Properties Under the Hammer Auction Ltd
Registered name: PROPERTIES UNDER THE HAMMER AUCTION LTD
Properties Under the Hammer Auction Ltd made £2.8m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 30 Mar 2026.
Properties Under the Hammer Auction Ltd’s revenue grew 93% to £2.8m in the year to 30 Mar 2026, with £1.2m profit and 8 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating” and is based in Stockton-on-Tees; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Stockton-on-Tees, North East
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2013
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 30 Mar 2025 | 30 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £0 | £1.4m | £2.8m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | — | £467k | £642k |
| Gross profit | — | — | £0 | £1.4m | £2.1m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £0 | £975k | £1.2m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £0 | £975k | £1.2m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £0 | £975k | £1.2m |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £0 | £975k | £1.2m |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | 67.6% | 41.6% |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | 100% | 77% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £0 | £288k | £348k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £0 | £195k | £145k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | — | ▲93.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | — | ▲18.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▲400% | ▲60% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | — | — | — | £275k | £407k |
| Net assets | £9.8k | £9.4k | £7.5k | £626k | £1.2m |
| Fixed assets | £701 | £577 | £455 | £375k | £815k |
| Current assets | £18.3k | £22.1k | £18.4k | £275k | £407k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 41.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 77%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £348k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £145k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 29.3%
- 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
- ▲95%
- Now £1.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲48%
- Now £407k
- Headcount
- ▲60%
- Now 8
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲117%
- Now £815k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Mar 2026 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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