Bennett Brooks & Co Limited
Registered name: BENNETT BROOKS & CO LIMITED
Part of Bennett Brooks Group Limited groupBennett Brooks & Co Limited made £12.2m revenue and £1.4m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Bennett Brooks & Co Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £12.2m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £1.4m profit and 156 employees. The company is classified under “accounting and auditing activities” and is based in Northwich; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Northwich, North West
- Age
- 35 yrs · since 1991
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £10.8m | £12.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £7.4m | £7.6m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £3.3m | £4.7m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1.2m | £1.9m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1.4m | £1.9m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £1.1m | £1.4m |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £1.1m | £1.4m |
| Staff costs | — | — | £7.4m | £8m |
| Employees (average) | 121 | 132 | 155 | 156 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 9.8% | 11.3% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 31.1% | 38.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £69.5k | £78.4k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £6.8k | £8.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲13.6% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲31.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.1% | ▲17.4% | ▲0.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £654k | £515k | £412k | £413k |
| Net assets | £2.9m | £2.9m | £3m | £3m |
| Fixed assets | £485k | £445k | £851k | £748k |
| Current assets | £3.7m | £3.8m | £3.9m | £3.9m |
| Debtors | £2m | £2.1m | £2.3m | £2.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 38.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £78.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £8.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 6.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 19.7%
- 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
- ▼0%
- Now £3m
- Cash at bank
- ▲0%
- Now £413k
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 156
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼12%
- Now £748k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Bennett Brooks Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Bennett Brooks & Co Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Bennett Brooks (Leek) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Tax Advisory & Consultancy Services LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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