E H Smith Holdings Ltd
Registered name: E H SMITH HOLDINGS LTD
E H Smith Holdings Ltd made £172m revenue and £3.7m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
E H Smith Holdings Ltd’s revenue grew 13% to £172m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £3.7m profit and 510 employees. The company is classified under “buying and selling of own real estate” and is based in Solihull; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Solihull, West Midlands
- Age
- 56 yrs · since 1970
- 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 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £153m | £172m |
| Cost of sales | −£121m | −£138m |
| Gross profit | £32.6m | £34.5m |
| Operating profit | £10.7k | £1.2m |
| Profit before tax | £1.4m | £5.4m |
| Profit after tax | £747k | £3.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £747k | £3.7m |
| Employees (average) | 530 | 510 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 0.5% | 2.2% |
| Gross margin | 21.3% | 20% |
| Revenue per employee | £289k | £338k |
| Profit per employee | £1.4k | £7.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲12.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲400.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼3.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 20%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £338k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.3k
- 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
- ▼4%
- Now 510
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (4)
- E H Smith (Builders Merchants) LimitedRev. £166m · Profit £2.4m
- Northcot Brick LimitedRev. £5.5m · Profit −£186k
- Advanced Construction Systems LimitedRev. £1.1m · Profit −£24.1k
- Bovingdon Brickworks LimitedRev. £11 · Profit £2.8m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £3.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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