G.h.brooks & Co.(Harrogate)limited
Registered name: G.H.BROOKS & CO.(HARROGATE)LIMITED
G.h.brooks & Co.(Harrogate)limited made £20.8m revenue and £1.4m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
G.h.brooks & Co.(Harrogate)limited’s revenue grew 6% to £20.8m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £1.4m profit and 52 employees. The company is classified under “agents involved in the sale of timber and building materials” and is based in Harrogate; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Harrogate, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 66 yrs · since 1960
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £20.5m | £20.1m | £19.5m | £20.8m |
| Cost of sales | £14.1m | £13.2m | £13m | £13.5m |
| Gross profit | £6.4m | £6.9m | £6.6m | £7.3m |
| Operating profit | £3m | £3.6m | £2.6m | £1.9m |
| Profit before tax | £3m | £3.6m | £2.7m | £2m |
| Profit after tax | £2.3m | £2.8m | £2m | £1.4m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.3m | £2.8m | £2m | £1.4m |
| Staff costs | £2m | £2m | £2.4m | £3.4m |
| Employees (average) | 42 | 41 | 41 | 52 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 11.4% | 13.8% | 10% | 6.6% |
| Gross margin | 31.2% | 34.4% | 33.7% | 35% |
| Revenue per employee | £489k | £491k | £477k | £399k |
| Profit per employee | £55.9k | £67.6k | £47.8k | £26.2k |
| Cash conversion | −105.7% | −104.6% | −142.4% | −115.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼2% | ▼3% | ▲6.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲18.1% | ▼29.3% | ▼30.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2.4% | 0% | ▲26.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.1m | £4.1m | £615k | £3.2m |
| Net assets | £11.2m | £12.1m | £14.1m | £13.2m |
| Fixed assets | £4.7m | £2.5m | £6.9m | £4.4m |
| Current assets | £9.9m | £12.6m | £10.3m | £12.1m |
| Debtors | £2.7m | £2.5m | £2.5m | £2.6m |
| Deferred income | £423k | £406k | £652k | £786k |
| Cash from operations | −£3.1m | −£3.8m | −£3.7m | −£2.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 35%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £399k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £26.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −115.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 21.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 3.8%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 12.6%
- 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
- ▼6%
- Now £13.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲415%
- Now £3.2m
- Headcount
- ▲27%
- Now 52
- Deferred income
- ▲21%
- Now £786k
- Fixed assets
- ▼37%
- Now £4.4m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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