Moulton Bulb Company Limited
Registered name: MOULTON BULB COMPANY LIMITED
Moulton Bulb Company Limited made £90.8m revenue and £3.3m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025. read from filing text
Moulton Bulb Company Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £90.8m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £3.3m profit and 316 employees. The company is classified under “other processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables” and is based in Spalding; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Spalding, East of England
- Age
- 62 yrs · since 1964
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit & lossread from filing text | Profit & lossread from filing text | Profit & lossread from filing text | Profit & lossread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £57.1m | £69.4m | £89.2m | £90.8m |
| Cost of sales | £55.1m | £64m | £83.1m | £81m |
| Gross profit | £1.9m | £5.4m | £6.1m | £9.8m |
| Operating profit | −£277k | £1.6m | £2.7m | £4.9m |
| Profit before tax | −£442k | £1.5m | £2.3m | £4.5m |
| Profit after tax | −£367k | £1.1m | £1.7m | £3.3m |
| Profit (best available) | −£367k | £1.1m | £1.7m | £3.3m |
| Employees (average) | 295 | 289 | 317 | 316 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −0.6% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 3.7% |
| Gross margin | 3.4% | 7.8% | 6.8% | 10.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £193k | £240k | £281k | £287k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.2k | £3.7k | £5.4k | £10.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲21.6% | ▲28.5% | ▲1.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲58.9% | ▲95.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2% | ▲9.7% | ▼0.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £637k | £859k | £1.9m | £2.3m |
| Net assets | £10.2m | £11.2m | £12.9m | £16.1m |
| Fixed assets | £8.4m | £8m | £9.3m | £12.3m |
| Current assets | £12m | £15.7m | £18.6m | £19.5m |
| Debtors | £7.2m | £9.6m | £11.5m | £10.8m |
| Deferred income | £282k | £479k | £405k | £604k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 10.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £287k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £10.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 13.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 11.9%
- 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
- ▲25%
- Now £16.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲18%
- Now £2.3m
- Headcount
- ▼0%
- Now 316
- Deferred income
- ▲49%
- Now £604k
- Fixed assets
- ▲33%
- Now £12.3m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Goldwood (Moulton) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Moulton Bulb Imports LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £3.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 25 Oct 2026