The Bull at Burford Limited
Registered name: THE BULL AT BURFORD LIMITED
Part of Freud Hospitality Group Limited groupThe Bull at Burford Limited made £436k revenue and £227k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
The Bull at Burford Limited’s revenue grew 33% to £436k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £227k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in Burford; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Burford, South East
- Age
- 37 yrs · since 1989
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | £328k | £436k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | −£32.2k | £227k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | — | −£32.2k | £227k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | — | −£32.2k | £227k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | −9.8% | 52% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | — | ▲32.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲1500% | ▼87.5% | ▼100% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £56.5k | £233k | £167k | £147 | £4.8k |
| Net assets | −£431k | −£555k | −£177k | −£210k | £17.2k |
| Fixed assets | £1.1m | £5.8m | £9m | £10.2m | £10.5m |
| Current assets | £256k | £752k | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.4m |
| Debtors | £200k | £111 | £908k | £1.2m | £1.4m |
| Deferred income | £4.7k | £62.8k | £425k | £19.8k | £8.8k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 52%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2404%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 321.2%
- 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 £17.2k
- Cash at bank
- ▲3165%
- Now £4.8k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- ▼56%
- Now £8.8k
- Fixed assets
- ▲3%
- Now £10.5m
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
- Freud Hospitality Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Vinegrid Limited75–100%
- The Bull at Burford Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- Bulls Aye LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Pudding Lane Burford LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Way Inn LimitedFigures 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 31 Dec 2025 (profit £227k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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