The Placement Group (Holdings) PLC
Registered name: THE PLACEMENT GROUP (HOLDINGS) PLC
The Placement Group (Holdings) PLC made £28.8m revenue and a £2.4m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text
The Placement Group (Holdings) PLC’s revenue fell 13% to £28.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £2.4m and 66 employees. The company is classified under “other human health activities” and is based in Waltham Abbey; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Waltham Abbey, East of England
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £35.3m | £40.3m | £33m | £28.8m |
| Cost of sales | £27.9m | £32.5m | £27.1m | £24m |
| Gross profit | £7.4m | £7.8m | £5.9m | £4.8m |
| Operating profit | £1.4m | £1.4m | £511k | £462k |
| Profit before tax | £1.4m | £1.3m | £441k | −£2.4m |
| Profit after tax | £1.2m | £978k | £314k | −£2.4m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.2m | £978k | £314k | −£2.4m |
| Employees (average) | 98 | 97 | 83 | 66 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.3% | 2.4% | 0.9% | −8.2% |
| Gross margin | 21% | 19.4% | 17.8% | 16.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £360k | £416k | £398k | £436k |
| Profit per employee | £12k | £10.1k | £3.8k | −£35.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲14.3% | ▼18.1% | ▼12.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼16.8% | ▼67.9% | ▼852.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼1% | ▼14.4% | ▼20.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £810k | £648k | £313k | −£338k |
| Fixed assets | £294k | £253k | £212k | £170k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −8.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £436k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£35.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▼208%
- Now −£338k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼20%
- Now 66
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼20%
- Now £170k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (13)
- The Placement Group Healthcare LimitedRev. £13.4m · Profit £57.3k
- Healthcare Employment Consortium LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Just Nurses LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Just Ot LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Justgp LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Justphysio LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Mediplacements LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Nursco Healthcare LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Placement Group (Contracts) LtdFigures not disclosed
- The Placement Group (UK) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Placement Group Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Placement Group Nursing LtdFigures not disclosed
- TPG Medical LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£2.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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