Browns Distribution Services Limited
Active00838986Transport & storageIncorporated 25 Feb 1965 · Stoke On Trent
The principal activity of the company continued to be that of haulage, storage and distribution.
Revenue
£18.0m
▲ +26.8% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£1.0m
Margin 8.3%
Employees
139
▲ +1.5% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£2.8m
Total assets £12.5m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
7 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Apr 2019Not available
Apr 2020
£11.3m
Apr 2021
£14.2m▲ +25.4%
Apr 2022
£18.0m▲ +26.8%
Apr 2023Not available
Apr 2024Not available
Apr 2025Not available
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2025 | — | — | £1.0m | 139 | £2.8m |
| 30 Apr 2024 | — | — | £812k | 137 | £2.4m |
| 30 Apr 2023 | — | — | £1.3m | 129 | £2.6m |
| 30 Apr 2022 | £18.0m | ▲ +26.8% | £1.4m | 115 | £2.1m |
| 30 Apr 2021 | £14.2m | ▲ +25.4% | £1.2m | 99 | £2.1m |
| 30 Apr 2020 | £11.3m | — | £299k | 98 | £1.2m |
| 30 Apr 2019 | — | — | — | — | £1.4m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 30 Apr 2022. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £18.0m
- Gross profit
- £3.7m
- Operating profit
- £1.5m
- Profit before tax
- £1.4m
- Profit after tax
- £1.0m
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £12.5m
- Cash
- £2.3m
- Total liabilities
- £9.7m
- Net assets
- £2.8m
- Revenue per employee
- Not available
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