How much does BDB Design Build Limited make?

BDB Design Build Limited reported revenue of £30.9m and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does BDB Design Build Limited have?

BDB Design Build Limited reported an average of 26 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is BDB Design Build Limited profitable?

Yes — BDB Design Build Limited reported a profit of £1.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 02923491 · Incorporated 27 Apr 1994

BDB Design Build Limited

Registered name: BDB DESIGN BUILD LIMITED

Part of BDB Eot Trustee Limited group

BDB Design Build Limited made £30.9m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

BDB Design Build Limited’s revenue fell 22% to £30.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.6m profit and 26 employees. The company is classified under “construction of commercial buildings” and is based in Sheffield; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 41201Construction of commercial buildings

Status: Active
Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 32 yrs · since 1994
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 immediate parent company is BDB Design Build Holdings Limited, by virtue of its 100% shareholding in the company. BDB Design Build Holdings Limited prepares consolidated accounts which include the”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£30.9m

Growth ▼22.1%

Profit

£1.6m

Growth ▲5.7%

Profit margin

Gross 11.9%

Employees

Change ▼3.7%

Profit / employee

£59.9k

Revenue/employee £1.2m

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£27.9m	£54.4m	£39.7m	£30.9m
Cost of sales	£26.5m	£52.1m	£36.6m	£27.2m
Gross profit	£1.4m	£2.2m	£3.1m	£3.7m
Operating profit	£201k	£677k	£1.6m	£1.9m
Profit before tax	£212k	£837k	£2m	£2.1m
Profit after tax	£552k	£664k	£1.5m	£1.6m
Profit (best available)	£552k	£664k	£1.5m	£1.6m
Staff costs	£1.4m	£1.9m	£2.3m	£2.3m
Employees (average)	24	26	27	26
Ratios
Profit margin	2%	1.2%	3.7%	5%
Gross margin	5%	4.1%	7.8%	11.9%
Revenue per employee	£1.2m	£2.1m	£1.5m	£1.2m
Profit per employee	£23k	£25.5k	£54.6k	£59.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲94.8%	▼27%	▼22.1%
Profit growth	—	▲20.3%	▲122%	▲5.7%
Headcount growth	—	▲8.3%	▲3.9%	▼3.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£4.5m	£10m	£5.6m	£4.2m
Net assets	£3.1m	£3.8m	£3.5m	£3.1m
Fixed assets	£663k	£1.4m	£764k	£717k
Current assets	£10.2m	£16.3m	£14.3m	£8.4m
Debtors	£4.3m	£4.6m	£5.5m	£2.2m
Deferred income	£481k	£798k	£1m	£909k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 11.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £1.2m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £59.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 7.2%; 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: ▼13%; Now £3.1m
Cash at bank: ▼25%; Now £4.2m
Headcount: ▼4%; Now 26
Deferred income: ▼13%; Now £909k
Fixed assets: ▼6%; Now £717k

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

BDB Eot Trustee Limitedultimate parent75–100%
BDB Design Build Holdings Limited75–100%
BDB Design Build Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

K.R.P. Property Holdings 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 Mar 2025 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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