Revenues fall by more than £7m at Merseyside roofing specialist BBR Roofing, with pre-tax profits also down significantly, although the firm insists a downturn was expected. Tony McDonough reports

Bootle-based roofing specialist BBR Roofing is reporting a big drop in both revenues and pre-tax profits in its latest annual accounts.

Posted on Companies House, the accounts for the 12 months to March 31, 2025, reveal revenues down to £15.2m from £22.8m in the previous year. Pre-tax profits also plummeted from £1.5m to just £345,879.

Writing in the annual report director William Bell said: “The company has experienced a fall turnover in the current year. The fall has been slightly higher than initially anticipated.

“The previous year I’ve seen a sharp increase and turnover and it was always likely the turnover would fall closer to earlier years levels. The company has attempted to realign costs with the amended turnover in the year and will continue to assess going forward.”

In its accounts for the previous year the company had noted how it was grappling with the rising cost of raw materials and other overheads.

Family-owned BBR, which employs almost 80 people, has been in business for 20 years and has established a reputation for its specialist work in roofing refurbishment and complete waterproofing with customers across the UK.

It has worked on projects at The Capital Building in Liverpool city centre, retail complex Cheshire Oaks, Pensby High School in Wirral, St John’s Shopping Centre in Liverpool and has carried out work in the city’s Georgian Quarter.

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The accounts also reveal shareholder dividends for the year totalling £916,000. Maxine Bell, the company secretary, is listed as the only person with “significant control” with shares of more than 25% but no more than 50%.

In the report, William Bell added: “The directors are expecting turnover to remain consistent with the March 31, 2025, levels. The results in the financial statements were in line with the expectations of the directors.”