Brian Etherington Meat Company Limited
Registered name: BRIAN ETHERINGTON MEAT COMPANY LIMITED
Brian Etherington Meat Company Limited made £14.1m revenue and £379k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Brian Etherington Meat Company Limited’s revenue was £14.1m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £379k profit and 87 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of meat and meat products” and is based in Redruth; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Redruth, South West
- Age
- 33 yrs · since 1992
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 28 Feb 2022 | 28 Feb 2023 | 29 Feb 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £11.2m | £14.1m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £7.5m | £9.6m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £3.7m | £4.6m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £471k | £513k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £350k | £379k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £350k | £379k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £2.1m | £2.8m |
| Employees (average) | 77 | 78 | 79 | 87 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 3.1% | 2.7% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 32.7% | 32.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £142k | £162k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £4.4k | £4.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Headcount growth | — | ▲1.3% | ▲1.3% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £471k | £152k | £53.7k | £34.7k |
| Net assets | £2.5m | £2.6m | £2.7m | £2.7m |
| Fixed assets | £2.5m | £2.4m | £2.4m | £2.5m |
| Current assets | £2.1m | £1.8m | £2m | £2.2m |
| Debtors | £755k | £548k | £884k | £1m |
| Deferred income | — | — | £14.1k | £200k |
| Cash from operations | — | — | £630k | £805k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 32.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £162k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 17.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.3%
- 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
- —
- Now £2.7m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £34.7k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 87
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £200k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £2.5m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £379k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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