How much does Brownings the Bakers Limited make?

Brownings the Bakers Limited reported revenue of £14.5m and £616k profit in the year to 30 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Brownings the Bakers Limited have?

Brownings the Bakers Limited reported an average of 201 employees in the year to 30 Mar 2025.

Is Brownings the Bakers Limited profitable?

Yes — Brownings the Bakers Limited reported a profit of £616k in the year to 30 Mar 2025.

Company No. SC218108 · Incorporated 17 Apr 2001

Brownings the Bakers Limited

Registered name: BROWNINGS THE BAKERS LIMITED

Part of Brownings the Bakers (Holdings) Ltd group

Brownings the Bakers Limited made £14.5m revenue and £616k profit in the year to 30 Mar 2025.

Brownings the Bakers Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £14.5m in the year to 30 Mar 2025, with £616k profit and 201 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes” and is based in Kilmarnock; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10710Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes SIC 47240Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores

Status: Active
Location: Kilmarnock, Scotland
Age: 25 yrs · since 2001
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Mar 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageDoing more with lessCash flow filed

Revenue

£14.5m

Growth ▲4.2%

Profit

£616k

Growth ▲55.4%

Profit margin

4.2%

Gross 28.1%

Employees

201

Change ▼5.2%

Profit / employee

£3.1k

Revenue/employee £72.3k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	30 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£10.6m	£13.2m	£13.9m	£14.5m
Cost of sales	£7.9m	£9.6m	£10.2m	£10.5m
Gross profit	£2.7m	£3.6m	£3.8m	£4.1m
Operating profit	£526k	£59.2k	£530k	£711k
Profit before tax	£460k	−£43.4k	£501k	£691k
Profit after tax	£383k	−£107k	£397k	£616k
Profit (best available)	£383k	−£107k	£397k	£616k
Staff costs	£3.9m	£4.6m	£5.2m	£5.8m
Employees (average)	179	199	212	201
Ratios
Profit margin	3.6%	−0.8%	2.8%	4.2%
Gross margin	25.1%	27.1%	27.2%	28.1%
Revenue per employee	£59.2k	£66.1k	£65.8k	£72.3k
Profit per employee	£2.1k	−£538	£1.9k	£3.1k
Cash conversion	−168%	−944%	−215.8%	−178.3%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲24.2%	▲6%	▲4.2%
Profit growth	—	▼128%	—	▲55.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲11.2%	▲6.5%	▼5.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£5k	£4.9k	£193k	£223k
Net assets	£1.5m	£1.4m	£1.5m	£1.6m
Fixed assets	£3.2m	£3.2m	£3m	£3m
Current assets	£2.2m	£2m	£2m	£2.3m
Debtors	£987k	£1.3m	£1.2m	£1.3m
Deferred income	£294k	£409k	£486k	£755k
Cash from operations	−£883k	−£559k	−£1.1m	−£1.3m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024	Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 4.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 28.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £72.3k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £3.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −178.3%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 20.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 5.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 8.9%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▲8%; Now £1.6m
Cash at bank: ▲15%; Now £223k
Headcount: ▼5%; Now 201
Deferred income: ▲55%; Now £755k
Fixed assets: ▲0%; Now £3m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Brownings the Bakers (Holdings) Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Brownings the Bakers Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

John Short & Sons (Bakers) LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Mar 2025 (profit £616k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026

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