Bestbuddies Limited
Registered name: BESTBUDDIES LIMITED
Bestbuddies Limited made £529k revenue and £14k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025.
Bestbuddies Limited’s revenue grew 134% to £529k in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £14k profit and 23 employees. The company is classified under “accounting and auditing activities” and is based in Retford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Retford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2013
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £226k | £529k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £2.1k | £2k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £224k | £527k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £9.8k | £15.2k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £9.8k | £14k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £9.8k | £14k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £9.8k | £14k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 4.3% | 2.6% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 99.1% | 99.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £56.4k | £23k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £2.5k | £608 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲134.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲42.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | ▲475% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | — | £6.7k | £22.6k |
| Net assets | £2.3k | £9.8k | £15.5k | £42.1k |
| Fixed assets | £1.9k | £1.5k | £3k | £4.5k |
| Current assets | £0 | £11.5k | £16.8k | £40.5k |
| Debtors | — | — | £4.8k | £17.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 99.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £23k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £608
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.4%
- 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
- ▲171%
- Now £42.1k
- Cash at bank
- ▲238%
- Now £22.6k
- Headcount
- ▲475%
- Now 23
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲50%
- Now £4.5k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit £14k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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