Britannia Bureau Ltd
Registered name: BRITANNIA BUREAU LTD
Britannia Bureau Ltd made £6.9m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Britannia Bureau Ltd’s revenue fell 2% to £6.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £1.6m profit and 52 employees. The company is classified under “other transportation support activities” and is based in Felixstowe; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Felixstowe, East of England
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2009
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7m | £6.9m |
| Cost of sales | £2.3m | £2.4m |
| Gross profit | £4.7m | £4.5m |
| Operating profit | £1.7m | £2m |
| Profit before tax | £1.9m | £2.2m |
| Profit after tax | £1.4m | £1.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.4m | £1.6m |
| Employees (average) | 69 | 52 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 20.5% | 24% |
| Gross margin | 67.3% | 65.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £102k | £132k |
| Profit per employee | £21k | £31.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼2.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲13.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼24.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £1.3m | £108k |
| Net assets | £5.2m | £6.9m |
| Fixed assets | £49.6k | £191k |
| Current assets | £6.1m | £8.6m |
| Debtors | £1.3m | £1.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 24%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 65.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £132k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £31.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 20.8%
- 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
- ▲32%
- Now £6.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼92%
- Now £108k
- Headcount
- ▼25%
- Now 52
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲285%
- Now £191k
Group structure
Minority corporate shareholders
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 2024 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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