J. & J. Denholm Limited
Registered name: J. & J. DENHOLM LIMITED
J. & J. Denholm Limited made £540m revenue and £19.8m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
J. & J. Denholm Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £540m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £19.8m profit and 1,895 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 57 yrs · since 1969
- 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) | £429m | £510m | £540m |
| Cost of sales | −£349m | −£421m | −£452m |
| Gross profit | £80.2m | £89m | £87.8m |
| Operating profit | £21.8m | £31.4m | £22.9m |
| Profit before tax | £23.9m | £34m | £26.1m |
| Profit after tax | £17.4m | £28.3m | £19.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £17.4m | £28.3m | £19.8m |
| Employees (average) | 1,594 | 1,738 | 1,895 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 4.1% | 5.5% | 3.7% |
| Gross margin | 18.7% | 17.5% | 16.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £269k | £293k | £285k |
| Profit per employee | £10.9k | £16.3k | £10.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲18.9% | ▲5.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲62.3% | ▼30.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9% | ▲9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £285k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £10.4k
- 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
- ▲9%
- Now 1,895
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (15)
- Wpa Construction Group LtdRev. £34.2m · Profit £1.8m
- Denholm Access LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Denholm Brown Brothers & Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Denholm Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Denholm Industrial Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Denholm Logistics Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Denholm Marine LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Denholm Marine Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Denholm Power LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Denholm Renewables LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Denholm Seafoods Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Denholm Shipping Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Denholm Specialist Access LimitedFigures not disclosed
- John Good Logistics LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Woodside 18 LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £19.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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