How much does J. Hopkins (Contractors) Limited make?

J. Hopkins (Contractors) Limited reported revenue of £28.1m and £603k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does J. Hopkins (Contractors) Limited have?

J. Hopkins (Contractors) Limited reported an average of 73 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Is J. Hopkins (Contractors) Limited profitable?

Yes — J. Hopkins (Contractors) Limited reported a profit of £603k in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Company No. 01112562 · Incorporated 8 May 1973

J. Hopkins (Contractors) Limited

Registered name: J. HOPKINS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED

Part of JHC Acquisitions Limited group

J. Hopkins (Contractors) Limited made £28.1m revenue and £603k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025. read from filing text

J. Hopkins (Contractors) Limited’s revenue was £28.1m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £603k profit and 73 employees. The company is classified under “construction of roads and motorways” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 42110Construction of roads and motorways

Status: Active
Location: Manchester, North West
Age: 53 yrs · since 1973
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. From the filing: “The immediate parent undertaking of the company is”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£28.1m

Growth ▼0.4%

Profit

£603k

Growth ▼15.6%

Profit margin

2.1%

Gross 17.6%

Employees

Change ▼1.4%

Profit / employee

£8.3k

Revenue/employee £385k

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 to	31 Oct 2022	31 Oct 2023	31 Oct 2024	31 Oct 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£23.7m	£28.5m	£28.2m	£28.1m
Cost of sales	£20.3m	£24.6m	£23.5m	£23.2m
Gross profit	£3.5m	£3.9m	£4.7m	£5m
Operating profit	£521k	£768k	£1.2m	£1.3m
Profit before tax	£373k	£550k	£1m	£855k
Profit after tax	£310k	£410k	£714k	£603k
Profit (best available)	£310k	£410k	£714k	£603k
Staff costs	£3.4m	£3.6m	£3.7m	£3.8m
Employees (average)	72	74	74	73
Ratios
Profit margin	1.3%	1.4%	2.5%	2.1%
Gross margin	14.6%	13.6%	16.8%	17.6%
Revenue per employee	£330k	£385k	£381k	£385k
Profit per employee	£4.3k	£5.5k	£9.7k	£8.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲20.1%	▼1%	▼0.4%
Profit growth	—	▲32%	▲74.4%	▼15.6%
Headcount growth	—	▲2.8%	0%	▼1.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.3m	£1.2m	£1.4m	£331k
Net assets	£12.8m	£13.2m	£13.8m	£14.3m
Fixed assets	£4.4m	£4m	£4.8m	£3.9m
Current assets	£18.3m	£19.7m	£19.5m	£24.5m
Debtors	£3.1m	£3.1m	£2.4m	£3.2m
Deferred income	£261k	£823k	£734k	£535k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 17.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £385k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £8.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 14%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 11.5%; 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: ▲4%; Now £14.3m
Cash at bank: ▼76%; Now £331k
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 73
Deferred income: ▼27%; Now £535k
Fixed assets: ▼18%; Now £3.9m

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

JHC Acquisitions Limitedultimate parent75–100%
J Hopkins (Contractors) Holdings Limited75–100%
J. Hopkins (Contractors) Limitedthis company

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

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £603k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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