How much does John Bean Technologies Limited make?

John Bean Technologies Limited reported revenue of £25.9m and a loss of £225k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does John Bean Technologies Limited have?

John Bean Technologies Limited reported an average of 153 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is John Bean Technologies Limited profitable?

No — John Bean Technologies Limited reported a loss of £225k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 06512478 · Incorporated 25 Feb 2008

John Bean Technologies Limited

Registered name: JOHN BEAN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED

Part of John Bean Technologies Corporation group

John Bean Technologies Limited made £25.9m revenue and a £225k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

John Bean Technologies Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £25.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £225k and 153 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of lifting and handling equipment” and is based in Cardiff; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 28220Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment SIC 28930Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing SIC 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Status: Active
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Age: 18 yrs · since 2008
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: “The immediate parent company is John Bean Technologies BV, a company registered in the Netherlands, and the ultimate parent company is John Bean Technologies Corporation, a company registered in the U”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Revenue

£25.9m

Growth ▼2.1%

Profit

−£225k

Growth ▼214.9%

Profit margin

−0.9%

Gross 23.3%

Employees

153

Change ▲3.4%

Profit / employee

−£1.5k

Revenue/employee £169k

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.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£26.5m	£25.9m
Cost of sales	£20m	£19.9m
Gross profit	£6.5m	£6m
Operating profit	£1.2m	£915k
Profit before tax	£356k	−£238k
Profit after tax	£196k	−£225k
Profit (best available)	£196k	−£225k
Staff costs	£8.3m	£6.3m
Employees (average)	148	153
Ratios
Profit margin	0.7%	−0.9%
Gross margin	24.6%	23.3%
Revenue per employee	£179k	£169k
Profit per employee	£1.3k	−£1.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼2.1%
Profit growth	—	▼214.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲3.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£14.5k	£0
Net assets	£8.2m	£8m
Fixed assets	£5.4m	£4.6m
Current assets	£10.1m	£12.5m
Debtors	£1.2m	£2.1m
Deferred income	£1m	£1.1m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 23.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £169k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 17.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 7.9%; 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: ▼3%; Now £8m
Cash at bank: ▼100%; Now £0
Headcount: ▲3%; Now 153
Deferred income: ▲6%; Now £1.1m
Fixed assets: ▼15%; Now £4.6m

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

John Bean Technologies Corporation (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
John Bean Technologies Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Formova Distribution UK LtdFigures 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 Dec 2024 (profit −£225k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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