R.J. Heathman (Contractors) Limited
Registered name: R.J. HEATHMAN (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
R.J. Heathman (Contractors) Limited made £58.2m revenue and £3.5m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
R.J. Heathman (Contractors) Limited’s revenue fell 11% to £58.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £3.5m profit and 87 employees. The company is classified under “construction of other civil engineering projects” and is based in North Somerset; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- North Somerset, South West
- Age
- 50 yrs · since 1976
- 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 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £59m | £65.2m | £58.2m |
| Operating profit | £2.1m | £4.5m | £4.7m |
| Profit before tax | £2m | £4.5m | £4.7m |
| Profit after tax | £1.5m | £3.3m | £3.5m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.5m | £3.3m | £3.5m |
| Staff costs | £5.3m | £6.1m | £6.4m |
| Employees (average) | 78 | 82 | 87 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 2.5% | 5.1% | 6% |
| Revenue per employee | £757k | £795k | £669k |
| Profit per employee | £19.3k | £40.2k | £40.2k |
| Cash conversion | −3.7% | 92.4% | 23.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10.5% | ▼10.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲119.1% | ▲5.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.1% | ▲6.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £3.6m | £6.3m | £2.8m |
| Net assets | £13.2m | £16m | £13.1m |
| Fixed assets | £1.6m | £1.6m | £1.4m |
| Current assets | £26.8m | £27.5m | £26.9m |
| Debtors | £12.7m | £10.4m | £14.3m |
| Deferred income | — | £2.1m | £651k |
| Cash from operations | −£76.3k | £4.2m | £1.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £669k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £40.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 23.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 24.6%
- 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
- ▼18%
- Now £13.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼56%
- Now £2.8m
- Headcount
- ▲6%
- Now 87
- Deferred income
- ▼68%
- Now £651k
- Fixed assets
- ▼9%
- Now £1.4m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £3.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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