Ascona Group Holdings Ltd
Registered name: ASCONA GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
Ascona Group Holdings Ltd made £279m revenue and a £35.8m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Ascona Group Holdings Ltd’s revenue fell 2% to £279m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £35.8m and 474 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Pembroke Dock; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Pembroke Dock
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £291m | £284m | £279m |
| Cost of sales | −£252m | −£239m | −£235m |
| Gross profit | £38.8m | £44.9m | £44.8m |
| Operating profit | £8.1m | £11.4m | £8.4m |
| Profit before tax | £3.4m | £6.8m | −£33.5m |
| Profit after tax | £1.7m | £4.3m | −£35.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.7m | £4.3m | −£35.8m |
| Employees (average) | 460 | 491 | 474 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 0.6% | 1.5% | −12.8% |
| Gross margin | 13.3% | 15.8% | 16% |
| Revenue per employee | £633k | £579k | £589k |
| Profit per employee | £3.6k | £8.8k | −£75.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼2.4% | ▼1.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲159.3% | ▼933.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.7% | ▼3.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −12.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £589k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£75.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 474
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (14)
- Ascona (PRS) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ascona Estates (DCB) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ascona Estates (Two) LtdFigures not disclosed
- Ascona Group Holdings Midco LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ascona Hospitality LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ascona Retail (Commops) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ascona Retail Leases (Two) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Cornwall Garage (Group) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Dragon Retail (Payroll Services) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Gorslas Service Station LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Llink Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Manordeilo Service Station LimitedFigures not disclosed
- MJ & TL Manning LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sickleholme Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£35.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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