Millbrook Dairy Company Ltd
Registered name: MILLBROOK DAIRY COMPANY LTD
Millbrook Dairy Company Ltd made £39m revenue and £708k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Millbrook Dairy Company Ltd’s revenue grew 8% to £39m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £708k profit and 11 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of dairy products, eggs and edible oils and fats” and is based in Bideford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bideford, South West
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2018
- 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 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £42.4m | £32.4m | £36m | £39m |
| Cost of sales | £40.1m | £30.4m | £33.2m | £36.7m |
| Gross profit | £2.2m | £2m | £2.8m | £2.3m |
| Operating profit | £1.3m | £811k | £1.4m | £1.1m |
| Profit before tax | £1.2m | £793k | £1.3m | £954k |
| Profit after tax | £977k | £596k | £1m | £708k |
| Profit (best available) | £977k | £596k | £1m | £708k |
| Staff costs | £439k | £533k | £816k | £751k |
| Employees (average) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.8% | 1.8% |
| Gross margin | 5.3% | 6.3% | 7.7% | 5.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £4.2m | £3.2m | £4m | £3.5m |
| Profit per employee | £97.7k | £59.6k | £112k | £64.3k |
| Cash conversion | −34.8% | −77% | −7.2% | −150.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼23.6% | ▲11.1% | ▲8.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼38.9% | ▲68.4% | ▼29.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼10% | ▲22.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £57.4k | £28.6k | £55.7k | £23.2k |
| Net assets | £1.8m | £2.1m | £2.7m | £2.5m |
| Fixed assets | £18.1k | £25.3k | £133k | £110k |
| Current assets | £7.1m | £6.3m | £7.9m | £5.8m |
| Debtors | £4.2m | £3.4m | £3.2m | £3m |
| Cash from operations | −£439k | −£624k | −£100k | −£1.6m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 5.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £3.5m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £64.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −150.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.8%
- 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
- ▼8%
- Now £2.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼58%
- Now £23.2k
- Headcount
- ▲22%
- Now 11
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼17%
- Now £110k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £708k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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