 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: ▲3%; Now £16.1m
Cash at bank: ▼33%; Now £5.3m
Headcount: ▲1%; Now 178
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼18%; Now £1.2m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

F&B Profiles (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
F & B Profiles Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

JSL Fasteners LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 Mar 2025 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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