The Bear Bath Ltd
Registered name: THE BEAR BATH LTD
The Bear Bath Ltd made £974k revenue and £29k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
The Bear Bath Ltd’s revenue fell 5% to £974k in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £29k profit and 25 employees. The company is classified under “public houses and bars” and is based in Bristol; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- 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 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £799k | £879k | £1m | £974k |
| Cost of sales | £586k | £643k | £728k | £711k |
| Gross profit | £212k | £236k | £295k | £263k |
| Operating profit | −£40.2k | −£24.3k | £43.4k | £30.9k |
| Profit before tax | −£52.8k | −£49.7k | £41.4k | £29k |
| Profit after tax | −£45.4k | −£39.6k | £13k | £29k |
| Profit (best available) | −£45.4k | −£39.6k | £13k | £29k |
| Employees (average) | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −5.7% | −4.5% | 1.3% | 3% |
| Gross margin | 26.6% | 26.9% | 28.9% | 27% |
| Revenue per employee | £33.3k | £36.6k | £44.5k | £39k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.9k | −£1.7k | £564 | £1.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10.1% | ▲16.4% | ▼4.9% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲123.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼4.2% | ▲8.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £12.8k | £8.6k | £7.9k | £10.5k |
| Net assets | −£16.5k | −£56.2k | −£43.2k | −£14.2k |
| Fixed assets | £234k | £234k | £220k | £221k |
| Current assets | £59.4k | £69.8k | £36.7k | £45.3k |
| Debtors | £34.3k | £47.5k | £0 | £951 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £39k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 22.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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
- —
- Now −£14.2k
- Cash at bank
- ▲33%
- Now £10.5k
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 25
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲0%
- Now £221k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £29k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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