David Holman & Co. Limited
Registered name: DAVID HOLMAN & CO. LIMITED
Part of David Holman Holdings Limited groupDavid 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.
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full 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) | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −166% | −330.5% | −239.2% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 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 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
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.
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.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- David Holman Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- David Holman & Co. Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Nameco (No.523) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (2)
- Holman Managed Syndicates LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Nameco (No. 1263) 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 Dec 2024 (profit −£174k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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