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Company No. 07318566 · Incorporated 19 Jul 2010

Green & Brown Ltd

Registered name: GREEN & BROWN LTD

Part of Vista Holdco24 Limited group

Green & Brown Ltd made £23.8m revenue and £667k profit in the year to 31 May 2025. read from filing text

Green & Brown Ltd’s revenue grew 9% to £23.8m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £667k profit and 160 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments)” and is based in Huddersfield; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 46499Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Huddersfield, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age
16 yrs · since 2010
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. From the filing: “D Green was the controlling party until 5 July 2024. From this date the ultimate controlling party was Vista Holdco24 Limited.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverage
Revenue
£23.8m
Growth ▲9.4%
Profit
£667k
Growth ▲12%
Profit margin
2.8%
Gross 17.3%
Employees
160
Change ▲8.8%
Profit / employee
£4.2k
Revenue/employee £149k
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 to31 May 202231 May 202331 May 202431 May 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£21.6m£20.6m£21.8m£23.8m
Cost of sales£18.2m£17.2m£18.1m£19.7m
Gross profit£3.4m£3.4m£3.6m£4.1m
Operating profit£1.4m£543k£739k£882k
Profit before tax£1.4m£543k£776k£883k
Profit after tax£1.1m£424k£595k£667k
Profit (best available)£1.1m£424k£595k£667k
Staff costs£4.7m£4.8m£5.6m£6.2m
Employees (average)148148147160
Ratios
Profit margin5.2%2.1%2.7%2.8%
Gross margin15.6%16.4%16.7%17.3%
Revenue per employee£146k£139k£148k£149k
Profit per employee£7.6k£2.9k£4k£4.2k
Cash conversion−62.7%−69.1%−141.6%—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼4.4%▲5.5%▲9.4%
Profit growth—▼62.3%▲40.5%▲12%
Headcount growth—0%▼0.7%▲8.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£667k£480k£744k£293k
Net assets£6.3m£6.7m£7.3m£7.9m
Fixed assets£417k£357k£831k£890k
Current assets£7.7m£8.1m£8.7m£10.5m
Debtors£98.8k£32.6k£64k£52.7k
Deferred income£322k£395k£372k£389k
Cash from operations−£882k−£375k−£1m—
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
17.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£149k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£4.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
3.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.6%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0.2%
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
▲9%
Now £7.9m
Cash at bank
▼61%
Now £293k
Headcount
▲9%
Now 160
Deferred income
▲5%
Now £389k
Fixed assets
▲7%
Now £890k

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. Vista Holdco24 Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Vista Bidco24 Limited75–100%
  3. Green & Brown Ltdthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £667k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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