Ben Nevis Bar Trading Company Limited
Registered name: BEN NEVIS BAR TRADING COMPANY LIMITED
Ben Nevis Bar Trading Company Limited made £2.6m revenue and £507k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Ben Nevis Bar Trading Company Limited’s revenue grew 20% to £2.6m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £507k profit and 15 employees. The company is classified under “licensed restaurants” and is based in Oban; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Oban, Scotland
- 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 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.8m | £2m | £2.2m | £2.6m |
| Cost of sales | £1.2m | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.6m |
| Gross profit | £519k | £628k | £740k | £1m |
| Profit before tax | £240k | £208k | £352k | £681k |
| Profit after tax | £193k | £159k | £261k | £507k |
| Profit (best available) | £193k | £159k | £261k | £507k |
| Employees (average) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 10.9% | 8% | 12.1% | 19.7% |
| Gross margin | 29.5% | 31.6% | 34.4% | 39.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £117k | £132k | £143k | £171k |
| Profit per employee | £12.8k | £10.6k | £17.4k | £33.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲12.7% | ▲8.3% | ▲19.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼17.3% | ▲63.9% | ▲94.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £564k | £173k | £415k | £840k |
| Net assets | £391k | £355k | £616k | £644k |
| Fixed assets | £110k | £97.2k | £81.8k | £67.4k |
| Current assets | £716k | £544k | £792k | £856k |
| Debtors | £152k | £371k | £378k | £15.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 19.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 39.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £171k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £33.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.6%
- 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
- ▲4%
- Now £644k
- Cash at bank
- ▲102%
- Now £840k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 15
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼18%
- Now £67.4k
Group structure
Minority corporate shareholders
- Dunard Holdings Limited 25–50%
- Tob Trade Holdings Limited 25–50%
- V&D Holdings Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £507k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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