Askew & Barrett (Pulses) Limited
Registered name: ASKEW & BARRETT (PULSES) LIMITED
Askew & Barrett (Pulses) Limited made £15.9m revenue and £551k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Askew & Barrett (Pulses) Limited’s revenue was £15.9m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £551k profit and 32 employees. The company is classified under “agents selling agricultural raw materials, livestock, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods” and is based in Cambridgeshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, East of England
- Age
- 44 yrs · since 1982
- 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 | 28 Feb 2022 | 28 Feb 2023 | 29 Feb 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £11.9m | £12.2m | £11.4m | £15.9m |
| Cost of sales | £9.4m | £9.5m | £9.7m | £13.1m |
| Gross profit | £2.5m | £2.8m | £1.7m | £2.8m |
| Operating profit | £834k | £962k | £591k | £1.1m |
| Profit before tax | £805k | £841k | £360k | £745k |
| Profit after tax | £635k | £661k | £294k | £551k |
| Profit (best available) | £635k | £661k | £294k | £551k |
| Staff costs | £1.1m | £1.1m | £1.1m | £1.6m |
| Employees (average) | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.3% | 5.4% | 2.6% | 3.5% |
| Gross margin | 20.9% | 22.7% | 15.2% | 17.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £385k | £383k | £368k | £497k |
| Profit per employee | £20.5k | £20.6k | £9.5k | £17.2k |
| Cash conversion | −81.7% | −79.8% | −30.3% | −125.5% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2.7% | ▼6.8% | — |
| Profit growth | — | ▲4% | ▼55.6% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲3.2% | ▼3.1% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £6.8k | £3k | £3.4k | £8.3k |
| Net assets | £3.6m | £3.7m | £3.4m | £3.7m |
| Fixed assets | £2.8m | £3.1m | £3.1m | £3m |
| Current assets | £5.2m | £5.4m | £5.3m | £6m |
| Debtors | £1.8m | £1.3m | £1.6m | £1.3m |
| Cash from operations | −£681k | −£768k | −£179k | −£1.3m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 17.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £497k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £17.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −125.5%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 18.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 8.2%
- 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
- —
- Now £3.7m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £8.3k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 32
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £3m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £551k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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