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Company No. 02322069 · Incorporated 28 Nov 1988

BGS Commercial Activities Limited

Registered name: BGS COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES LIMITED

Part of Bradford Grammar School Trustee Limited group

BGS Commercial Activities Limited made £145k revenue and £111k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

BGS Commercial Activities Limited’s revenue grew 16% to £145k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £111k profit and 4 employees. The company is classified under “other letting and operating of own or leased real estate” and is based in Bradford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age
37 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 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

Small teamOperating leverageDoing more with less
Revenue
£145k
Growth ▲16.3%
Profit
£111k
Growth ▲17.3%
Profit margin
76.1%
Gross 88.3%
Employees
4
Change ▼20%
Profit / employee
£27.6k
Revenue/employee £36.3k
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 to31 Aug 202331 Aug 202431 Aug 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£131k£125k£145k
Cost of sales−£23.9k−£20.8k−£17k
Gross profit£107k£104k£128k
Operating profit£96.9k£94.3k—
Profit before tax£96.9k£94.3k£111k
Profit after tax£96.9k£94.3k£111k
Profit (best available)£96.9k£94.3k£111k
Employees (average)554
Ratios
Profit margin73.8%75.5%76.1%
Gross margin81.8%83.4%88.3%
Revenue per employee£26.3k£25k£36.3k
Profit per employee£19.4k£18.9k£27.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼5%▲16.3%
Profit growth—▼2.7%▲17.3%
Headcount growth—0%▼20%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data May 2025Accounts · bulk data May 2025Accounts · bulk data May 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
76.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
88.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£36.3k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£27.6k
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
▼20%
Now 4
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Bradford Grammar School Trustee Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. BGS Commercial Activities Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £111k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026

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