The York Handmade Brick Co. Limited
Registered name: THE YORK HANDMADE BRICK CO. LIMITED
The York Handmade Brick Co. Limited made a £838k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
The York Handmade Brick Co. Limited reported a loss of £838k in the year to 31 Dec 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 23 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of bricks, tiles and construction products, in baked clay” and is based in York; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- York, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 38 yrs · since 1988
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | No P&L | No P&L | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | — | — | — | — | −£838k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | — | — | −£838k |
| Employees (average) | 30 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | — | −£36.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼16.7% | ▲4% | ▼11.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £1.4k | £21.5k | £188 | £223 | £213 |
| Net assets | £358k | £415k | £292k | £329k | £2.4m |
| Fixed assets | £865k | £2.4m | £2.7m | £2.6m | £5.4m |
| Current assets | £1.3m | £940k | £1.1m | £938k | £778k |
| Debtors | £67.8k | £51.2k | £106k | £81.1k | £89.9k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£36.4k
- 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.
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
- ▲635%
- Now £2.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼4%
- Now £213
- Headcount
- ▼12%
- Now 23
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲105%
- Now £5.4m
Group structure
Minority corporate shareholders
- 4D Bidco (4) Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£838k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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