Thomas Bell & Sons Limited
Registered name: THOMAS BELL & SONS LIMITED
Thomas Bell & Sons Limited made £132m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Thomas Bell & Sons Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £132m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £1.6m profit and 81 employees. The company is classified under “agents selling agricultural raw materials, livestock, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods” and is based in North Lincolnshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- North Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 50 yrs · since 1976
- 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 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £156m | £187m | £125m | £132m |
| Cost of sales | £136m | £179m | £117m | £123m |
| Gross profit | £20.7m | £7.8m | £8.5m | £8.6m |
| Operating profit | £17m | £3.9m | £4m | £2.2m |
| Profit before tax | £16.9m | £3.8m | £4.2m | £2.2m |
| Profit after tax | £13.7m | £3m | £3.1m | £1.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £13.7m | £3m | £3.1m | £1.6m |
| Staff costs | £2.8m | £2.6m | £3m | £3.7m |
| Employees (average) | 52 | 52 | 68 | 81 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 8.8% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 1.2% |
| Gross margin | 13.3% | 4.2% | 6.8% | 6.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £3m | £3.6m | £1.8m | £1.6m |
| Profit per employee | £263k | £56.9k | £45.7k | £19.1k |
| Cash conversion | 27.4% | −470.9% | −139% | −173.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲19.6% | ▼32.9% | ▲5.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼78.4% | ▲5% | ▼50% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲30.8% | ▲19.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4.7m | £9.3m | £16m | £11.8m |
| Net assets | £28.8m | £31.2m | £33.7m | £34.5m |
| Fixed assets | £2.5m | £3.2m | £5.7m | £5.9m |
| Current assets | £63.1m | £42.6m | £48.6m | £49.5m |
| Debtors | £25m | £16.7m | £16.9m | £18m |
| Cash from operations | £4.6m | −£18.5m | −£5.6m | −£3.8m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 6.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.6m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £19.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −173.6%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 4.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 13.6%
- 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
- ▲3%
- Now £34.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼27%
- Now £11.8m
- Headcount
- ▲19%
- Now 81
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲4%
- Now £5.9m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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