John Bownes Limited
Active01440166Wholesale & retailIncorporated 27 Jul 1979 · Winsford
agricultural engineers and merchants.
Revenue
£16.6m
▲ +10.3% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£9k
Margin 0.6%
Employees
33
▲ +6.5% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£2.5m
Total assets £9.8m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
7 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Oct 2019Not available
Oct 2020
£17.3m
Oct 2021
£20.5m▲ +18.4%
Oct 2022
£19.7m▼ -4.0%
Oct 2023
£18.9m▼ -4.3%
Oct 2024
£15.0m▼ -20.3%
Oct 2025
£16.6m▲ +10.3%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Oct 2025 | £16.6m | ▲ +10.3% | -£3k | 33 | £2.5m |
| 31 Oct 2024 | £15.0m | ▼ -20.3% | £21k | 31 | £2.5m |
| 31 Oct 2023 | £18.9m | ▼ -4.3% | £356k | 31 | £2.6m |
| 31 Oct 2022 | £19.7m | ▼ -4.0% | £684k | 29 | £2.5m |
| 31 Oct 2021 | £20.5m | ▲ +18.4% | £606k | 28 | £2.1m |
| 31 Oct 2020 | £17.3m | — | £297k | 28 | £1.7m |
| 31 Oct 2019 | — | — | — | — | £1.5m |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Oct 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £16.6m
- Gross profit
- £873k
- Operating profit
- £99k
- Profit before tax
- -£3k
- Profit after tax
- £9k
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £9.8m
- Cash
- Not available
- Total liabilities
- £7.3m
- Net assets
- £2.5m
- Revenue per employee
- £503k
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