W.T. Lamb Holdings Limited
Registered name: W.T. LAMB HOLDINGS LIMITED
W.T. Lamb Holdings Limited made £6.6m revenue and a £994k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
W.T. Lamb Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £6.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £994k and 28 employees. The company is classified under “operation of gravel and sand pits; mining of clays and kaolin” and is based in West Sussex; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- West Sussex, South East
- Age
- 78 yrs · since 1947
- 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 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £5.6m | £6.3m | £6.6m |
| Cost of sales | −£3.8m | −£4.1m | −£4m |
| Gross profit | £1.9m | £2.2m | £2.6m |
| Operating profit | −£937k | £4.9m | −£1m |
| Profit before tax | −£971k | £5m | −£827k |
| Profit after tax | −£601k | £3.9m | −£994k |
| Profit (best available) | −£601k | £3.9m | −£994k |
| Employees (average) | 30 | 29 | 28 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −10.7% | 61.5% | −15% |
| Gross margin | 33% | 34.7% | 39.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £188k | £217k | £236k |
| Profit per employee | −£20k | £133k | −£35.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲11.6% | ▲5.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼125.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼3.3% | ▼3.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −15%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 39.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £236k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£35.5k
- 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
- ▼3%
- Now 28
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (7)
- W.T. Lamb & Sons LimitedRev. £3.1m · Profit £169k
- W.t.lamb Properties LimitedRev. £1.4m · Profit £895k
- Cremer,whiting & Co.,limitedFigures not disclosed
- Holborn Nominees LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Lambs Terracotta & Faience LtdFigures not disclosed
- Newington Bricks LimitedFigures not disclosed
- W.t.lamb Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£994k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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