John Barry Limited
Registered name: JOHN BARRY LIMITED
John Barry Limited made a £37.2k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
John Barry Limited reported a loss of £37.2k in the year to 30 Sep 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 17 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of household and sanitary goods and of toilet requisites” and is based in Loanhead; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Loanhead, Scotland
- Age
- 92 yrs · since 1934
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £92.1k | £116k | £278k | −£37.2k |
| Profit (best available) | £92.1k | £116k | £278k | −£37.2k |
| Employees (average) | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £5.1k | £6.8k | £16.3k | −£2.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▲26.2% | ▲138.9% | ▼113.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼5.6% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £9.7k | £1.9k | £3.3k | £15.6k |
| Net assets | £1.5m | £1.5m | £1.7m | £1.6m |
| Fixed assets | £1.9m | £2m | £2.3m | £2.2m |
| Current assets | £1.3m | £1.2m | £971k | £983k |
| Debtors | £901k | £820k | £577k | £528k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£2.2k
- 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
- —
- 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 £1.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲365%
- Now £15.6k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 17
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼3%
- Now £2.2m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£37.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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