John Baylis Limited.
Registered name: JOHN BAYLIS LIMITED.
Part of Baylis Trustee Company Limited groupJohn Baylis Limited. made £7.5m revenue and £4.9m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
John Baylis Limited.’s revenue fell 10% to £7.5m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £4.9m profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “other letting and operating of own or leased real estate” and is based in Bristol; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 31 yrs · since 1994
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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) | £8.6m | £7.6m | £8.3m | £7.5m |
| Cost of sales | £2.7m | £4m | £4.1m | £3.6m |
| Gross profit | £5.9m | £3.7m | £4.3m | £3.9m |
| Operating profit | £5.3m | £3.3m | £9.2m | £6.9m |
| Profit before tax | £5m | £2.9m | £8.9m | £6.5m |
| Profit after tax | £4.1m | £2.3m | £6.7m | £4.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £4.1m | £2.3m | £6.7m | £4.9m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 47.3% | 29.8% | 79.9% | 65.7% |
| Gross margin | 68.2% | 48% | 51.1% | 52.5% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼11.9% | ▲9.6% | ▼10.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼44.4% | ▲193.7% | ▼26.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £45.4m | £47.7m | £54.4m | £59.3m |
| Fixed assets | — | £42.1m | £47.4m | £50.8m |
| Current assets | — | £13.3m | £18.3m | £13.1m |
| Debtors | £2m | £1.5m | £1.3m | £2.3m |
| Deferred income | £68.9k | £30.2k | £45k | £5k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 65.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 52.5%
- 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
- 677.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 30.4%
- 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
- ▲9%
- Now £59.3m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- ▼89%
- Now £5k
- Fixed assets
- ▲7%
- Now £50.8m
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
- Baylis Trustee Company Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- J.t.baylis & Company Limited75–100%
- John Baylis Limited.this company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- John Baylis Leisure LimitedRev. £1.1m · Profit £1m
- Baylis Ventures LimitedRev. £923k · Profit £631k
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 £4.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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