Bryan's Salads Ltd.
Registered name: BRYAN'S SALADS LTD.
Bryan's Salads Ltd. made £54.4m revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025.
Bryan's Salads Ltd.’s revenue fell 4% to £54.4m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £1.7m profit and 333 employees. The company is classified under “growing of vegetables and melons, roots and tubers” and is based in Preston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Preston, North West
- Age
- 25 yrs · since 2000
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Nov 2022 | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £50m | £57.1m | £56.6m | £54.4m |
| Cost of sales | £46.9m | £54.7m | £51.2m | £49.5m |
| Gross profit | £3m | £2.5m | £5.5m | £5m |
| Operating profit | £853k | £194k | £3m | £2.5m |
| Profit before tax | £817k | £68.9k | £2.9m | £2.4m |
| Profit after tax | £663k | £54.8k | £2.2m | £1.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £663k | £54.8k | £2.2m | £1.7m |
| Staff costs | £9.7m | £10.8m | £11.2m | £11.9m |
| Employees (average) | 332 | 351 | 343 | 333 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.3% | 0.1% | 3.8% | 3.1% |
| Gross margin | 6.1% | 4.4% | 9.6% | 9.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £151k | £163k | £165k | £163k |
| Profit per employee | £2k | £156 | £6.3k | £5.1k |
| Cash conversion | 11.7% | −378.9% | −80.7% | −121.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲14.4% | ▼0.9% | ▼3.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼91.7% | ▲3872% | ▼22.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.7% | ▼2.3% | ▼2.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.3m | £2.1m | £3.5m | £4.2m |
| Net assets | £7.6m | £7.6m | £9.8m | £11.5m |
| Fixed assets | £5.1m | £4.8m | £4.8m | £5.4m |
| Current assets | £12.5m | £11.8m | £13.7m | £14.5m |
| Debtors | £6.4m | £6.7m | £7.1m | £7m |
| Deferred income | £445k | £451k | £608k | — |
| Cash from operations | £100k | −£735k | −£2.4m | −£3m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 9.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £163k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −121.6%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 10%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 12.9%
- 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
- ▲17%
- Now £11.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▲17%
- Now £4.2m
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 333
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲14%
- Now £5.4m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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