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Company No. SC376259 · Incorporated 6 Apr 2010

Cooper Bros Ltd.

Registered name: COOPER BROS LTD.

Cooper Bros Ltd. made £18.1m revenue and £265k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Cooper Bros Ltd.’s revenue grew 5% to £18.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £265k profit and 63 employees. The company is classified under “retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories” and is based in Wishaw; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Status
Active
Location
Wishaw, Scotland
Age
16 yrs · since 2010
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£18.1m
Growth ▲5.4%
Profit
£265k
Growth ▲34.2%
Profit margin
1.5%
Gross 18.4%
Employees
63
Change ▲3.3%
Profit / employee
£4.2k
Revenue/employee £288k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£17.9m£17.2m£18.1m
Cost of sales£14.9m£14.1m£14.8m
Gross profit£2.9m£3.1m£3.3m
Operating profit£401k£295k£326k
Profit before tax£382k£299k£342k
Profit after tax£314k£198k£265k
Profit (best available)£314k£198k£265k
Staff costs£1.5m£1.7m£1.8m
Employees (average)656163
Ratios
Profit margin1.8%1.1%1.5%
Gross margin16.4%18%18.4%
Revenue per employee£275k£282k£288k
Profit per employee£4.8k£3.2k£4.2k
Cash conversion−176.9%−203.4%228.5%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼3.7%▲5.4%
Profit growth—▼37%▲34.2%
Headcount growth—▼6.2%▲3.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.6m£1.8m£824k
Net assets£3.6m£3.7m£3.9m
Fixed assets£1.9m£1.9m£1.9m
Current assets£4.9m£4.8m£4.5m
Debtors£1.9m£1.6m£1.5m
Deferred income—£19.2k£19.2k
Cash from operations−£709k−£601k£746k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
18.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£288k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£4.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
228.5%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
10.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
8.1%
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
▲5%
Now £3.9m
Cash at bank
▼55%
Now £824k
Headcount
▲3%
Now 63
Deferred income
▼0%
Now £19.2k
Fixed assets
▼0%
Now £1.9m

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £265k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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