John Sheppard Butchers Limited
Registered name: JOHN SHEPPARD BUTCHERS LIMITED
Part of JSB Companies Limited groupJohn Sheppard Butchers Limited made £25.3m revenue and £441k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
John Sheppard Butchers Limited’s revenue grew 32% to £25.3m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £441k profit and 111 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of meat and meat products” and is based in Bristol; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £16.5m | £18.2m | £19.2m | £25.3m |
| Cost of sales | £13.3m | £14.9m | £15.5m | £20.7m |
| Gross profit | £3.3m | £3.3m | £3.7m | £4.6m |
| Operating profit | £378k | £389k | £707k | £837k |
| Profit before tax | £292k | £202k | £470k | £585k |
| Profit after tax | £255k | £164k | £353k | £441k |
| Profit (best available) | £255k | £164k | £353k | £441k |
| Staff costs | £2.7m | £2.8m | £2.9m | £3.2m |
| Employees (average) | 108 | 109 | 106 | 111 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.5% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 1.7% |
| Gross margin | 19.7% | 18.3% | 19.3% | 18.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £153k | £167k | £181k | £228k |
| Profit per employee | £2.4k | £1.5k | £3.3k | £4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10.3% | ▲5.5% | ▲31.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼35.8% | ▲115.5% | ▲24.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲0.9% | ▼2.8% | ▲4.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £68.2k | £35.9k | £43.1k | £41k |
| Net assets | £1.1m | £1.1m | £1.4m | £1.8m |
| Fixed assets | £107k | £89.7k | £212k | £170k |
| Current assets | £6.7m | £6.9m | £8m | £8.7m |
| Debtors | £3.3m | £3.2m | £4.2m | £4.5m |
| Deferred income | £607k | £423k | £908k | £1.2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 18.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £228k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 4.8%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 18%
- 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
- ▲29%
- Now £1.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼5%
- Now £41k
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 111
- Deferred income
- ▲33%
- Now £1.2m
- Fixed assets
- ▼20%
- Now £170k
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
- JSB Companies Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- John Sheppard Butchers Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Bristolian Properties LimitedRev. — · Profit £129k
- John Sheppard Direct 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 30 Jun 2025 (profit £441k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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