How much does B.t.e. Plant Sales Limited make?

B.t.e. Plant Sales Limited reported revenue of £55.5m and £692k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does B.t.e. Plant Sales Limited have?

B.t.e. Plant Sales Limited reported an average of 48 employees in the year to 28 Feb 2025.

Is B.t.e. Plant Sales Limited profitable?

Yes — B.t.e. Plant Sales Limited reported a profit of £692k in the year to 28 Feb 2025.

Company No. 02980487 · Incorporated 19 Oct 1994

B.t.e. Plant Sales Limited

Registered name: B.T.E. PLANT SALES LIMITED

Part of Bte Group Holdings Limited group

B.t.e. Plant Sales Limited made £55.5m revenue and £692k profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025.

B.t.e. Plant Sales Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £55.5m in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with £692k profit and 48 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machinery” and is based in Leicester; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46630Wholesale of mining, construction and civil engineering machinery

Status: Active
Location: Leicester, East Midlands
Age: 32 yrs · since 1994
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 28 Feb 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£55.5m

Growth ▼9.4%

Profit

£692k

Growth ▼41.9%

Profit margin

1.3%

Gross 10.5%

Employees

Change ▼11.1%

Profit / employee

£14.4k

Revenue/employee £1.2m

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	28 Feb 2023	29 Feb 2024	28 Feb 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£70.2m	£61.3m	£55.5m
Cost of sales	£62.4m	£54.6m	£49.7m
Gross profit	£7.7m	£6.7m	£5.8m
Operating profit	£1.6m	£1.5m	£751k
Profit before tax	£1.6m	£1.5m	£821k
Profit after tax	£1.3m	£1.2m	£692k
Profit (best available)	£1.3m	£1.2m	£692k
Staff costs	£2.5m	£2.3m	£2.2m
Employees (average)	52	54	48
Ratios
Profit margin	1.9%	1.9%	1.3%
Gross margin	11%	10.9%	10.5%
Revenue per employee	£1.3m	£1.1m	£1.2m
Profit per employee	£25.1k	£22.1k	£14.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼12.6%	▼9.4%
Profit growth	—	▼8.8%	▼41.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲3.9%	▼11.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£4.6m	£3.9m	£3m
Net assets	£6.6m	£6.8m	£7m
Fixed assets	£1.1m	£969k	£1.1m
Current assets	£30.2m	£28.1m	£19.4m
Debtors	£6.9m	£3m	£2.7m
Deferred income	£1.4m	£1.5m	£790k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 1.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 10.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £1.2m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £14.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 4.9%; 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: ▲4%; Now £7m
Cash at bank: ▼23%; Now £3m
Headcount: ▼11%; Now 48
Deferred income: ▼48%; Now £790k
Fixed assets: ▲11%; Now £1.1m

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

Bte Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
B.t.e. Plant Sales Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

B.t.e. Plant Sales (Northern) LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

Bte Holdings LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £119k

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit £692k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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