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Company No. 02004167 · Incorporated 26 Mar 1986

Barry Callebaut Beverages UK Ltd

Registered name: BARRY CALLEBAUT BEVERAGES UK LTD

Barry Callebaut Beverages UK Ltd made £9.9m revenue and £4k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025. read from filing text

Barry Callebaut Beverages UK Ltd’s revenue fell 5% to £9.9m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £4k profit and 25 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery” and is based in Chester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 10821Manufacture of cocoa and chocolate confectionery
Status
Active
Location
Chester, North West
Age
40 yrs · since 1986
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£9.9m
Growth ▼4.5%
Profit
£4k
Growth ▼95.6%
Profit margin
0%
Gross 11.7%
Employees
25
Change ▼10.7%
Profit / employee
£161
Revenue/employee £395k
Profitable streak
2yrs
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 to31 Aug 202231 Aug 202331 Aug 202431 Aug 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£11.6m£10.9m£10.3m£9.9m
Cost of sales£10.6m£10.7m£9.2m£8.7m
Gross profit£960k£218k£1.2m£1.2m
Operating profit−£386k−£968k−£105k−£172k
Profit before tax−£372k−£840k£92.1k£4k
Profit after tax−£372k−£840k£92.1k£4k
Profit (best available)−£372k−£840k£92.1k£4k
Staff costs£1.2m£1.2m£1.1m£989k
Employees (average)28302825
Ratios
Profit margin−3.2%−7.7%0.9%0%
Gross margin8.3%2%11.3%11.7%
Revenue per employee£413k£363k£369k£395k
Profit per employee−£13.3k−£28k£3.3k£161
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼5.7%▼5.2%▼4.5%
Profit growth———▼95.6%
Headcount growth—▲7.1%▼6.7%▼10.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£442k£351k£483k£426k
Net assets£5.9m£5.1m£5.2m£5.2m
Fixed assets£489k£404k£407k£1m
Current assets£8.5m£7.2m£7.4m£5.9m
Debtors£2.3m£1.1m£774k£634k
Deferred income£333k£356k£300k£253k
Cash from operations£44k−£211k−£12.1k—
SourceAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
11.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£395k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£161
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
10.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
2.6%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
6.4%
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
▲0%
Now £5.2m
Cash at bank
▼12%
Now £426k
Headcount
▼11%
Now 25
Deferred income
▼16%
Now £253k
Fixed assets
▲156%
Now £1m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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