How much does Beesley & Fildes Limited make?

Beesley & Fildes Limited reported revenue of £48.8m and a loss of £814k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Beesley & Fildes Limited have?

Beesley & Fildes Limited reported an average of 255 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Beesley & Fildes Limited profitable?

No — Beesley & Fildes Limited reported a loss of £814k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 02412526 · Incorporated 10 Aug 1989

Beesley & Fildes Limited

Registered name: BEESLEY & FILDES LIMITED

Part of Beesley & Fildes Holdings Ltd group

Beesley & Fildes Limited made £48.8m revenue and a £814k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Beesley & Fildes Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £48.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £814k and 255 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials” and is based in Merseyside; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46130Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials

Status: Active
Location: Merseyside, North West
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Doing more with lessCash flow filed

Revenue

£48.8m

Growth ▲5.1%

Profit

−£814k

Growth —

Profit margin

−1.7%

Gross 16.3%

Employees

255

Change ▼4.5%

Profit / employee

−£3.2k

Revenue/employee £191k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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)	£52.6m	£52.9m	£46.5m	£48.8m
Cost of sales	£40.9m	£43.6m	£38.6m	£40.8m
Gross profit	£11.7m	£9.3m	£7.8m	£8m
Operating profit	£4.5m	£965k	−£865k	−£744k
Profit before tax	£4.3m	£703k	−£1.2m	−£1.1m
Profit after tax	£3.3m	£605k	−£1.2m	−£814k
Profit (best available)	£3.3m	£605k	−£1.2m	−£814k
Staff costs	£8.4m	£8.9m	£9.1m	£9.1m
Employees (average)	276	271	267	255
Ratios
Profit margin	6.3%	1.1%	−2.5%	−1.7%
Gross margin	22.3%	17.6%	16.8%	16.3%
Revenue per employee	£191k	£195k	£174k	£191k
Profit per employee	£12k	£2.2k	−£4.4k	−£3.2k
Cash conversion	−52.8%	−437.4%	—	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲0.5%	▼12.2%	▲5.1%
Profit growth	—	▼81.8%	▼295.1%	—
Headcount growth	—	▼1.8%	▼1.5%	▼4.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.7m	£2.6m	£3.1m	£2.8m
Net assets	£18.1m	£18.5m	£20.6m	£19.5m
Fixed assets	£15.2m	£16.9m	£19.6m	£18.3m
Current assets	£19.5m	£17.4m	£14.9m	£14.8m
Debtors	£4.4m	£4.2m	£3.1m	£4m
Cash from operations	−£2.4m	−£4.2m	−£3m	−£1.3m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 16.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £191k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£3.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 37.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 8.2%; 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: ▼5%; Now £19.5m
Cash at bank: ▼10%; Now £2.8m
Headcount: ▼4%; Now 255
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼7%; Now £18.3m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Beesley & Fildes Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Beesley & Fildes Limitedthis company

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

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 −£814k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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