TRAILBLAZERS Beesley & Fildes


BEESLEY & FILDES THE NUMBERS


21/22 Turnover £m Gross profit £m


Operating profit £k Net profit £k Staff


THE RATIOS 21/22 Stockturn Gross margin %


Operating margin % Net margin %


Sales/employee £k Profit/employee £ Return on capital % BMJ INDEX


4.3


22.3 8.5 8.2


191


16,181 23.8


22/23 5.3


17.6 1.8 1.3


195


3,561 3.8


23/24 5.0


16.8 (1.9) (2.6) 174


(3,240) (5.9) 114


Family-run builders merchant Beesley & Fildes has 11 branches across the north west of England, with the largest in Huyton, which is also the head office and has a kitchen and bathroom showroom, a timber yard and a roofing


52.6 11.7


4,466 4,313 276


22/23


52.9 9.3


965 703 271


23/24


46.5 7.8


(865)


(1,218) 267


% CHANGE


22/23 0


(21) (78) (84) (2)


22/23 23


(21) (78) (84) 2


(78) (84)


23/24 (12) (16) n/a n/a (1)


% CHANGE


23/24 (5) (4)


n/a n/a (11) n/a n/a


BEESLEY & FILDES BUILDERS MERCHANTS: A-Z


BEESLEY & FILDES


Wilson Road, Huyton, Merseyside, L36 6AF Tel: 0151 480 8304 www.beesleyandfildes.co.uk


Branches: 10 Showrooms: 2


Chairman: John Beesley Managing Director: Lee Davies Commercial Director: James Beesley Other Directors: Stuart Grant


Approximate turnover for 2024: £47.7 million


Buying Group: H&B, NMBS BMF Member Yr end 31/03/24


centre. The other branches are located across Liverpool, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire, with kitchen and bathroom showrooms in Liverpool and Chester, civils supplies in Chester, Swinton, Walkden and


Widnes, brick cutting in Chester and milling in Widnes.


In January 2025, the company joined the h&b independent buyng group.


Commercial director James Beesley said: “Joining H&B


Group marks an exciting new chapter in the Beesley & Fildes journey. It not only strengthens our buying power but also allows us to continue delivering on our promise of quality and value to our customers, while upholding the standards our family business has been known for over the past two centuries.”


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