GRS (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: GRS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Part of GRS (Eot) Limited groupGRS (Holdings) Limited made £38.3m revenue and a £12.1k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2023.
GRS (Holdings) Limited’s revenue grew 49% to £38.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with a loss of £12.1k and 185 employees. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in Cheltenham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cheltenham, South West
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- Type
- Private 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.
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 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7.9m | £25.6m | £38.3m |
| Cost of sales | £2.1m | £7m | £9.3m |
| Gross profit | £5.8m | £18.6m | £28.9m |
| Operating profit | £3.9m | £1.8m | £23.3m |
| Profit before tax | £3.9m | £1.9m | £24m |
| Profit after tax | £1.5m | −£13.8k | −£12.1k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.5m | −£13.8k | −£12.1k |
| Staff costs | £3m | £7.4m | £9.5m |
| Employees (average) | 118 | 148 | 185 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 18.9% | −0.1% | 0% |
| Gross margin | 72.9% | 72.8% | 75.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £67.1k | £173k | £207k |
| Profit per employee | £12.7k | −£93 | −£65 |
| Cash conversion | 131% | 914.2% | 43.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲49.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲25% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £197k | £141k | £24.1k |
| Net assets | £800 | −£13k | −£25k |
| Fixed assets | £393k | £538k | £609k |
| Current assets | £285k | £228k | £110k |
| Debtors | £608k | £703k | £666k |
| Cash from operations | £5.1m | £16.4m | £10.2m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 75.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £207k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£65
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 43.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now −£25k
- Cash at bank
- ▼83%
- Now £24.1k
- Headcount
- ▲25%
- Now 185
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲13%
- Now £609k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- GRS (Eot) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- GRS (Holdings) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- Ecctis LimitedRev. £14.3m · Profit £1.1m
- Enroly LtdFigures 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 2023 (profit −£12.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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