McLaughlin & Harvey Holdings Limited
Registered name: MCLAUGHLIN & HARVEY HOLDINGS LIMITED
McLaughlin & Harvey Holdings Limited made £612m revenue and £13.2m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
McLaughlin & Harvey Holdings Limited’s revenue fell 30% to £612m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £13.2m profit and 834 employees. The company is classified under “construction of commercial buildings” and is based in Newtownabbey; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £737m | £870m | £612m |
| Cost of sales | −£722m | −£830m | −£567m |
| Gross profit | £15m | £40.3m | £44.6m |
| Operating profit | −£8m | £11m | £12.8m |
| Profit before tax | −£8.6m | £12m | £18.2m |
| Profit after tax | −£6.2m | £8.6m | £13.2m |
| Profit (best available) | −£6.2m | £8.6m | £13.2m |
| Employees (average) | 816 | 872 | 834 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −0.8% | 1% | 2.2% |
| Gross margin | 2% | 4.6% | 7.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £903k | £998k | £734k |
| Profit per employee | −£7.6k | £9.8k | £15.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲18.2% | ▼29.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲53.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.9% | ▼4.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 7.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £734k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £15.8k
- 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
- ▼4%
- Now 834
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- McLaughlin & Harvey LimitedRev. £437m · Profit £2.2m
- Trench Holdings LimitedRev. £178m · Profit £11m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £13.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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