How much does Corney and Barrow Limited make?

Corney and Barrow Limited reported revenue of £90.3m and £6.7m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Corney and Barrow Limited have?

Corney and Barrow Limited reported an average of 186 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is Corney and Barrow Limited profitable?

Yes — Corney and Barrow Limited reported a profit of £6.7m in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 02296476 · Incorporated 14 Sep 1988

Corney and Barrow Limited

Registered name: CORNEY AND BARROW LIMITED

Part of Corney and Barrow Group Limited group

Corney and Barrow Limited made £90.3m revenue and £6.7m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Corney and Barrow Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £90.3m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £6.7m profit and 186 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages”; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46342Wholesale of wine, beer, spirits and other alcoholic beverages

Status: Active
Location: London
Age: 38 yrs · since 1988
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Doing more with less

Revenue

£90.3m

Growth ▲3.2%

Profit

£6.7m

Growth ▼3.8%

Profit margin

7.4%

Gross 34%

Employees

186

Change ▼1.1%

Profit / employee

£36k

Revenue/employee £486k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£95.2m	£87.5m	£90.3m
Cost of sales	−£67.4m	−£57.6m	−£59.7m
Gross profit	£27.8m	£29.9m	£30.7m
Operating profit	£8.4m	£9m	£8.7m
Profit before tax	£8.7m	£9.5m	£8.9m
Profit after tax	£7m	£7m	£6.7m
Profit (best available)	£7m	£7m	£6.7m
Employees (average)	178	188	186
Ratios
Profit margin	7.4%	8%	7.4%
Gross margin	29.2%	34.2%	34%
Revenue per employee	£535k	£466k	£486k
Profit per employee	£39.4k	£37k	£36k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼8.1%	▲3.2%
Profit growth	—	▼0.9%	▼3.8%
Headcount growth	—	▲5.6%	▼1.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	—	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2024	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 7.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 34%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £486k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £36k; 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.

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: —; Now —
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 186
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Corney and Barrow Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Corney & Barrow Merchanting Holdings Limited75–100%
Corney and Barrow Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (3)

Corney & Barrow (Scotland) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Whighams of Ayr LimitedFigures not disclosed
Whighams Young & Saunders LimitedRev. — · Profit −£3k

Sister companies (1)

Corney & Barrow Group Services LimitedFigures not disclosed

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £6.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026

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