Geo. Houlton & Sons (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: GEO. HOULTON & SONS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Geo. Houlton & Sons (Holdings) Limited made £143k profit in the year to 29 Apr 2026 (revenue not disclosed).
Geo. Houlton & Sons (Holdings) Limited reported £143k profit in the year to 29 Apr 2026, down 63% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 130 employees. The company is classified under “other letting and operating of own or leased real estate” and is based in Hull; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hull, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 91 yrs · since 1935
- 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
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 29 Apr 2024 | 29 Apr 2025 | 29 Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £25.6m | £26.6m | — |
| Cost of sales | −£22m | −£22.8m | — |
| Gross profit | £3.6m | £3.8m | — |
| Operating profit | £223k | £238k | — |
| Profit before tax | £316k | £359k | — |
| Profit after tax | £297k | £382k | £143k |
| Profit (best available) | £297k | £382k | £143k |
| Employees (average) | — | 129 | 130 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 1.2% | 1.4% | — |
| Gross margin | 14.1% | 14.4% | — |
| Revenue per employee | — | £207k | — |
| Profit per employee | — | £3k | £1.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.2% | — |
| Profit growth | — | ▲28.7% | ▼62.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲0.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | — | £10 | £10 |
| Net assets | — | £276k | £301k |
| Fixed assets | — | £1.4m | £1.4m |
| Current assets | — | £240k | £226k |
| Debtors | — | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | — | £0 | £0 |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.1k
- 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
- ▲9%
- Now £301k
- Cash at bank
- 0%
- Now £10
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 130
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £1.4m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Geo Houlton & Sons LimitedRev. £26.6m · Profit £356k
- Drypool Plant LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Houlton York LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 29 Apr 2026 (profit £143k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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