The Bear and the Bird Limited
Registered name: THE BEAR AND THE BIRD LIMITED
The Bear and the Bird Limited made £12.7m revenue and £150k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025. read from filing text
The Bear and the Bird Limited’s revenue fell 14% to £12.7m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £150k profit and 89 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Bath; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bath, South West
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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 | 31 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £17.5m | £16.5m | £14.8m | £12.7m |
| Cost of sales | £9.5m | £9.2m | £8m | £6.7m |
| Gross profit | £8.1m | £7.2m | £6.7m | £6m |
| Operating profit | £1.2m | £304k | −£119k | £395k |
| Profit before tax | £1.2m | £77k | −£380k | £150k |
| Profit after tax | £887k | £77k | −£380k | £150k |
| Profit (best available) | £887k | £77k | −£380k | £150k |
| Employees (average) | 104 | 100 | 103 | 89 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.1% | 0.5% | −2.6% | 1.2% |
| Gross margin | 45.9% | 44% | 45.6% | 47% |
| Revenue per employee | £169k | £165k | £143k | £142k |
| Profit per employee | £8.5k | £770 | −£3.7k | £1.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼6.2% | ▼10.2% | ▼14.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼91.3% | ▼593.3% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼3.9% | ▲3% | ▼13.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.1m | £188k | £20.1k | £36.4k |
| Net assets | £3.3m | £3.3m | £3.5m | £3.7m |
| Fixed assets | £7.1m | £7.9m | £8m | £8.1m |
| Current assets | £1.1m | £252k | £123k | £144k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £0 | £468 | £33.6k | £37.7k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 47%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £142k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 63.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▲6%
- Now £3.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲81%
- Now £36.4k
- Headcount
- ▼14%
- Now 89
- Deferred income
- ▲12%
- Now £37.7k
- Fixed assets
- ▲0%
- Now £8.1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Graham and Green LimitedRev. £12.7m · Profit −£62.1k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £150k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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