P J Davidson (UK) Limited
Registered name: P J DAVIDSON (UK) LIMITED
Part of Volkerwessels UK Limited groupP J Davidson (UK) Limited made £21.4m revenue and £2.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
P J Davidson (UK) Limited’s revenue fell 19% to £21.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2.9m profit and 32 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Hoddesdon; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hoddesdon
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £13.1m | £26.6m | £21.4m |
| Cost of sales | −£11.3m | −£21.6m | −£16.5m |
| Gross profit | £1.8m | £5m | £4.9m |
| Operating profit | £1.4m | £4m | £3.5m |
| Profit before tax | £1.4m | £4.2m | £3.8m |
| Profit after tax | £1.4m | £3.1m | £2.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.4m | £3.1m | £2.9m |
| Employees (average) | 27 | 29 | 32 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 10.9% | 11.5% | 13.6% |
| Gross margin | 14.1% | 18.8% | 23% |
| Revenue per employee | £485k | £916k | £670k |
| Profit per employee | £53.1k | £105k | £91.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲102.8% | ▼19.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲112.9% | ▼4.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲7.4% | ▲10.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 13.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 23%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £670k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £91.2k
- 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
- ▲10%
- Now 32
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Volkerwessels UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Volkerwessels Limited75–100%
- P J Davidson (UK) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (7)
- Volkerfitzpatrick LimitedRev. £785m · Profit £23.4m
- Terragrisea LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Volkerlaser LtdFigures not disclosed
- Volkerservices LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Volkerwessels Specialist Businesses LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Woollensbrook Developments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Woollensbrook Homes LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £2.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026
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