George Bence & Sons Limited
Active00062473Wholesale & retailIncorporated 8 Jun 1899 · Cheltenham
The principal activity of the company is that of a parent company of the George Bence group of companies and the group trades as builders and plumbers merchants.
Revenue
£20.7m
▲ +4.5% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
-£143k
Margin -0.7%
Employees
99
▲ +1.0% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£7.8m
Total assets £12.6m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
6 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Dec 2019Not available
Dec 2020
£15.2m
Dec 2021
£18.9m▲ +24.2%
Dec 2022
£20.6m▲ +8.8%
Dec 2023
£19.8m▼ -3.8%
Dec 2024
£20.7m▲ +4.5%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2024 | £20.7m | ▲ +4.5% | -£150k | 99 | £7.8m |
| 31 Dec 2023 | £19.8m | ▼ -3.8% | £184k | 98 | £7.9m |
| 31 Dec 2022 | £20.6m | ▲ +8.8% | £495k | 100 | £7.8m |
| 31 Dec 2021 | £18.9m | ▲ +24.2% | £1.2m | 91 | £7.4m |
| 31 Dec 2020 | £15.2m | — | £949k | 100 | £6.1m |
| 31 Dec 2019 | — | — | — | — | £4.7m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Dec 2024. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £20.7m
- Gross profit
- £5.3m
- Operating profit
- -£144k
- Profit before tax
- -£150k
- Profit after tax
- -£143k
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £12.6m
- Cash
- £78k
- Total liabilities
- £4.8m
- Net assets
- £7.8m
- Revenue per employee
- £209k
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