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Company No. 02692195 · Incorporated 28 Feb 1992

Barco Sales Limited

Registered name: BARCO SALES LIMITED

Part of Barco Holdings Limited group

Barco Sales Limited made £13.7m revenue and £613k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Barco Sales Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £13.7m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £613k profit and 41 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46740Wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
34 yrs · since 1992
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 Sep 2025

Key figures

Operating leverageDoing more with lessBoring industryCash flow filed
Revenue
£13.7m
Growth ▲6.2%
Profit
£613k
Growth ▲8.6%
Profit margin
4.5%
Gross 25.9%
Employees
41
Change ▼4.7%
Profit / employee
£15k
Revenue/employee £335k
Profitable streak
4yrs
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 to30 Sep 202230 Sep 202330 Sep 202430 Sep 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£14.8m£14.5m£12.9m£13.7m
Cost of sales£10.5m£10.5m£9.5m£10.2m
Gross profit£4.3m£4m£3.4m£3.6m
Operating profit£1.7m£1.2m£666k£730k
Profit before tax£1.6m£1.2m£708k£796k
Profit after tax£805k£892k£564k£613k
Profit (best available)£805k£892k£564k£613k
Staff costs£1.8m£1.9m£1.8m£1.9m
Employees (average)45444341
Ratios
Profit margin5.4%6.1%4.4%4.5%
Gross margin29%27.7%26.7%25.9%
Revenue per employee£330k£330k£301k£335k
Profit per employee£17.9k£20.3k£13.1k£15k
Cash conversion−157.2%−28%−148.7%−142.3%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼2.1%▼11.1%▲6.2%
Profit growth—▲10.8%▼36.8%▲8.6%
Headcount growth—▼2.2%▼2.3%▼4.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£3.4m£2.7m£3.6m£1.7m
Net assets£9.5m£10.4m£11m£11.6m
Fixed assets£2m£2.1m£1.9m£1.9m
Current assets£13.6m£11.9m£12.4m£13.1m
Debtors£2.7m£2.1m£2m£2.4m
Deferred income£175k£133k£111k£124k
Cash from operations−£2.6m−£341k−£990k−£1m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
25.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£335k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£15k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−142.3%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
13.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.9%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
17.7%
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
▲6%
Now £11.6m
Cash at bank
▼53%
Now £1.7m
Headcount
▼5%
Now 41
Deferred income
▲11%
Now £124k
Fixed assets
▼1%
Now £1.9m

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

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Barco Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Barco Sales Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (3)

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

Same industry, similar size

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £613k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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