BP Trading Limited
Registered name: BP TRADING LIMITED
BP Trading Limited made £9.8m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
BP Trading Limited’s revenue grew 23% to £9.8m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £1.3m profit and 14 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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 Oct 2021 | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £5.2m | £7.2m | £7.6m | £8m | £9.8m |
| Cost of sales | £3.7m | £5.6m | £5.8m | £6.2m | £7.6m |
| Gross profit | £1.5m | £1.5m | £1.8m | £1.9m | £2.3m |
| Operating profit | £61.1k | £656k | £950k | £1m | £1.3m |
| Profit before tax | £60.5k | £656k | £950k | £1m | £1.3m |
| Profit after tax | £57.9k | £658k | £948k | £986k | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £57.9k | £658k | £948k | £986k | £1.3m |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 14 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 1.1% | 9.2% | 12.5% | 12.3% | 12.8% |
| Gross margin | 29.8% | 21.3% | 23.5% | 23.2% | 23.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.3m | £1m | £759k | £668k | £702k |
| Profit per employee | £14.5k | £93.9k | £94.8k | £82.2k | £90.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲37.6% | ▲6.1% | ▲5.6% | ▲22.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲1036% | ▲44.1% | ▲4% | ▲28.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲75% | ▲42.9% | ▲20% | ▲16.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £17.9k | £66.2k | £114k | £496k | £672k |
| Net assets | £57.9k | £715k | £1.7m | £2.6m | £3.9m |
| Fixed assets | £46.6k | £712k | £1.7m | £1.9m | £2.7m |
| Current assets | £146k | £264k | £444k | £1.2m | £2m |
| Debtors | £105k | £169k | £296k | £670k | £995k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 12.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 23.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £702k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £90.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 27.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.1%
- 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
- ▲48%
- Now £3.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲35%
- Now £672k
- Headcount
- ▲17%
- Now 14
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲42%
- Now £2.7m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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