Mark H Poskitt Limited
Registered name: MARK H POSKITT LIMITED
Mark H Poskitt Limited made £33.2m revenue and a £1.3m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Mark H Poskitt Limited’s revenue fell 8% to £33.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £1.3m and 241 employees. The company is classified under “mixed farming” and is based in Goole; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Goole, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 70 yrs · since 1956
- 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 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £35m | £35.8m | £36m | £33.2m |
| Cost of sales | £34.1m | £34.6m | £35.3m | £33.5m |
| Gross profit | £901k | £1.2m | £743k | −£303k |
| Operating profit | −£121k | −£75.9k | £238k | −£1.7m |
| Profit before tax | £37.9k | £182k | £270k | −£1.7m |
| Profit after tax | £39k | £352k | £166k | −£1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £39k | £352k | £166k | −£1.3m |
| Staff costs | £7.7m | £7.4m | £7.7m | £8.1m |
| Employees (average) | 307 | 256 | 249 | 241 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.1% | 1% | 0.5% | −3.8% |
| Gross margin | 2.6% | 3.4% | 2.1% | −0.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £114k | £140k | £145k | £138k |
| Profit per employee | £127 | £1.4k | £668 | −£5.3k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −533.8% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2.3% | ▲0.7% | ▼7.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲802.8% | ▼52.8% | ▼864% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼16.6% | ▼2.7% | ▼3.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £59.6k | £1.3k | £3.3k | £1.4k |
| Net assets | £19.5m | £19.9m | £20m | £18.8m |
| Fixed assets | £15.2m | £16.1m | £18.4m | £18.5m |
| Current assets | £11.3m | £11.9m | £11.6m | £11.3m |
| Debtors | £4.5m | £4.7m | £4.4m | £4.9m |
| Cash from operations | £879k | −£1m | −£1.3m | −£103k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −0.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £138k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£5.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 55.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 14.6%
- 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
- ▼6%
- Now £18.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼58%
- Now £1.4k
- Headcount
- ▼3%
- Now 241
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲1%
- Now £18.5m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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