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Company No. 08615712 · Incorporated 18 Jul 2013

Bott and Co Solicitors Ltd

Registered name: BOTT AND CO SOLICITORS LTD

Part of Bott and Co Eot Limited group

Bott and Co Solicitors Ltd made £16.3m revenue and £3.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Bott and Co Solicitors Ltd’s revenue grew 28% to £16.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £3.9m profit and 123 employees. The company is classified under “solicitors” and is based in Wilmslow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 69102Solicitors
Status
Active
Location
Wilmslow, 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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£16.3m
Growth ▲27.5%
Profit
£3.9m
Growth ▲54%
Profit margin
23.8%
Gross 48.2%
Employees
123
Change ▲2.5%
Profit / employee
£31.6k
Revenue/employee £133k
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 to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£9.6m£9.3m£12.8m£16.3m
Cost of sales£6.9m£6.1m£7.3m£8.5m
Gross profit£2.6m£3.3m£5.5m£7.9m
Operating profit£869k£1.5m£3.3m£5.1m
Profit before tax£833k£1.5m£3.4m£5.2m
Profit after tax£650k£1.2m£2.5m£3.9m
Profit (best available)£650k£1.2m£2.5m£3.9m
Staff costs£4.8m£4.1m£4.8m£5.3m
Employees (average)127114120123
Ratios
Profit margin6.8%12.4%19.7%23.8%
Gross margin27.5%34.9%42.9%48.2%
Revenue per employee£75.2k£81.8k£107k£133k
Profit per employee£5.1k£10.1k£21.1k£31.6k
Cash conversion174%−57.1%−75%−88%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼2.4%▲37.3%▲27.5%
Profit growth—▲78%▲118.4%▲54%
Headcount growth—▼10.2%▲5.3%▲2.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.9m£1.3m£2.5m£5.4m
Net assets£3.5m£4.6m£6.6m£9.8m
Fixed assets£174k£101k£92.6k£62.9k
Current assets£8.4m£6.1m£8.5m£12m
Debtors£5.5m£4.8m£6m£6.6m
Deferred income£575k£544k£640k£727k
Cash from operations£1.5m−£845k−£2.5m−£4.5m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
23.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
48.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£133k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£31.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−88%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
4.5%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
40.4%
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
▲48%
Now £9.8m
Cash at bank
▲116%
Now £5.4m
Headcount
▲3%
Now 123
Deferred income
▲14%
Now £727k
Fixed assets
▼32%
Now £62.9k

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

  1. Bott and Co Eot Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Bott and Co Solicitors Ltdthis company

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

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 £3.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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