How much does Barretts of Aspley Limited make?

Barretts of Aspley Limited reported revenue of £9.1m and a loss of £1.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Barretts of Aspley Limited have?

Barretts of Aspley Limited reported an average of 56 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Barretts of Aspley Limited profitable?

No — Barretts of Aspley Limited reported a loss of £1.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 02575515 · Incorporated 21 Jan 1991

Barretts of Aspley Limited

Registered name: BARRETTS OF ASPLEY LIMITED

Part of Boa Holdings Limited group

Barretts of Aspley Limited made £9.1m revenue and a £1.1m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Barretts of Aspley Limited’s revenue fell 28% to £9.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £1.1m and 56 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel” and is based in Northampton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 24200Manufacture of tubes, pipes, hollow profiles and related fittings, of steel SIC 25110Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Status: Liquidation
Location: Northampton, East Midlands
Age: 35 yrs · since 1991
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

Revenue

£9.1m

Growth ▼27.7%

Profit

−£1.1m

Growth —

Profit margin

−12.4%

Gross 9.2%

Employees

Change ▼16.4%

Profit / employee

−£20.2k

Revenue/employee £163k

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)	£11.2m	£13.7m	£12.6m	£9.1m
Cost of sales	£10.8m	£12m	£10.5m	£8.3m
Gross profit	£364k	£1.8m	£2.1m	£833k
Operating profit	−£1.8m	−£310k	−£142k	−£1.1m
Profit before tax	−£1.8m	−£310k	−£141k	−£1.1m
Profit after tax	−£1.7m	£12.6k	−£141k	−£1.1m
Profit (best available)	−£1.7m	£12.6k	−£141k	−£1.1m
Staff costs	£3.2m	£3.3m	£3.3m	£2.4m
Employees (average)	73	66	67	56
Ratios
Profit margin	−15.5%	0.1%	−1.1%	−12.4%
Gross margin	3.3%	12.8%	16.8%	9.2%
Revenue per employee	£153k	£208k	£188k	£163k
Profit per employee	−£23.8k	£190	−£2.1k	−£20.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲22.7%	▼8.3%	▼27.7%
Profit growth	—	—	▼1223%	—
Headcount growth	—	▼9.6%	▲1.5%	▼16.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£393k	£81.3k	£301k	£320k
Net assets	£2.5m	£2.5m	£2.3m	£1.2m
Current assets	£4.6m	£4.5m	£5.5m	£2.9m
Debtors	£414k	£600k	£1.8m	£12.2k
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: −12.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 9.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £163k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£20.2k; 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: 0.1%; 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: ▼49%; Now £1.2m
Cash at bank: ▲6%; Now £320k
Headcount: ▼16%; Now 56
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Boa Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Barretts of Aspley Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (3)

Boa Plant LimitedRev. £1.2m · Profit £6.9k
North Common Property Holdings LimitedRev. £1m · Profit £414k
Boa Asset Services 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 −£1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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