A & J Bedford Ltd
Registered name: A & J BEDFORD LTD
A & J Bedford Ltd made £87.4k revenue and a £941 loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
A & J Bedford Ltd’s revenue grew 22% to £87.4k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £941 and 4 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores” and is based in Bedford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bedford, South East
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- 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 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £57k | £71.4k | £87.4k |
| Cost of sales | — | £54.5k | £72.5k | £88.3k |
| Gross profit | — | £2.5k | −£1k | −£941 |
| Operating profit | — | £2.5k | −£1k | −£941 |
| Profit before tax | — | £2.5k | −£1k | −£941 |
| Profit after tax | — | £2.5k | −£1k | −£941 |
| Profit (best available) | — | £2.5k | −£1k | −£941 |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 4.4% | −1.5% | −1.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 4.4% | −1.5% | −1.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £19k | £23.8k | £21.8k |
| Profit per employee | — | £828 | −£349 | −£235 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲25.3% | ▲22.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼142.2% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▲33.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £1.6k | £3.4k | £1.2k |
| Net assets | £1 | £2.6k | £3.4k | £2k |
| Current assets | £1 | £2.6k | £3.4k | £2k |
| Debtors | — | £620 | £3.7k | £836 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −1.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £21.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£235
- 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
- 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
- ▼40%
- Now £2k
- Cash at bank
- ▼65%
- Now £1.2k
- Headcount
- ▲33%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit −£941), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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