R C Brown Investment Management PLC
Registered name: R C BROWN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT PLC
R C Brown Investment Management PLC made £640k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026 (revenue not disclosed).
R C Brown Investment Management PLC reported £640k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026, up 158% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 12 employees. The company is classified under “financial intermediation not elsewhere classified” and is based in Bristol; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 36 yrs · since 1990
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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. From the filing: “Robert Brown is the ultimate controlling party by virtue of his majority shareholding.”
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Cost of sales | £531k | £612k | £839k | £4.7m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £341k | £778k |
| Profit after tax | £79.4k | £109k | £248k | £640k |
| Profit (best available) | £79.4k | £109k | £248k | £640k |
| Staff costs | £629k | £712k | £758k | £1.1m |
| Employees (average) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £8.8k | £10.9k | £22.6k | £53.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▲37.5% | ▲127.1% | ▲158.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲11.1% | ▲10% | ▲9.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £337k | £297k | £848k | £1.3m |
| Net assets | £2.2m | £2.3m | £2.5m | £3.1m |
| Fixed assets | £1.9m | £1.9m | £1.7m | £1.1m |
| Current assets | £877k | £729k | £1.3m | £2.9m |
| Debtors | £134k | £3.3k | £49.4k | £73k |
| Deferred income | £412k | £135k | £240k | £549k |
| Cash from operations | £61.7k | −£40.7k | −£427k | −£700k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £53.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲23%
- Now £3.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲56%
- Now £1.3m
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 12
- Deferred income
- ▲129%
- Now £549k
- Fixed assets
- ▼38%
- Now £1.1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Portcullis Financial Planning LimitedRev. £630k · Profit £99.4k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £640k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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