Bees & Honey Ltd
Registered name: BEES & HONEY LTD
Bees & Honey Ltd made a £177k loss in the year to 31 Oct 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Bees & Honey Ltd reported a loss of £177k in the year to 31 Oct 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 192 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of fruit and vegetables” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £23.7m | £27.1m | £31.4m | — |
| Cost of sales | £18.5m | £20.6m | £23.6m | — |
| Gross profit | £5.2m | £6.5m | £7.8m | — |
| Operating profit | £603k | £1.6m | £1.9m | — |
| Profit before tax | £401k | £1.3m | £1.5m | — |
| Profit after tax | £189k | £1.2m | £1.3m | −£177k |
| Profit (best available) | £189k | £1.2m | £1.3m | −£177k |
| Employees (average) | 124 | 135 | 161 | 192 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.8% | 4.3% | 4% | — |
| Gross margin | 22% | 23.8% | 24.9% | — |
| Revenue per employee | £191k | £201k | £195k | — |
| Profit per employee | £1.5k | £8.7k | £7.8k | −£922 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲14.3% | ▲15.7% | — |
| Profit growth | — | ▲519.9% | ▲7.2% | ▼114.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8.9% | ▲19.3% | ▲19.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £200 | £700 | £1.1k | £1k |
| Net assets | £200 | £200 | £200 | £200 |
| Fixed assets | £101 | £101k | £101k | £101k |
| Current assets | £504k | £12.4k | £36.1k | £36k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£922
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- 0%
- Now £200
- Cash at bank
- ▼7%
- Now £1k
- Headcount
- ▲19%
- Now 192
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £101k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (6)
- Smith & Brock LtdRev. £35.1m · Profit £81.9k
- Bespoke by Smith & Brock LtdFigures not disclosed
- Catch! by Smith & Brock LtdFigures not disclosed
- Knock Knock by Smith & Brock LtdFigures not disclosed
- Sylva London LtdFigures not disclosed
- Uncle Reg LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit −£177k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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