How much does D.B. Foods Limited make?

D.B. Foods Limited reported revenue of £203m and £2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does D.B. Foods Limited have?

D.B. Foods Limited reported an average of 230 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is D.B. Foods Limited profitable?

Yes — D.B. Foods Limited reported a profit of £2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 02686681 · Incorporated 12 Feb 1992

D.B. Foods Limited

Registered name: D.B. FOODS LIMITED

Part of Paramount Food Group Limited group

D.B. Foods Limited made £203m revenue and £2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

D.B. Foods Limited’s revenue was £203m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2m profit and 230 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of meat and meat products” and is based in Poole; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46320Wholesale of meat and meat products

Status: Active
Location: Poole, South West
Age: 34 yrs · since 1992
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. From the filing: “The ultimate parent undertaking is considered to be Paramount Food Group Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£203m

Growth —

Profit

£2m

Growth —

Profit margin

Gross 10.8%

Employees

230

Change —

Profit / employee

£8.7k

Revenue/employee £882k

Profitable streak

1yr

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	28 Jun 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£117m	£203m
Cost of sales	£103m	£181m
Gross profit	£14.1m	£21.9m
Operating profit	−£309k	£3.2m
Profit before tax	−£494k	£1.9m
Profit after tax	−£609k	£2m
Profit (best available)	−£609k	£2m
Staff costs	£9.2m	£16.7m
Employees (average)	198	230
Ratios
Profit margin	−0.5%	1%
Gross margin	12.1%	10.8%
Revenue per employee	£590k	£882k
Profit per employee	−£3.1k	£8.7k
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£677k	£137k
Net assets	£2.9m	£5m
Fixed assets	£1.7m	£1.8m
Current assets	£26.9m	£29.7m
Debtors	£10.1m	£13m
Deferred income	£788k	£722k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 10.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £882k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £8.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 6.4%; 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: —; Now £5m
Cash at bank: —; Now £137k
Headcount: —; Now 230
Deferred income: —; Now £722k
Fixed assets: —; Now £1.8m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Paramount Food Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
The DB Food Group Limited75–100%
D B Foods (Holdings) Limited75–100%
D.B. Foods Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (4)

M&W Meats (South West) LtdFigures not disclosed
Tadmarton Products LimitedFigures not disclosed
Tropics Cargo UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
Vantage Foods 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 Dec 2025 (profit £2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026

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