Higgins Partnerships 1961 PLC
Registered name: HIGGINS PARTNERSHIPS 1961 PLC
Part of Higgins Group PLC groupHiggins Partnerships 1961 PLC made £287m revenue and £9.4m profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
Higgins Partnerships 1961 PLC’s revenue was £287m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £9.4m profit and 299 employees. The company is classified under “development of building projects” and is based in Essex; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Essex, London
- Age
- 65 yrs · since 1961
- Type
- Public Limited Company
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: “Higgins Group PLC”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | £287m |
| Cost of sales | £172m | £158m | £169m | −£273m |
| Gross profit | £8.4m | £3m | £9.1m | £13.7m |
| Operating profit | −£4.5m | −£16.3m | £7.4m | £9.5m |
| Profit before tax | −£4.6m | −£11.9m | £9.1m | £8.9m |
| Profit after tax | −£4.6m | −£11.9m | £9.2m | £9.4m |
| Profit (best available) | −£4.6m | −£11.9m | £9.2m | £9.4m |
| Staff costs | £22m | £25.8m | £23.9m | — |
| Employees (average) | 297 | 328 | 301 | 299 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | 3.3% |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | 4.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £960k |
| Profit per employee | −£15.5k | −£36.1k | £30.5k | £31.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲2.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲10.4% | ▼8.2% | ▼0.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £21.1m | £7m | £7m | — |
| Net assets | £29.5m | £20.1m | £29.2m | — |
| Fixed assets | £37.1m | £44m | £35.2m | — |
| Current assets | £95.1m | £83.4m | £101m | — |
| Debtors | £24m | £17.4m | £32.6m | — |
| Deferred income | £39m | £38.3m | £30.8m | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 4.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £960k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £31.5k
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼1%
- Now 299
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Higgins Group PLCultimate parent75–100%
- Higgins Partnerships 1961 PLCthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (5)
- Higgins Investments PLCRev. £759k · Profit −£533k
- D.J. Higgins Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Higgins City LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Higgins Group Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Higgins Homes PLCRev. — · Profit −£2.1m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £9.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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