Small Beer Limited
Active02531835Wholesale & retailIncorporated 16 Aug 1990 · Lincoln
The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of wholesale supply and distribution of alcoholic and other drinks.
Revenue
£23.5m
▲ +0.8% vs prior ~12m period
Profit after tax
£813k
Margin 4.5%
Employees
56
▼ -41.7% vs prior ~12m period
Net assets
£593k
Total assets £3.7m
Financial history
Revenue by accounting period
6 periods available · ▲ growth ▼ decline
Jan 2020Not available
Jan 2021
£6.5m
Jan 2022
£14.1m▲ +118.0%
Jan 2023
£21.8m▲ +54.2%
Jan 2024
£23.3m▲ +6.7%
Jan 2025
£23.5m▲ +0.8%
| Period end | Revenue | Growth | Profit before tax | Employees | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2025 | £23.5m | ▲ +0.8% | £1.1m | 56 | £593k |
| 31 Jan 2024 | £23.3m | ▲ +6.7% | £1.4m | 96 | £815k |
| 31 Jan 2023 | £21.8m | ▲ +54.2% | £1.1m | 89 | £813k |
| 31 Jan 2022 | £14.1m | ▲ +118.0% | £541k | 84 | £636k |
| 31 Jan 2021 | £6.5m | — | -£325k | 53 | £418k |
| 31 Jan 2020 | — | — | — | — | £883k |
Latest available figures
Period ending 31 Jan 2025. “Not available” means the figure is not in the accounts we hold. We do not estimate missing figures.
Profit & loss
- Revenue
- £23.5m
- Gross profit
- £4.6m
- Operating profit
- £1.0m
- Profit before tax
- £1.1m
- Profit after tax
- £813k
Balance sheet
- Total assets
- £3.7m
- Cash
- £730k
- Total liabilities
- £3.1m
- Net assets
- £593k
- Revenue per employee
- £419k
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