How much does B & W Plant Hire and Sales Limited make?

B & W Plant Hire and Sales Limited reported revenue of £14.5m and a loss of £419k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does B & W Plant Hire and Sales Limited have?

B & W Plant Hire and Sales Limited reported an average of 62 employees in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Is B & W Plant Hire and Sales Limited profitable?

No — B & W Plant Hire and Sales Limited reported a loss of £419k in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Company No. 04086465 · Incorporated 9 Oct 2000

B & W Plant Hire and Sales Limited

Registered name: B & W PLANT HIRE AND SALES LIMITED

Part of Brandy House Holdings Limited group

B & W Plant Hire and Sales Limited made £14.5m revenue and a £419k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025. read from filing text

B & W Plant Hire and Sales Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £14.5m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £419k and 62 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Blackburn; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade

Status: Active
Location: Blackburn, North West
Age: 26 yrs · since 2000
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: “Prior to 14 January 2025, the company's immediate parent company was B&W Plant Group Limited, the ultimate parent company was PRF Group Limited (previously known as Fox Brothers Group Limited), a comp”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£14.5m

Growth ▼5.3%

Profit

−£419k

Growth —

Profit margin

−2.9%

Gross 43.1%

Employees

Change ▼3.1%

Profit / employee

−£6.8k

Revenue/employee £234k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Aug 2023	31 Aug 2024	31 Aug 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£18.1m	£15.3m	£14.5m
Cost of sales	£10.6m	£9.3m	£8.3m
Gross profit	£7.5m	£6m	£6.3m
Operating profit	£2m	£631k	£1.3m
Profit before tax	£729k	−£1.3m	−£670k
Profit after tax	£597k	−£989k	−£419k
Profit (best available)	£597k	−£989k	−£419k
Staff costs	£3.3m	£3.2m	£2.9m
Employees (average)	73	64	62
Ratios
Profit margin	3.3%	−6.5%	−2.9%
Gross margin	41.5%	39.3%	43.1%
Revenue per employee	£248k	£240k	£234k
Profit per employee	£8.2k	−£15.4k	−£6.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼15.4%	▼5.3%
Profit growth	—	▼265.5%	—
Headcount growth	—	▼12.3%	▼3.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£57.5k	£64.9k	£418k
Net assets	£16.5m	£15.5m	£8.3m
Fixed assets	£37.2m	£30.9m	£29.8m
Current assets	£11.8m	£10.9m	£4.7m
Debtors	£4.3m	£3.6m	£3.9m
Deferred income	£389k	£152k	£78.3k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −2.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 43.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £234k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£6.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 205.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 27.2%; 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: ▼47%; Now £8.3m
Cash at bank: ▲543%; Now £418k
Headcount: ▼3%; Now 62
Deferred income: ▼49%; Now £78.3k
Fixed assets: ▼3%; Now £29.8m

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

Brandy House Holdings Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
B & W Plant Group Ltd75–100%
B & W Plant Hire and Sales Limitedthis company

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

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 Aug 2025 (profit −£419k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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