British International Industries Limited
Registered name: BRITISH INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Part of Bii.aero Ltd groupBritish International Industries Limited made £15m revenue and £657k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
British International Industries Limited’s revenue fell 18% to £15m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £657k profit and 22 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft” and is based in Petworth; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Petworth, South East
- Age
- 30 yrs · since 1996
- 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 | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £17.8m | £18.4m | £15m |
| Cost of sales | — | £14.4m | £13.8m | £10.9m |
| Gross profit | — | £3.4m | £4.6m | £4.1m |
| Operating profit | — | £1.3m | £1.4m | £953k |
| Profit before tax | — | £1.2m | £1.4m | £913k |
| Profit after tax | — | £986k | £945k | £657k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £986k | £945k | £657k |
| Employees (average) | 19 | 17 | 24 | 22 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 5.5% | 5.1% | 4.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 19% | 25.1% | 27.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £1m | £767k | £683k |
| Profit per employee | — | £58k | £39.4k | £29.9k |
| Cash conversion | — | −65.6% | −166.4% | −47.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲3.4% | ▼18.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼4.2% | ▼30.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲41.2% | ▼8.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £871k | £843k | £1.6m | £906k |
| Net assets | £1.1m | £1.7m | £1.2m | £1.8m |
| Fixed assets | £85k | £204k | £168k | £195k |
| Current assets | £7.3m | £8.2m | £5m | £4.7m |
| Debtors | £3.7m | £3.3m | £468k | £486k |
| Deferred income | — | £1.9m | £358k | £555k |
| Cash from operations | — | −£826k | −£2.4m | −£452k |
| Source | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £683k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £29.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −47.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 3.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.2%
- 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
- ▲55%
- Now £1.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼43%
- Now £906k
- Headcount
- ▼8%
- Now 22
- Deferred income
- ▲55%
- Now £555k
- Fixed assets
- ▲16%
- Now £195k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Bii.aero Ltdultimate parent50–75%
- British International Industries Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £657k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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