John E. Griggs & Sons Limited
Registered name: JOHN E. GRIGGS & SONS LIMITED
Part of Jeg Holdings Limited groupJohn E. Griggs & Sons Limited made £52.6m revenue and £259k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
John E. Griggs & Sons Limited’s revenue was £52.6m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £259k profit and 51 employees. The company is classified under “construction of commercial buildings” and is based in Borehamwood; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Borehamwood, East of England
- Age
- 54 yrs · since 1972
- 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £29.6m | £37.8m | £37.4m | £52.6m |
| Cost of sales | £25.3m | £32.5m | £32.5m | £47.4m |
| Gross profit | £4.3m | £5.3m | £5m | £5.2m |
| Operating profit | £201k | £227k | £169k | £398k |
| Profit before tax | £170k | £181k | £99.9k | £387k |
| Profit after tax | £160k | £130k | £50.2k | £259k |
| Profit (best available) | £160k | £130k | £50.2k | £259k |
| Staff costs | £2.8m | £3.5m | £3.2m | £5.7m |
| Employees (average) | 51 | 54 | 48 | 51 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| Gross margin | 14.4% | 14.1% | 13.3% | 10% |
| Revenue per employee | £581k | £701k | £780k | £1m |
| Profit per employee | £3.1k | £2.4k | £1k | £5.1k |
| Cash conversion | −113.8% | −259.9% | −52.4% | 109.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲27.8% | ▼1.1% | — |
| Profit growth | — | ▼18.9% | ▼61.4% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.9% | ▼11.1% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.4m | £1.9m | £1.6m | £729k |
| Net assets | £1.9m | £2m | £2m | £1.9m |
| Fixed assets | £146k | £126k | £115k | £179k |
| Current assets | £8.1m | £11.3m | £9.4m | £10.6m |
| Debtors | £2m | £3m | £4.4m | £4.7m |
| Cash from operations | −£229k | −£589k | −£88.3k | £437k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 10%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 109.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 8.9%
- 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 £1.9m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £729k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 51
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £179k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Jeg Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- John E. Griggs & Sons Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Griggs Construct LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Griggs Homes LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Griggs Property Care 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 30 Sep 2025 (profit £259k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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