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Company No. 01074092 · Incorporated 28 Sep 1972

John E. Griggs & Sons Limited

Registered name: JOHN E. GRIGGS & SONS LIMITED

Part of Jeg Holdings Limited group

John 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.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 41201Construction of commercial buildings
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£52.6m
Growth —
Profit
£259k
Growth —
Profit margin
0.5%
Gross 10%
Employees
51
Change —
Profit / employee
£5.1k
Revenue/employee £1m
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202231 Mar 202331 Mar 202430 Sep 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull 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)51544851
Ratios
Profit margin0.5%0.3%0.1%0.5%
Gross margin14.4%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
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026
Derived from the latest filing

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.
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
—
Now £1.9m
Cash at bank
—
Now £729k
Headcount
—
Now 51
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now £179k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Jeg Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. John E. Griggs & Sons Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (3)

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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