Bates Office Services Ltd
Active03352929Wholesale & retailIncorporated 15 Apr 1997 · Rochester
Wholesale of office supplies
Revenue
£39.8m
▲ +3.1% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£1.8m
Margin 5.0%
Employees
152
▲ +2.0% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£4.2m
Total assets £15.5m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
5 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
May 2021Not available
May 2022
£29.7m
Apr 2023
£37.6m▲ +26.6%
Apr 2024
£38.6m▲ +2.7%
Apr 2025
£39.8m▲ +3.1%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2025 | £39.8m | ▲ +3.1% | £1.7m | 152 | £4.2m |
| 30 Apr 2024 | £38.6m | ▲ +2.7% | £2.4m | 149 | £4.3m |
| 30 Apr 2023 | £37.6m | ▲ +26.6% | £1.5m | 141 | £3.7m |
| 1 May 2022 | £29.7m | — | £744k | 142 | £3.2m |
| 1 May 2021 | — | — | — | — | £3.1m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 30 Apr 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £39.8m
- Gross profit
- £11.8m
- Operating profit
- £2.0m
- Profit before tax
- £1.7m
- Profit after tax
- £1.8m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £15.5m
- Cash
- £2k
- Total liabilities
- £11.2m
- Net assets
- £4.2m
- Revenue per employee
- £262k
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