How much does James Briggs Limited make?

James Briggs Limited reported revenue of £72.5m and £407k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does James Briggs Limited have?

James Briggs Limited reported an average of 271 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is James Briggs Limited profitable?

Yes — James Briggs Limited reported a profit of £407k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 08435139 · Incorporated 7 Mar 2013

James Briggs Limited

Registered name: JAMES BRIGGS LIMITED

Part of Tetrosyl Group Limited group

James Briggs Limited made £72.5m revenue and £407k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

James Briggs Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £72.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £407k profit and 271 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other chemical products” and is based in Oldham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 20590Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Oldham, North West
Age: 13 yrs · since 2013
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 Company's immediate parent undertaking is James Briggs (Holdings) Limited, a company registered in England and Wales. The Company's ultimate parent undertaking is Tetrosyl Group Limited, a company”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£72.5m

Growth ▼2.2%

Profit

£407k

Growth ▼80.8%

Profit margin

0.6%

Gross 12.6%

Employees

271

Change ▼1.1%

Profit / employee

£1.5k

Revenue/employee £268k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£78.8m	£70.7m	£74.2m	£72.5m
Cost of sales	£66.1m	£60.9m	£61.9m	£63.4m
Gross profit	£12.7m	£9.8m	£12.3m	£9.2m
Operating profit	£2.1m	£1.6m	£2.7m	£1.7m
Profit before tax	£1.8m	£1.4m	£2.3m	£650k
Profit after tax	£2.4m	£1.5m	£2.1m	£407k
Profit (best available)	£2.4m	£1.5m	£2.1m	£407k
Staff costs	£8.4m	£8.3m	£8.7m	£9m
Employees (average)	304	291	274	271
Ratios
Profit margin	3.1%	2.1%	2.9%	0.6%
Gross margin	16.1%	13.8%	16.6%	12.6%
Revenue per employee	£259k	£243k	£271k	£268k
Profit per employee	£8k	£5k	£7.7k	£1.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼10.3%	▲5%	▼2.2%
Profit growth	—	▼40.4%	▲45.4%	▼80.8%
Headcount growth	—	▼4.3%	▼5.8%	▼1.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£530k	£3.6m	£4.7m	£2.5m
Net assets	£7.8m	£9.3m	£11.4m	£11.8m
Fixed assets	£5m	£4.3m	£4.1m	£3.7m
Current assets	£38.4m	£29.7m	£32.6m	£30.3m
Debtors	£12.6m	£11.2m	£8.2m	£6.5m
Deferred income	£1.3m	£723k	£358k	£415k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 12.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £268k; 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: 5.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 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: ▲4%; Now £11.8m
Cash at bank: ▼47%; Now £2.5m
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 271
Deferred income: ▲16%; Now £415k
Fixed assets: ▼9%; Now £3.7m

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

Tetrosyl Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
James Briggs (Holdings) Limited75–100%
James Briggs Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

James Briggs (Hygiene) LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

James Briggs (IP) LimitedRev. — · Profit £0

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 2025 (profit £407k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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