How many employees does F.ball and Co. Limited have?

F.ball and Co. Limited reported an average of 155 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is F.ball and Co. Limited profitable?

Yes — F.ball and Co. Limited reported a profit of £10.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 00282893 · Incorporated 21 Dec 1933

F.ball and Co. Limited

Registered name: F.BALL AND CO. LIMITED

Part of F Ball Enterprises Limited group

F.ball and Co. Limited made £10.4m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

F.ball and Co. Limited reported £10.4m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, up 1% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 155 employees. The company is classified under “other manufacturing” and is based in Cheddleton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection C · ManufacturingSIC 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Cheddleton, West Midlands
Age: 92 yrs · since 1933
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 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£10.4m

Growth ▲1.4%

Profit margin

—

Employees

155

Change ▲4.7%

Profit / employee

£67k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—	—
Cost of sales	£36.2m	£33.8m	£30.5m	£31.1m
Profit before tax	£7.8m	£12.2m	£12.7m	£13.5m
Profit after tax	£6.7m	£9.9m	£10.2m	£10.4m
Profit (best available)	£6.7m	£9.9m	£10.2m	£10.4m
Staff costs	£8.1m	£8.8m	£9.1m	£10m
Employees (average)	145	144	148	155
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Profit per employee	£46.4k	£68.8k	£69.2k	£67k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▲47.2%	▲3.3%	▲1.4%
Headcount growth	—	▼0.7%	▲2.8%	▲4.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£24.1m	£31.3m	£36.9m	£46.5m
Net assets	£53.8m	£61.4m	£73.5m	£84.9m
Fixed assets	£20.8m	£20.2m	£20.1m	£19.6m
Current assets	£38.9m	£45.6m	£55m	£64.9m
Debtors	£3.6m	£2.5m	£2.4m	£3.4m
Deferred income	£3.4m	£3.5m	£3.2m	£3.5m
Cash from operations	—	—	—	−£14.1m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

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: £67k; 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.

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: ▲16%; Now £84.9m
Cash at bank: ▲26%; Now £46.5m
Headcount: ▲5%; Now 155
Deferred income: ▲9%; Now £3.5m
Fixed assets: ▼2%; Now £19.6m

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

F Ball Enterprises Limitedultimate parent75–100%
F.ball and Co. Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Caswell & Company LimitedRev. — · Profit £84.3k

Sister companies (1)

Ball Capital Investment LimitedRev. — · Profit −£3.4m

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 31 Dec 2025 (profit £10.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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