BR Trade Ltd
Registered name: BR TRADE LTD
BR Trade Ltd made £9.2m revenue and £1.8m profit in the year to 28 Feb 2026.
BR Trade Ltd’s revenue grew 10% to £9.2m in the year to 28 Feb 2026, with £1.8m profit and 23 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods” and is based in Preston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Preston, North West
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- 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 | 28 Feb 2023 | 28 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 | 28 Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £8.3m | £8.4m | £9.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | £3.7m | £3.5m | £5.4m |
| Gross profit | — | £4.6m | £4.9m | £3.9m |
| Operating profit | — | £3.9m | £4.2m | £2.4m |
| Profit before tax | — | £3.9m | £4.2m | £2.4m |
| Profit after tax | — | £2.9m | £3.2m | £1.8m |
| Profit (best available) | — | £2.9m | £3.2m | £1.8m |
| Employees (average) | 9 | 13 | 25 | 23 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 34.9% | 37.7% | 19.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 55% | 58.4% | 42% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £638k | £335k | £401k |
| Profit per employee | — | £223k | £126k | £77k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲1% | ▲10.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲9% | ▼43.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲44.4% | ▲92.3% | ▼8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £7.2k | £1.5m | £1.4m |
| Net assets | £861k | £3.8m | £6.9m | £8.7m |
| Fixed assets | £788k | £3.8m | £4.2m | £3.6m |
| Current assets | £86.5k | £25.3k | £2.8m | £5.6m |
| Debtors | — | £13.8k | £843k | £1.9m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 19.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 42%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £401k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £77k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 38.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 20.2%
- 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
- ▲26%
- Now £8.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼7%
- Now £1.4m
- Headcount
- ▼8%
- Now 23
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼14%
- Now £3.6m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2026 (profit £1.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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