Bison Global Limited
Registered name: BISON GLOBAL LIMITED
Bison Global Limited made £12.8m revenue and a £848k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Bison Global Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £12.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £848k and 48 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machinery” and is based in Southampton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Southampton, South East
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2013
- 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 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £12.4m | £12.8m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £9.5m | £9.2m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £2.9m | £3.6m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £812k | £1.4m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £747k | £1.4m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £302k | −£848k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £302k | −£848k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £1.8m | £2m |
| Employees (average) | 32 | 2 | 0 | 48 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 2.4% | −6.6% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 23.2% | 28.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £266k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | −£17.7k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | 137.6% | 111.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲3.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼381.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼100% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £30.6k | £3.8k | £6 | £6 |
| Net assets | £1.5m | £1.4m | £1.4m | £223k |
| Fixed assets | £672k | £663k | £650k | £785k |
| Current assets | £1.5m | £2.4m | £1.4m | £477k |
| Debtors | £1.5m | £2.4m | £1.4m | £477k |
| Cash from operations | — | — | £1.1m | £1.6m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −6.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 28.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £266k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£17.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 111.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 6.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.7%
- 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
- ▼84%
- Now £223k
- Cash at bank
- 0%
- Now £6
- Headcount
- —
- Now 48
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲21%
- Now £785k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Bison Industrial LimitedRev. £12.8m · Profit £2.2m
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 2025 (profit −£848k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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