How much does Blue Bay Building Products Limited make?

Blue Bay Building Products Limited reported revenue of £18.4m and £1.1m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Blue Bay Building Products Limited have?

Blue Bay Building Products Limited reported an average of 46 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Is Blue Bay Building Products Limited profitable?

Yes — Blue Bay Building Products Limited reported a profit of £1.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Company No. 04631406 · Incorporated 8 Jan 2003

Blue Bay Building Products Limited

Registered name: BLUE BAY BUILDING PRODUCTS LIMITED

Part of Wolseley Investments Limited group

Blue Bay Building Products Limited made £18.4m revenue and £1.1m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2024.

Blue Bay Building Products Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £18.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2024, with £1.1m profit and 46 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials” and is based in Warwick; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46130Agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials

Status: Active
Location: Warwick, West Midlands
Age: 23 yrs · since 2003
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2024

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with lessCash flow filed

Revenue

£18.4m

Growth ▲4.5%

Profit

£1.1m

Growth ▼6.2%

Profit margin

6.1%

Gross 29.1%

Employees

Change ▼6.1%

Profit / employee

£24.4k

Revenue/employee £400k

Profitable streak

3yrs

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 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£15.9m	£17.6m	£18.4m
Cost of sales	£11.4m	£12.7m	£13m
Gross profit	£4.4m	£4.9m	£5.4m
Profit before tax	£1.3m	£1.5m	£1.5m
Profit after tax	£1.1m	£1.2m	£1.1m
Profit (best available)	£1.1m	£1.2m	£1.1m
Staff costs	£1.4m	£1.6m	£1.6m
Employees (average)	47	49	46
Ratios
Profit margin	6.8%	6.8%	6.1%
Gross margin	27.9%	27.6%	29.1%
Revenue per employee	£337k	£359k	£400k
Profit per employee	£22.8k	£24.4k	£24.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲11%	▲4.5%
Profit growth	—	▲11.8%	▼6.2%
Headcount growth	—	▲4.3%	▼6.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£484k	£1.4m	£2.2m
Net assets	£2.2m	£2.9m	£3.6m
Fixed assets	£439k	£460k	£448k
Current assets	£5.4m	£7m	£7.4m
Debtors	£3m	£3.3m	£3m
Cash from operations	£1.4m	£1.6m	£1.6m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 6.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 29.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £400k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £24.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 16.4%; 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: ▲23%; Now £3.6m
Cash at bank: ▲57%; Now £2.2m
Headcount: ▼6%; Now 46
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼3%; Now £448k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Wolseley Investments Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Wolseley Group Holdings Limited75–100%
Wolseley Group Limited75–100%
Wolseley UK Limited75–100%
Blue Bay Building Products Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (12)

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William Wilson Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
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Wolseley UK Finance 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 2024 (profit £1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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