Allan Brothers Limited
Registered name: ALLAN BROTHERS LIMITED
Part of Inwido Ab groupAllan Brothers Limited made £8.4m revenue and a £671k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Allan Brothers Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £8.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £671k and 84 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other products of wood; manufacture of articles of cork, straw and plaiting materials” and is based in Berwick-Upon-Tweed; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Scotland
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £8.3m | £9.5m | £8.6m | £8.4m |
| Cost of sales | £5.8m | £6.3m | £5.6m | £5.5m |
| Gross profit | £2.4m | £3.2m | £3m | £2.9m |
| Operating profit | £101k | £528k | £158k | −£435k |
| Profit before tax | −£56.3k | £392k | −£70.2k | −£671k |
| Profit after tax | −£27.3k | £392k | −£70.2k | −£671k |
| Profit (best available) | −£27.3k | £392k | −£70.2k | −£671k |
| Staff costs | £2.5m | £2.7m | £2.9m | £3m |
| Employees (average) | 83 | 91 | 87 | 84 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −0.3% | 4.1% | −0.8% | −8% |
| Gross margin | 29.4% | 33.6% | 34.7% | 34.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £99.7k | £105k | £98.6k | £99.6k |
| Profit per employee | −£329 | £4.3k | −£807 | −£8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲15.2% | ▼10% | ▼2.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼117.9% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.6% | ▼4.4% | ▼3.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £86 | £1.2k | £1.3k | £341 |
| Net assets | £824k | £1.2m | £1.1m | £475k |
| Fixed assets | £2.9m | £3.3m | £4.7m | £4.7m |
| Current assets | £2.5m | £2.1m | £2.3m | £3.2m |
| Debtors | £1.2m | £991k | £909k | £863k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 34.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £99.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 55.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.3%
- 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
- ▼59%
- Now £475k
- Cash at bank
- ▼74%
- Now £341
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 84
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £4.7m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Inwido Ab (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Inwido UK Limited75–100%
- Allan Brothers Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (8)
- CWG Choices LimitedRev. £17.5m · Profit −£629k
- Jack Brunsdon & Son LimitedRev. £2.2m · Profit −£1.2m
- Dekko Group LimitedRev. — · Profit £0
- Fast Frame (Europe) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Fastframe UK LtdFigures not disclosed
- Sidey Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Vale Street Holdings LimitedRev. — · Profit £126k
- Victorian House Window Group LtdRev. — · Profit £735k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£671k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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