How much does A.j. & R.g.barber (Sales) Limited make?

A.j. & R.g.barber (Sales) Limited reported revenue of £124m and £2.1m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does A.j. & R.g.barber (Sales) Limited have?

A.j. & R.g.barber (Sales) Limited reported an average of 70 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is A.j. & R.g.barber (Sales) Limited profitable?

Yes — A.j. & R.g.barber (Sales) Limited reported a profit of £2.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 00750464 · Incorporated 18 Feb 1963

A.j. & R.g.barber (Sales) Limited

Registered name: A.J. & R.G.BARBER (SALES) LIMITED

Part of A.j. and R.g.barber Limited group

A.j. & R.g.barber (Sales) Limited made £124m revenue and £2.1m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

A.j. & R.g.barber (Sales) Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £124m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £2.1m profit and 70 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats” and is based in Shepton Mallet; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46330Wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats

Status: Active
Location: Shepton Mallet, South West
Age: 63 yrs · since 1963
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 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverage

Revenue

£124m

Growth ▲6.1%

Profit

£2.1m

Growth ▲14.9%

Profit margin

1.7%

Gross 12.7%

Employees

Change ▲4.5%

Profit / employee

£29.9k

Revenue/employee £1.8m

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.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£117m	£124m
Cost of sales	£103m	£109m
Gross profit	£14.5m	£15.7m
Operating profit	£3.9m	£4m
Profit before tax	£2.4m	£2.9m
Profit after tax	£1.8m	£2.1m
Profit (best available)	£1.8m	£2.1m
Staff costs	£2.6m	£3.2m
Employees (average)	67	70
Ratios
Profit margin	1.6%	1.7%
Gross margin	12.4%	12.7%
Revenue per employee	£1.7m	£1.8m
Profit per employee	£27.2k	£29.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲6.1%
Profit growth	—	▲14.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲4.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£29.9k	£15.3k
Net assets	£45.2m	£47.3m
Fixed assets	£2.8m	£3.3m
Current assets	£86.9m	£92.2m
Debtors	£13.3m	£14.5m
Deferred income	£915k	£1.6m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 12.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £1.8m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £29.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 11.7%; 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 £47.3m
Cash at bank: ▼49%; Now £15.3k
Headcount: ▲4%; Now 70
Deferred income: ▲76%; Now £1.6m
Fixed assets: ▲17%; Now £3.3m

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

A.j. and R.g.barber Limitedultimate parent75–100%
A.j. & R.g.barber (Sales) Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

Ashley Chase Estate LimitedRev. — · Profit £82.5k
Somerdale International 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 31 Mar 2025 (profit £2.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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