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Company No. 00946880 · Incorporated 28 Jan 1969

Corney and Barrow Group Limited

Registered name: CORNEY AND BARROW GROUP LIMITED

Corney and Barrow Group Limited made £90.3m revenue and £6.7m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Corney and Barrow Group Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £90.3m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £6.7m profit and 186 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages”; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46342Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages
Status
Active
Location
London
Age
57 yrs · since 1969
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

IndependentDoing more with less
Revenue
£90.3m
Growth ▲3.2%
Profit
£6.7m
Growth ▼3.9%
Profit margin
7.4%
Gross 34%
Employees
186
Change ▼1.1%
Profit / employee
£35.9k
Revenue/employee £486k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£95.2m£87.5m£90.3m
Cost of sales−£67.4m−£57.6m−£59.7m
Gross profit£27.8m£29.9m£30.7m
Operating profit£8.4m£9m£8.7m
Profit before tax£8.7m£9.5m£8.9m
Profit after tax£7m£7m£6.7m
Profit (best available)£7m£7m£6.7m
Employees (average)178188186
Ratios
Profit margin7.4%8%7.4%
Gross margin29.2%34.2%34%
Revenue per employee£535k£466k£486k
Profit per employee£39.4k£37k£35.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼8.1%▲3.2%
Profit growth—▼0.9%▼3.9%
Headcount growth—▲5.6%▼1.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
7.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
34%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£486k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£35.9k
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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▼1%
Now 186
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

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 accounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £6.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026

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