Holystone Civil Engineering Limited
Registered name: HOLYSTONE CIVIL ENGINEERING LIMITED
Part of Holystone Group Limited groupHolystone Civil Engineering Limited made £12.4m revenue and £257k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Holystone Civil Engineering Limited’s revenue grew 19% to £12.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £257k profit and 36 employees. The company is classified under “construction of roads and motorways” and is based in Blaydon-on-Tyne; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Blaydon-on-Tyne, North East
- Age
- 56 yrs · since 1970
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently. From the filing: “The ultimate controlling party is Holystone Group Limited, a company registered in England and Wales.Holystone Group Limited prepares group financial statements and copies can be obtained from the com”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £10.5m | £12.4m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £8.3m | £10m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £2.2m | £2.4m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £462k | £613k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £334k | £479k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £221k | £257k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £221k | £257k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £1.5m | £1.6m |
| Employees (average) | 36 | 39 | 36 | 36 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 2.1% | 2.1% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 20.9% | 19.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £290k | £346k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £6.1k | £7.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲19.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲16.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲8.3% | ▼7.7% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.2m | £950k | £1.1m | £976k |
| Net assets | £2.1m | £1.6m | £1.7m | £1.8m |
| Fixed assets | £884k | £1.8m | £1.9m | £1.9m |
| Current assets | £3.8m | £3.5m | £3.3m | £5m |
| Debtors | £441k | £319k | £272k | £307k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 19.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £346k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 15.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 2.5%
- 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 £1.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼12%
- Now £976k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 36
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼0%
- Now £1.9m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Holystone Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Holystone Civil Engineering Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- HLS Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Holystone Waste and Reclamation Solutions LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Holystone Properties 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 31 Mar 2025 (profit £257k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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