S.J.M. Limited
Registered name: S.J.M. LIMITED
Part of SJM Holdings North Limited groupS.J.M. Limited made £487m revenue and £12.2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
S.J.M. Limited’s revenue grew 40% to £487m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £12.2m profit and 88 employees. The company is classified under “other amusement and recreation activities” and is based in Stockport; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Stockport, North West
- Age
- 34 yrs · since 1992
- Type
- Private 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £275m | £286m | £349m | £487m |
| Cost of sales | £246m | £261m | £320m | £459m |
| Gross profit | £28.7m | £25.3m | £28.6m | £28.2m |
| Operating profit | £13.7m | £9m | £8.1m | £7.4m |
| Profit before tax | £17.7m | £15.3m | £16.9m | £16.3m |
| Profit after tax | £14.8m | £11.8m | £13m | £12.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £14.8m | £11.8m | £13m | £12.2m |
| Staff costs | £13.7m | £15m | £18.2m | £19.6m |
| Employees (average) | 79 | 81 | 85 | 88 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.4% | 4.1% | 3.7% | 2.5% |
| Gross margin | 10.4% | 8.8% | 8.2% | 5.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £3.5m | £3.5m | £4.1m | £5.5m |
| Profit per employee | £187k | £146k | £153k | £138k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.2% | ▲21.8% | ▲39.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼20.1% | ▲9.8% | ▼6.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.5% | ▲4.9% | ▲3.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £166m | £152m | £275m | £104m |
| Net assets | £16.1m | £13.1m | £13.2m | £15.7m |
| Fixed assets | £4.9m | £4.9m | £4.9m | £4.9m |
| Current assets | £195m | £180m | £307m | £179m |
| Debtors | £5.6m | £4.2m | £10.1m | £8.1m |
| Deferred income | £158m | £153m | £273m | £145m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 5.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £5.5m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £138k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 29.8%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- 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
- ▲19%
- Now £15.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼62%
- Now £104m
- Headcount
- ▲4%
- Now 88
- Deferred income
- ▼47%
- Now £145m
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £4.9m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- SJM Holdings North Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- S.J.M. Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Warrington Football Club Limited(The)Rev. £8.3m · Profit £2m
- Warrington Sports Holdings LimitedRev. — · Profit −£210k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £12.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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