Bristol Spirits Limited
Registered name: BRISTOL SPIRITS LIMITED
Bristol Spirits Limited made £394k revenue and a £163k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Bristol Spirits Limited’s revenue fell 17% to £394k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £163k and 0 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of fruit and vegetable juices, mineral water and soft drinks” and is based in Bristol; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 33 yrs · since 1993
- 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 | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £474k | £394k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £295k | £269k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £179k | £125k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£142k | −£162k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£142k | −£163k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£142k | −£163k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£142k | −£163k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £289k | £263k |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −29.9% | −41.2% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 37.7% | 31.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £94.8k | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£28.4k | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼16.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▼100% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | — | £3.3k | £3.8k |
| Net assets | £1.6m | £1.6m | £1.5m | £1.3m |
| Fixed assets | £9.7k | £10.8k | £10k | £9.3k |
| Current assets | £2.1m | £1.7m | £1.5m | £1.5m |
| Debtors | — | — | £45.9k | £91.3k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −41.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 31.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 23.2%
- 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
- ▼11%
- Now £1.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▲16%
- Now £3.8k
- Headcount
- ▼100%
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼7%
- Now £9.3k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit −£163k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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