Bar Bidco Limited
Registered name: BAR BIDCO LIMITED
Bar Bidco Limited made £4.2m revenue and a £1.7m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Bar Bidco Limited’s revenue was £4.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £1.7m and 57 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Taunton; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Taunton, South West
- Age
- 3 yrs · since 2023
- 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 | 30 Apr 2024 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £2.8m | £4.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | £1.4m | £2.5m |
| Gross profit | — | £1.4m | £1.7m |
| Operating profit | — | −£2.3m | −£2.6m |
| Profit before tax | — | −£3.2m | −£4.2m |
| Profit after tax | — | −£977k | −£1.7m |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£977k | −£1.7m |
| Staff costs | — | £1.7m | £2.5m |
| Employees (average) | 8 | 8 | 57 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | −34.9% | −40.6% |
| Gross margin | — | 50.3% | 39.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £350k | £73.6k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£122k | −£29.9k |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | — | £164k | £102k |
| Net assets | £647k | −£286k | −£2m |
| Fixed assets | — | £7.1m | £5m |
| Current assets | — | £593k | £588k |
| Debtors | £1.5m | £131k | £132k |
| Cash from operations | — | £235k | £62k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −40.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 39.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £73.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£29.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 120%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.1%
- 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
- —
- Now −£2m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £102k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 57
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £5m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (4)
- Clerksroom Direct LtdFigures not disclosed
- Clerksroom Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- European Administration LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Mybarrister LtdFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- LDC (Managers) Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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