D.R Barnes & Sons Ltd
Registered name: D.R BARNES & SONS LTD
D.R Barnes & Sons Ltd made £64.9k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
D.R Barnes & Sons Ltd reported £64.9k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, down 70% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 3 employees. The company is classified under “construction of utility projects for fluids” and is based in Essex; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Essex, East of England
- Age
- 26 yrs · since 2000
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £217k | £64.9k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £217k | £64.9k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £72.3k | £21.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼70% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼100% | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £519k | £421k | £338k | £28.8k |
| Net assets | £447k | £398k | £277k | £98.6k |
| Fixed assets | £14k | £11.7k | £9.4k | £7.2k |
| Current assets | £588k | £488k | £365k | £148k |
| Debtors | £57.1k | £61.6k | £22.4k | £22.4k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £21.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▼64%
- Now £98.6k
- Cash at bank
- ▼91%
- Now £28.8k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼24%
- Now £7.2k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £64.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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