How much does Barry Bennett Limited make?

Barry Bennett Limited reported revenue of £11.8m and £1.2m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Barry Bennett Limited have?

Barry Bennett Limited reported an average of 581 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Barry Bennett Limited profitable?

Yes — Barry Bennett Limited reported a profit of £1.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 01006315 · Incorporated 30 Mar 1971

Barry Bennett Limited

Registered name: BARRY BENNETT LIMITED

Part of Antony Bennett Holdings Limited group

Barry Bennett Limited made £11.8m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Barry Bennett Limited’s revenue fell 58% to £11.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.2m profit and 581 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Bury; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade

Status: Active
Location: Bury, North West
Age: 55 yrs · since 1971
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. From the filing: “The company's immediate parent company is The Bennett Group Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. The company's ultimate parent company is Antony Bennett Holdings Limited, a company in”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£11.8m

Growth ▼57.8%

Profit

£1.2m

Growth ▲7.8%

Profit margin

10.4%

Gross 53.9%

Employees

581

Change ▲7.6%

Profit / employee

£2.1k

Revenue/employee £20.4k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£28.5m	£30m	£28m	£11.8m
Cost of sales	£20.6m	£22.6m	£20.6m	£5.5m
Gross profit	£7.9m	£7.3m	£7.4m	£6.4m
Operating profit	£2.8m	£1.2m	£1.3m	£1m
Profit before tax	£2.8m	£1.2m	£1.5m	£1.4m
Profit after tax	£2.3m	£1.1m	£1.1m	£1.2m
Profit (best available)	£2.3m	£1.1m	£1.1m	£1.2m
Staff costs	£4.5m	£5.5m	£5.9m	£5.5m
Employees (average)	408	495	540	581
Ratios
Profit margin	8%	3.7%	4.1%	10.4%
Gross margin	27.7%	24.5%	26.4%	53.9%
Revenue per employee	£69.9k	£60.5k	£51.9k	£20.4k
Profit per employee	£5.6k	£2.2k	£2.1k	£2.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲5.1%	▼6.4%	▼57.8%
Profit growth	—	▼52%	▲3.5%	▲7.8%
Headcount growth	—	▲21.3%	▲9.1%	▲7.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£7.3m	£9m	£9.9m	£9m
Net assets	£8.9m	£9.5m	£10.3m	£11.2m
Fixed assets	£2.2m	£2.3m	£2.1m	£594k
Current assets	£13.8m	£13.9m	£13.5m	£14.6m
Debtors	£1.5m	£1.8m	£1.6m	£769k
Deferred income	—	—	£3m	£1.6m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 10.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 53.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £20.4k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £2.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 13.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 6.5%; 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: ▲9%; Now £11.2m
Cash at bank: ▼9%; Now £9m
Headcount: ▲8%; Now 581
Deferred income: ▼45%; Now £1.6m
Fixed assets: ▼72%; Now £594k

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

Antony Bennett Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
The Bennett Group Limited75–100%
Barry Bennett 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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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