Thirsty Work Limited
Registered name: THIRSTY WORK LIMITED
Part of Hexagon Holdings Limited groupThirsty Work Limited made £12.2m revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Thirsty Work Limited’s revenue grew 30% to £12.2m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £1.7m profit and 120 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of fruit and vegetable juices, mineral water and soft drinks” and is based in Exeter; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Exeter, South West
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- 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: “Hexagon Holdings Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £6.2m | £7.6m | £9.4m | £12.2m |
| Cost of sales | £2.3m | £3.2m | £4m | £5m |
| Gross profit | £3.9m | £4.4m | £5.4m | £7.2m |
| Operating profit | £824k | £1.3m | £1.5m | £2.4m |
| Profit before tax | £447k | £964k | £1.2m | £2.1m |
| Profit after tax | £429k | £1.1m | £960k | £1.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £429k | £1.1m | £960k | £1.7m |
| Staff costs | £2.1m | £2.4m | £3.1m | £4.1m |
| Employees (average) | 76 | 83 | 97 | 120 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 6.9% | 14.8% | 10.3% | 13.8% |
| Gross margin | 62.6% | 58.1% | 57.5% | 58.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £81.5k | £92k | £96.5k | £102k |
| Profit per employee | £5.6k | £13.6k | £9.9k | £14k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲23.3% | ▲22.6% | ▲30.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲163.1% | ▼14.9% | ▲74.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.2% | ▲16.9% | ▲23.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £278k | £822k | £308k | £961k |
| Net assets | £1.8m | £1.8m | £2.4m | £3.5m |
| Fixed assets | £6.6m | £5.5m | £6.6m | £7.6m |
| Current assets | £4.9m | £5.3m | £4.3m | £5.7m |
| Debtors | £1.2m | £1.4m | £1.8m | £2.2m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 13.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 58.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £102k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £14k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 62.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 17.8%
- 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
- ▲50%
- Now £3.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▲212%
- Now £961k
- Headcount
- ▲24%
- Now 120
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲15%
- Now £7.6m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Hexagon Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Thirsty Work Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- Sun Water Coolers Ltd.Figures not disclosed
- Thirsty Work Watercoolers LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- Hexagon Holdings Property Group LimitedFigures 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 30 Sep 2025 (profit £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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