West Berkshire Funeral Directors Limited
Registered name: WEST BERKSHIRE FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED
West Berkshire Funeral Directors Limited made £827k revenue and £22.2k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025.
West Berkshire Funeral Directors Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £827k in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £22.2k profit and 14 employees. The company is classified under “funeral and related activities” and is based in Newbury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newbury, South East
- 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 | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £784k | £827k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £414k | £428k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £370k | £400k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £7.8k | £23k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £7.8k | £23k |
| Profit after tax | −£18.4k | −£29.9k | £7.8k | £22.2k |
| Profit (best available) | −£18.4k | −£29.9k | £7.8k | £22.2k |
| Employees (average) | 12 | 15 | 20 | 14 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 1% | 2.7% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 47.2% | 48.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £39.2k | £59.1k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.5k | −£2k | £388 | £1.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲5.6% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲186% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲25% | ▲33.3% | ▼30% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £25.9k | £29.4k | £44.7k | £58.8k |
| Net assets | £81k | £51.1k | £58.9k | £81.1k |
| Fixed assets | £29.6k | £23.2k | £17.5k | £12.5k |
| Current assets | £67.9k | £52.4k | £71.1k | £91.7k |
| Debtors | £37k | £18k | £21.4k | £27.8k |
| Deferred income | — | — | £1.9k | £1.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 48.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £59.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.4%
- 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
- ▲38%
- Now £81.1k
- Cash at bank
- ▲32%
- Now £58.8k
- Headcount
- ▼30%
- Now 14
- Deferred income
- 0%
- Now £1.9k
- Fixed assets
- ▼29%
- Now £12.5k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit £22.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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