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Company No. 08474525 · Incorporated 5 Apr 2013

Bird & Blend Tea Ltd.

Registered name: BIRD & BLEND TEA LTD.

Bird & Blend Tea Ltd. made £18.5m revenue and £314k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2026.

Bird & Blend Tea Ltd.’s revenue grew 29% to £18.5m in the year to 30 Apr 2026, with £314k profit and 283 employees. The company is classified under “tea processing” and is based in Worthing; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10831Tea processing
Status
Active
Location
Worthing, South East
Age
13 yrs · since 2013
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2026

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£18.5m
Growth ▲29.4%
Profit
£314k
Growth ▲13.8%
Profit margin
1.7%
Gross 71%
Employees
283
Change ▲30.4%
Profit / employee
£1.1k
Revenue/employee £65.5k
Profitable streak
3yrs
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 to30 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 202530 Apr 2026
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£10.3m£14.3m£18.5m
Cost of sales—£3.1m£4.3m£5.4m
Gross profit—£7.1m£10.1m£13.2m
Operating profit—£61.5k£324k£502k
Profit before tax—£19.7k£276k£426k
Profit after tax—£114k£276k£314k
Profit (best available)—£114k£276k£314k
Staff costs—£4m£5.4m£7.4m
Employees (average)154177217283
Ratios
Profit margin—1.1%1.9%1.7%
Gross margin—69.5%70.2%71%
Revenue per employee—£58k£66k£65.5k
Profit per employee—£646£1.3k£1.1k
Cash conversion—−466.8%−149.8%−130.4%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲39.5%▲29.4%
Profit growth——▲141.5%▲13.8%
Headcount growth—▲14.9%▲22.6%▲30.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£384k£287k£278k£349k
Net assets£732k£846k£1.1m£1.4m
Fixed assets£390k£548k£1.1m£1.5m
Current assets£1.4m£1.6m£2.6m£3.2m
Debtors£11.7k£96.2k£19.3k£35k
Deferred income£108k£167k——
Cash from operations—−£287k−£485k−£655k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
71%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£65.5k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£1.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−130.4%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
8.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.2%
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
▲28%
Now £1.4m
Cash at bank
▲25%
Now £349k
Headcount
▲30%
Now 283
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲41%
Now £1.5m
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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2026 (profit £314k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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