Davies Crane Hire Holdings Limited
Registered name: DAVIES CRANE HIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Davies Crane Hire Holdings Limited made £14.6m revenue and £675k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Davies Crane Hire Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £14.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £675k profit and 101 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Carmarthen; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Carmarthen, Wales
- Age
- 11 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.
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 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £8.5m | £10.3m | £13.5m | £14.6m |
| Cost of sales | £5.3m | £6m | £7.8m | £9m |
| Gross profit | £3.3m | £4.3m | £5.7m | £5.6m |
| Operating profit | £2.7m | £3.8m | £4m | £3.1m |
| Profit before tax | £2.6m | £3.6m | £3.8m | £2.8m |
| Profit after tax | £2m | £1.7m | £2.4m | £675k |
| Profit (best available) | £2m | £1.7m | £2.4m | £675k |
| Staff costs | £3.7m | £3.8m | £5.1m | £6.8m |
| Employees (average) | — | 74 | 85 | 101 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 23.5% | 16.3% | 17.6% | 4.6% |
| Gross margin | 38.2% | 41.9% | 42.1% | 38.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £139k | £159k | £144k |
| Profit per employee | — | £22.6k | £28k | £6.7k |
| Cash conversion | 130.5% | 115.7% | 55.6% | 166.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲20.1% | ▲31.6% | ▲7.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼16.6% | ▲42.3% | ▼71.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲14.9% | ▲18.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1m | £3m | £1.1k | £85.6k |
| Net assets | £12m | £14.2m | £16.7m | £18.6m |
| Fixed assets | £563k | £555k | £547k | £539k |
| Current assets | £8.4m | £8.7m | £10.6m | £10.7m |
| Debtors | £1.8m | £1.9m | £3.1m | £2.5m |
| Cash from operations | £3.6m | £4.4m | £2.2m | £5.1m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 38.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £144k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 166.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 17.1%
- 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
- ▲11%
- Now £18.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲7995%
- Now £85.6k
- Headcount
- ▲19%
- Now 101
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £539k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Davies Crane Hire LimitedRev. £14.6m · Profit £549k
- Davies Crane Hire Plant LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Davies Crane Hire Property LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £675k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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