Joseph Gallagher Limited
Registered name: JOSEPH GALLAGHER LIMITED
Part of Joseph Gallagher Group Limited groupJoseph Gallagher Limited made £126m revenue and £2.9m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Joseph Gallagher Limited’s revenue fell 16% to £126m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £2.9m profit. The company is classified under “construction of bridges and tunnels” and is based in Orsett; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Orsett
- Age
- 44 yrs · since 1982
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £135m | £150m | £126m |
| Cost of sales | −£121m | −£135m | −£110m |
| Gross profit | £13.7m | £15.1m | £16.2m |
| Operating profit | £3.6m | £3.8m | £4.3m |
| Profit before tax | £4.6m | £3.3m | £4m |
| Profit after tax | £4.1m | £2.7m | £2.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £4.1m | £2.7m | £2.9m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 3% | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| Gross margin | 10.2% | 10% | 12.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲11.3% | ▼15.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼33.7% | ▲6.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
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- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Joseph Gallagher Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Joseph Gallagher Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- Specialist Plant Associates LimitedRev. £6.1m · Profit £561k
- Johnston Trenchless Solutions LtdFigures not disclosed
- N.R.C. Plant LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- Marbro Tunnelling Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £2.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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