Hollywell Building Services Holdings Ltd
Registered name: HOLLYWELL BUILDING SERVICES HOLDINGS LTD
Hollywell Building Services Holdings Ltd made £56.5m revenue and £128k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Hollywell Building Services Holdings Ltd’s revenue was £56.5m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £128k profit and 119 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in ST Albans; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- ST Albans, East of England
- Age
- 3 yrs · since 2023
- 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 May 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £30.1m | £56.5m |
| Cost of sales | £21.6m | £41.6m |
| Gross profit | £8.5m | £14.9m |
| Operating profit | £2.6m | £5.8m |
| Profit before tax | £2.6m | £6m |
| Profit after tax | £2.1m | £128k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.1m | £128k |
| Staff costs | £4.5m | £6.4m |
| Employees (average) | 109 | 119 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 6.9% | 0.2% |
| Gross margin | 28.2% | 26.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £276k | £474k |
| Profit per employee | £19k | £1.1k |
| Cash conversion | 0% | 133.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £100 | £9.2m |
| Net assets | £100 | £20.6m |
| Fixed assets | £723k | £537k |
| Current assets | £13.2m | £22.2m |
| Debtors | £100 | £100 |
| Cash from operations | −£100 | £7.8m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 26.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £474k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 133.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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 £20.6m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £9.2m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 119
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £537k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Hollywell Building Services LimitedRev. £56.5m · Profit £4.4m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £128k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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