Bestway Wholesale Holdings Limited
Registered name: BESTWAY WHOLESALE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Bestway Wholesale Holdings Limited made £2.7bn revenue and £29m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Bestway Wholesale Holdings Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £2.7bn in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £29m profit and 5,255 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2020
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.9bn | £2.8bn | £2.7bn |
| Cost of sales | −£2.7bn | −£2.6bn | −£2.5bn |
| Gross profit | £222m | £215m | £193m |
| Operating profit | £103m | £100m | £76.4m |
| Profit before tax | £72.7m | £69.8m | £39.2m |
| Profit after tax | £59.7m | £56.1m | £29m |
| Profit (best available) | £59.7m | £56.1m | £29m |
| Employees (average) | 4,810 | 5,264 | 5,255 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 2% | 2% | 1.1% |
| Gross margin | 7.5% | 7.6% | 7.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £612k | £539k | £510k |
| Profit per employee | £12.4k | £10.6k | £5.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼3.6% | ▼5.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼6.1% | ▼48.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.4% | ▼0.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 7.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £510k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼0%
- Now 5,255
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Batleys Properties LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Bestway Wholesale LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £29m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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