Denholm Universal Limited
Registered name: DENHOLM UNIVERSAL LIMITED
Part of J. & J. Denholm Limited groupDenholm Universal Limited made £6.9m revenue and a £381k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Denholm Universal Limited’s revenue was £6.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £381k and 51 employees. The company is classified under “other manufacturing” and is based in Yeovil; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Yeovil, South West
- Age
- 26 yrs · since 1999
- 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. From the filing: “Wilton Engineering Services Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 1 Jul 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £8.2m | £6.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | −£6.6m | −£5.2m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £1.6m | £1.7m |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£976k | −£283k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£999k | −£341k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£1.3m | −£381k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£1.3m | −£381k |
| Employees (average) | 55 | 54 | 54 | 51 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −16.2% | −5.5% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 19.8% | 24.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £151k | £135k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£24.5k | −£7.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1.8% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £264k | £562k | — | — |
| Net assets | £1.3m | £1.2m | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £98.1k | £36.8k | — | — |
| Current assets | £2.9m | £2.3m | — | — |
| Debtors | £903k | £1.1m | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −5.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 24.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £135k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£7.5k
- 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
- —
- Now 51
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- J. & J. Denholm Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Denholm Industrial Group Limited75–100%
- Denholm Universal Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Wpa Construction Group LtdRev. £34.2m · Profit £1.8m
- Access Lifting Pulling & Safety LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Denholm Industrial Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£381k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 17 Oct 2026
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