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Company No. 01024844 · Incorporated 21 Sep 1971

David Holman & Co. Limited

Registered name: DAVID HOLMAN & CO. LIMITED

Part of David Holman Holdings Limited group

David Holman & Co. Limited made £72.9k revenue and a £174k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

David Holman & Co. Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £72.9k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £174k and 4 employees. The company is classified under “other letting and operating of own or leased real estate” and is based in East Grinstead; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection L · Real estate activitiesSIC 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Status
Active
Location
East Grinstead, South East
Age
55 yrs · since 1971
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Small team
Revenue
£72.9k
Growth ▲2.8%
Profit
−£174k
Growth —
Profit margin
−239.2%
Gross 100%
Employees
4
Change 0%
Profit / employee
−£43.6k
Revenue/employee £18.2k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£71k£71k£72.9k
Gross profit£71k£71k£72.9k
Operating profit−£123k−£252k−£191k
Profit before tax−£118k−£235k−£174k
Profit after tax−£118k−£235k−£174k
Profit (best available)−£118k−£235k−£174k
Staff costs£150k£162k£178k
Employees (average)544
Ratios
Profit margin−166%−330.5%−239.2%
Gross margin100%100%100%
Revenue per employee£14.2k£17.7k£18.2k
Profit per employee−£23.6k−£58.6k−£43.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼0.1%▲2.8%
Headcount growth—▼20%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£157k£104k£102k
Net assets£1m£779k£571k
Fixed assets£1.2m£1.2m£1.2m
Current assets£2.7m£2.5m£2.3m
Debtors£9.9k£9.1k£10.9k
Deferred income£49.4k£34.8k£32.8k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−239.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
100%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£18.2k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£43.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
1702%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
45%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
15%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▼27%
Now £571k
Cash at bank
▼2%
Now £102k
Headcount
0%
Now 4
Deferred income
▼6%
Now £32.8k
Fixed assets
▲0%
Now £1.2m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. David Holman Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. David Holman & Co. Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

Sister companies (2)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£174k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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