J.G. Martin Plant Hire Limited
Registered name: J.G. MARTIN PLANT HIRE LIMITED
J.G. Martin Plant Hire Limited made £7.8m revenue and £36k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
J.G. Martin Plant Hire Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £7.8m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £36k profit and 73 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods” and is based in Motherwell; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Motherwell, Scotland
- Age
- 54 yrs · since 1972
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £7.7m | £7.8m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £3.4m | £3.5m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £4.3m | £4.4m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £315k | £237k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £179k | £36k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £203k | £36k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £203k | £36k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £2.3m | £2.5m |
| Employees (average) | 74 | 69 | 78 | 73 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 2.6% | 0.5% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 56.1% | 55.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £98.9k | £107k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £2.6k | £493 |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −263% | −643.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲1.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼82.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼6.8% | ▲13% | ▼6.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £182k | £231k | £205k | £80.1k |
| Net assets | £1.6m | £2m | £2.2m | £2.2m |
| Fixed assets | £2.5m | £2.9m | £4.1m | £5.3m |
| Current assets | — | £2.2m | £2.5m | £2.2m |
| Debtors | £1.9m | £1.7m | £1.8m | £1.6m |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£828k | −£1.5m |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 55.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £107k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £493
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −643.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 67.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 20.7%
- 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
- ▼1%
- Now £2.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼61%
- Now £80.1k
- Headcount
- ▼6%
- Now 73
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲28%
- Now £5.3m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £36k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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