BB Catering Supplies Ltd
Registered name: BB CATERING SUPPLIES LTD
BB Catering Supplies Ltd made £18.4m revenue and £210k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
BB Catering Supplies Ltd’s revenue grew 11% to £18.4m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £210k profit and 45 employees. The company is classified under “development of building projects” and is based in Blackburn; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Blackburn, North West
- 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 | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £13.2m | £15.6m | £16.5m | £18.4m |
| Cost of sales | £11.9m | £13.9m | £13.9m | £15.9m |
| Gross profit | £1.3m | £1.7m | £2.7m | £2.5m |
| Operating profit | £395k | £443k | £548k | £293k |
| Profit before tax | £395k | £443k | £551k | £300k |
| Profit after tax | £377k | £356k | £635k | £210k |
| Profit (best available) | £377k | £356k | £635k | £210k |
| Employees (average) | 46 | 45 | 49 | 45 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 1.1% |
| Gross margin | 10% | 10.9% | 16.2% | 13.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £288k | £346k | £338k | £408k |
| Profit per employee | £8.2k | £7.9k | £13k | £4.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲17.4% | ▲6.3% | ▲11% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼5.6% | ▲78.3% | ▼67% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2.2% | ▲8.9% | ▼8.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £63.5k | £186k | £83.2k | £45.6k |
| Net assets | £735k | £1.1m | £1.7m | £1.9m |
| Fixed assets | £163k | £263k | £483k | £476k |
| Current assets | £2.7m | £2.8m | £3.6m | £4.1m |
| Debtors | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.8m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 13.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £408k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 9.6%
- 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
- ▲12%
- Now £1.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼45%
- Now £45.6k
- Headcount
- ▼8%
- Now 45
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £476k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £210k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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