Unaudited accounts for the financial year ended 30 June 2026 show revenues increased by 8.3% to £24.3m, with pre-tax profits rising to £1.32m, compared with £21,000 in the previous year.
Operating profit also increased from £213,000 to £1.45m, while trading EBITDA, a measure of underlying business performance, grew by almost 73% to £2.76m.
Bob & Berts operates coffee shops across Northern Ireland, Scotland and England and is now looking ahead to its next phase of growth, with plans to further expand its presence across the UK.
The results follow a decision by the business to pause its store opening programme during the financial year ended June 2025, to allow it to focus on strengthening its existing stores and investing in the systems, technology and customer offering needed to support future growth.
The group’s accounts for the year ended 30 June 2025, show revenues of £22.5m and trading EBITDA of £1.59m. While sales continued to grow during that period, the business says it prioritised investment and operational improvements over further expansion.
“FY25 was an important year for us. We made a conscious decision to pause opening new stores and concentrate on improving the performance of the business we already had,” says David Ferguson, co-owner of Bob & Berts.
“A big part of that was investing in technology and changing how we operate. We’ve introduced new digital ordering options, improved our systems and made changes that allow our teams to spend more time looking after customers.
“We’re now seeing the benefits of those decisions. Sales have continued to grow, but what’s particularly pleasing is the improvement in profitability. We’ve increased our underlying trading earnings by almost 73% in the space of a year, which shows just how much progress the business has made.
“We’ve now got a much stronger platform to build on and we’re excited about the opportunities ahead.”
The business says it has continued to develop its food and drink offer with the introduction of new products and menus and that its loyalty programme has helped it build stronger relationships with its customers.