Robinson's of Ballymena Ltd
Registered name: ROBINSON'S OF BALLYMENA LTD
Part of Brocklamont Holdings Ltd groupRobinson's of Ballymena Ltd made £11.2m revenue and £550k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Robinson's of Ballymena Ltd’s revenue grew 5% to £11.2m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £550k profit and 81 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating” and is based in Ballymena; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ballymena, Northern Ireland
- 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: “Brocklamont Holdings Ltd, registered address 207 Cullybackey Road, Ballymena, Co Antrim, BT43 5JH”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £10.7m | £11.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £8.3m | £8.4m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £2.4m | £2.8m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £469k | £559k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £457k | £550k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £457k | £550k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £1.3m | £1.4m |
| Employees (average) | 42 | 44 | 79 | 81 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 4.3% | 4.9% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 22.7% | 25.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £136k | £139k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £5.8k | £6.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲4.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲20.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.8% | ▲79.5% | ▲2.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £928k | £192k | £407k | £310k |
| Net assets | £1.1m | £1.1m | £1.3m | £1.4m |
| Fixed assets | £516k | £630k | £678k | £689k |
| Current assets | £1.5m | £1.3m | £1.4m | £1.6m |
| Debtors | £116k | £135k | £51k | £45.4k |
| Cash from operations | — | — | £677k | £413k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 25.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £139k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 6.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- 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
- ▲12%
- Now £1.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼24%
- Now £310k
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 81
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲2%
- Now £689k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Brocklamont Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Robinson's of Ballymena Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £550k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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