How much does Barker Shoes Limited make?

Barker Shoes Limited reported revenue of £8.8m and a loss of £228k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Barker Shoes Limited have?

Barker Shoes Limited reported an average of 73 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Barker Shoes Limited profitable?

No — Barker Shoes Limited reported a loss of £228k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 00133893 · Incorporated 11 Feb 1914

Barker Shoes Limited

Registered name: BARKER SHOES LIMITED

Barker Shoes Limited made £8.8m revenue and a £228k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Barker Shoes Limited’s revenue was £8.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £228k and 73 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of footwear” and is based in Northants; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 15200Manufacture of footwear

Status: Active
Location: Northants, East Midlands
Age: 112 yrs · since 1914
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. From the filing: “The ultimate parent company is Newbury Holdings Limited, a company registered in Cyprus. The ultimate controlling party is Mr A Aggarwal.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Doing more with lessCash flow filed

Revenue

£8.8m

Growth ▲0.4%

Profit

−£228k

Growth —

Profit margin

−2.6%

Gross 50.5%

Employees

Change ▼12%

Profit / employee

−£3.1k

Revenue/employee £120k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£9.7m	£10.7m	£8.8m	£8.8m
Cost of sales	£6.2m	£5.5m	£4.5m	£4.3m
Gross profit	£3.6m	£5.2m	£4.2m	£4.4m
Operating profit	£338k	£506k	−£33.3k	−£38.5k
Profit before tax	£284k	£408k	−£233k	−£228k
Profit after tax	£191k	£325k	−£233k	−£228k
Profit (best available)	£191k	£325k	−£233k	−£228k
Staff costs	—	—	£2.9m	£2.6m
Employees (average)	88	88	83	73
Ratios
Profit margin	2%	3%	−2.7%	−2.6%
Gross margin	36.8%	48.4%	48.4%	50.5%
Revenue per employee	£111k	£121k	£105k	£120k
Profit per employee	£2.2k	£3.7k	−£2.8k	−£3.1k
Cash conversion	−110.9%	122.5%	—	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲9.3%	▼17.9%	▲0.4%
Profit growth	—	▲70.4%	▼171.7%	—
Headcount growth	—	0%	▼5.7%	▼12%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.2m	£24.9k	£130k	£184k
Net assets	£7m	£7.3m	£7m	£6.8m
Fixed assets	£2.7m	£2.7m	£2.4m	£2.2m
Current assets	£10.9m	£11.1m	£10.9m	£9.6m
Debtors	£2.2m	£2m	£1.1m	£1.2m
Deferred income	£420k	£494k	£113k	£170k
Cash from operations	−£375k	£621k	−£297k	−£1.1m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −2.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 50.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £120k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£3.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 25.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14%; 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: ▼3%; Now £6.8m
Cash at bank: ▲42%; Now £184k
Headcount: ▼12%; Now 73
Deferred income: ▲51%; Now £170k
Fixed assets: ▼9%; Now £2.2m

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 −£228k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026

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