Bethell Group PLC
Registered name: BETHELL GROUP PLC
Part of Bethell Group Holdings Ltd groupBethell Group PLC made £2.3m revenue and £23.8k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Bethell Group PLC’s revenue grew 5% to £2.3m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £23.8k profit and 4 employees. The company is classified under “construction of other civil engineering projects” and is based in Kearsley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Kearsley, North West
- Age
- 38 yrs · since 1988
- Type
- Public 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £798k | £1.1m | £2.2m | £2.3m |
| Operating profit | −£412k | −£221k | £381k | −£24.8k |
| Profit before tax | −£397k | −£173k | £449k | £34.8k |
| Profit after tax | −£316k | −£140k | £337k | £23.8k |
| Profit (best available) | −£316k | −£140k | £337k | £23.8k |
| Staff costs | £976k | £904k | £1.4m | £2.1m |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −39.6% | −13.2% | 15.5% | 1.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £160k | £213k | £544k | £569k |
| Profit per employee | −£63.2k | −£28.1k | £84.3k | £5.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲33.4% | ▲104.6% | ▲4.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼92.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼20% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £143k | £253k | £522k | £1m |
| Net assets | −£856k | −£996k | −£659k | −£635k |
| Fixed assets | £38.1k | £55.8k | £49.3k | £45.8k |
| Current assets | £1.1m | £1m | £1.8m | £1.6m |
| Debtors | £23.5k | £8.7k | £9.3k | £8.7k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £569k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- 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
- —
- Now −£635k
- Cash at bank
- ▲99%
- Now £1m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼7%
- Now £45.8k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Bethell Group Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Bethell Group PLCthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- Bethell Civil Engineering LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Bethell Lighting Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Bethell Properties LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- Bethell Property Services LimitedRev. £159k · Profit £2.1m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £23.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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