Impellam Holdings Limited
Registered name: IMPELLAM HOLDINGS LIMITED
Part of Headfirst Global PLC groupImpellam Holdings Limited made a £36.2m loss in the year to 3 Jan 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Impellam Holdings Limited reported a loss of £36.2m in the year to 3 Jan 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 3 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Luton; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Luton, East of England
- Age
- 75 yrs · since 1951
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “Impellam Group Limited”
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 5 Jan 2024 | 3 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — |
| Operating profit | £8m | −£4.8m |
| Profit before tax | £12.3m | −£39.4m |
| Profit after tax | £14.3m | −£36.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £14.3m | −£36.2m |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £4.8m | −£12.1m |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Profit growth | — | ▼353.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £127k | £232k |
| Net assets | £86.1m | £49.9m |
| Fixed assets | £320m | £294m |
| Current assets | £28.9m | £28.5m |
| Debtors | £28.8m | £28.3m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£12.1m
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼42%
- Now £49.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲83%
- Now £232k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼8%
- Now £294m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Headfirst Global PLCultimate parent75–100%
- Vertage Limited75–100%
- Impellam Holdings Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (5)
- Comensura LimitedRev. £18m · Profit £7.1m
- Flexy Corporation LtdFigures not disclosed
- Guidant Global-Europe LtdFigures not disclosed
- Laybridge LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
- Lorien LimitedRev. — · Profit £174k
Sister companies (1)
- Impellam UK LimitedRev. £16.9m · Profit −£5.8m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 3 Jan 2025 (profit −£36.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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