Ambrose Hire Limited
Registered name: AMBROSE HIRE LIMITED
Ambrose Hire Limited made £2.2m revenue and £169k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Ambrose Hire Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £2.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £169k profit and 13 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment” and is based in Preston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Preston, North West
- Age
- 47 yrs · since 1979
- 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 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.1m | £1.8m | £2.1m | £2.2m |
| Cost of sales | £1.6m | £1.4m | £1.6m | £1.6m |
| Gross profit | £513k | £413k | £578k | £593k |
| Operating profit | £321k | £56k | £332k | £220k |
| Profit before tax | £301k | £34k | £317k | £188k |
| Profit after tax | £234k | £25k | £209k | £169k |
| Profit (best available) | £234k | £25k | £209k | £169k |
| Staff costs | £627k | £552k | £565k | £582k |
| Employees (average) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 11.2% | 1.4% | 9.7% | 7.8% |
| Gross margin | 24.6% | 22.8% | 27% | 27.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £149k | £130k | £165k | £167k |
| Profit per employee | £16.7k | £1.8k | £16.1k | £13k |
| Cash conversion | −209.7% | −1084% | −187.7% | −436.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼12.9% | ▲18.3% | ▲1.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼89.3% | ▲736% | ▼19.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼7.1% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £314k | £653k | £261k | £231k |
| Net assets | £2.7m | £2.7m | £2.9m | £3.1m |
| Fixed assets | £3.2m | £2.9m | £3.4m | £3.5m |
| Current assets | £780k | £1.1m | £825k | £1m |
| Debtors | £379k | £362k | £472k | £457k |
| Cash from operations | −£673k | −£607k | −£623k | −£960k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 27.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £167k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £13k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −436.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 161.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 21.1%
- 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 £3.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼11%
- Now £231k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 13
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲3%
- Now £3.5m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £169k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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