The F.a. Bartlett Tree Expert Company Limited
Registered name: THE F.A. BARTLETT TREE EXPERT COMPANY LIMITED
The F.a. Bartlett Tree Expert Company Limited made £10.4m revenue and a £754k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
The F.a. Bartlett Tree Expert Company Limited’s revenue grew 16% to £10.4m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £754k and 135 employees. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in Altrincham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Altrincham, North 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £9m | £10.4m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £5m | £5.7m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £4m | £4.7m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£868k | −£754k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£868k | −£754k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£868k | −£754k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £6.3m | £7.2m |
| Employees (average) | 123 | 125 | 127 | 135 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −9.7% | −7.3% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 44.2% | 45.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £70.5k | £76.9k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£6.8k | −£5.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲15.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲1.6% | ▲1.6% | ▲6.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.1m | £888k | £491k | £578k |
| Net assets | −£174k | −£373k | −£1.2m | −£2m |
| Fixed assets | £1.2m | £1.4m | £3.4m | £3.3m |
| Current assets | £2.7m | £2.9m | £2.2m | £5.1m |
| Debtors | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.4m |
| Deferred income | — | — | £454k | £571k |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£2.2m | −£799k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −7.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 45.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £76.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£5.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 31.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 5.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 13.3%
- 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 −£2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲18%
- Now £578k
- Headcount
- ▲6%
- Now 135
- Deferred income
- ▲26%
- Now £571k
- Fixed assets
- ▼4%
- Now £3.3m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£754k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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