Bence Roofing Supplies Limited
Registered name: BENCE ROOFING SUPPLIES LIMITED
Bence Roofing Supplies Limited made £15.9m revenue and £394k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Bence Roofing Supplies Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £15.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £394k profit and 37 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials” and is based in Cheltenham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cheltenham, South West
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2013
- 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 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £15.3m | £15m | £14.5m | £15.9m |
| Cost of sales | £11.9m | £11.7m | £11.4m | £13.2m |
| Gross profit | £3.4m | £3.3m | £3.1m | £2.7m |
| Operating profit | £1.1m | £864k | £608k | £171k |
| Profit before tax | £1.1m | £769k | £525k | £92.6k |
| Profit after tax | £824k | £607k | £252k | £394k |
| Profit (best available) | £824k | £607k | £252k | £394k |
| Staff costs | £1m | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.4m |
| Employees (average) | 34 | 36 | 35 | 37 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.4% | 4% | 1.7% | 2.5% |
| Gross margin | 22.1% | 21.9% | 21.3% | 16.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £449k | £416k | £415k | £430k |
| Profit per employee | £24.2k | £16.9k | £7.2k | £10.7k |
| Cash conversion | 78.1% | 122.4% | 99.6% | −35.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼1.9% | ▼3.1% | ▲9.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼26.3% | ▼58.5% | ▲56.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.9% | ▼2.8% | ▲5.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.5m | £1.8m | £1.6m | £1.3m |
| Net assets | £2.8m | £3.2m | £3.2m | £3.4m |
| Fixed assets | £2m | £2m | £1.9m | £1.9m |
| Current assets | £4.2m | £4.1m | £3.9m | £3.9m |
| Debtors | £1.2m | £853k | £861k | £732k |
| Deferred income | £4.4k | £4.4k | £4.8k | £5k |
| Cash from operations | £890k | £1.1m | £605k | −£61.3k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £430k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £10.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −35.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 12%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.6%
- 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
- ▲5%
- Now £3.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼20%
- Now £1.3m
- Headcount
- ▲6%
- Now 37
- Deferred income
- ▲3%
- Now £5k
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £1.9m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Dramco LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £394k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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