Babynov Chichester Limited
Registered name: BABYNOV CHICHESTER LIMITED
Babynov Chichester Limited made £24.4m revenue and a £2.5m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Babynov Chichester Limited’s revenue grew 22% to £24.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £2.5m and 98 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other food products” and is based in Chichester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Chichester, South East
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- 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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £17.4m | £17.2m | £20.1m | £24.4m |
| Cost of sales | £12.5m | £12.6m | £14.9m | £18m |
| Gross profit | £4.9m | £4.6m | £5.2m | £6.4m |
| Profit before tax | −£1.3m | −£1.9m | −£1.2m | −£2.5m |
| Profit after tax | −£1.3m | −£1.9m | −£1.2m | −£2.5m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.3m | −£1.9m | −£1.2m | −£2.5m |
| Staff costs | £3.1m | £3.2m | £3.9m | £4.5m |
| Employees (average) | 80 | 75 | 89 | 98 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −7.7% | −11.2% | −6% | −10.3% |
| Gross margin | 28.2% | 26.6% | 25.9% | 26.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £217k | £230k | £226k | £249k |
| Profit per employee | −£16.8k | −£25.7k | −£13.5k | −£25.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼0.8% | ▲16.6% | ▲21.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼6.3% | ▲18.7% | ▲10.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.1m | £308k | £584k | £165k |
| Net assets | −£272k | −£201k | £595k | −£921k |
| Fixed assets | £9m | £11m | £13.1m | £13.8m |
| Current assets | £5.4m | £4.2m | £5.5m | £5.6m |
| Debtors | £1.9m | £1.7m | £1.8m | £2.2m |
| Cash from operations | £2.4m | £183k | £3.2m | £2.3m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −10.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 26.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £249k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£25.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 56.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 9.2%
- 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
- ▼255%
- Now −£921k
- Cash at bank
- ▼72%
- Now £165k
- Headcount
- ▲10%
- Now 98
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲5%
- Now £13.8m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£2.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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