John Bradshaw and Son Limited
Registered name: JOHN BRADSHAW AND SON LIMITED
Part of Bradshaw Assets Limited groupJohn Bradshaw and Son Limited made £79.9k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026 (revenue not disclosed).
John Bradshaw and Son Limited reported £79.9k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026, down 56% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 60 employees. The company is classified under “operation of warehousing and storage facilities for air transport activities” and is based in Manchester; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Age
- 64 yrs · since 1962
- 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.
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 | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £582k | £410k | £204k | £180k | £79.9k |
| Profit (best available) | £582k | £410k | £204k | £180k | £79.9k |
| Employees (average) | 66 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 60 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £8.8k | £6.2k | £3.3k | £3k | £1.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Profit growth | — | ▼29.5% | ▼50.3% | ▼11.5% | ▼55.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼6.1% | ▼3.2% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £1.1m | £611k | £426k | £649k | £657k |
| Net assets | £966k | £355k | £159k | £239k | £319k |
| Fixed assets | £869k | £975k | £836k | £585k | £907k |
| Current assets | £1.7m | £1.3m | £923k | £1m | £1.1m |
| Debtors | £295k | £459k | £429k | £265k | £256k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 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
- £1.3k
- 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
- ▲33%
- Now £319k
- Cash at bank
- ▲1%
- Now £657k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 60
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲55%
- Now £907k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Bradshaw Assets Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- John Bradshaw and Son Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £79.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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