M.H. Goldsmith & Sons Limited
Registered name: M.H. GOLDSMITH & SONS LIMITED
M.H. Goldsmith & Sons Limited made £3.9m revenue and £37.5k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025.
M.H. Goldsmith & Sons Limited’s revenue fell 11% to £3.9m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £37.5k profit and 18 employees. The company is classified under “roofing activities” and is based in Hertford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hertford, East of England
- Age
- 52 yrs · since 1973
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Nov 2023 | 30 Nov 2024 | 30 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £5.4m | £4.4m | £3.9m |
| Cost of sales | £4.2m | £3.5m | £3.2m |
| Gross profit | £1.2m | £912k | £763k |
| Operating profit | £543k | £188k | £104k |
| Profit before tax | £513k | £174k | £79.6k |
| Profit after tax | £394k | £130k | £37.5k |
| Profit (best available) | £394k | £130k | £37.5k |
| Employees (average) | 17 | 18 | 18 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 7.3% | 2.9% | 0.9% |
| Gross margin | 21.4% | 20.6% | 19.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £317k | £246k | £218k |
| Profit per employee | £23.2k | £7.2k | £2.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼17.9% | ▼11.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼67% | ▼71.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5.9% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £399k | £130k | £88.2k |
| Net assets | £770k | £488k | £289k |
| Fixed assets | £531k | £549k | £555k |
| Current assets | £1.5m | £958k | £794k |
| Debtors | £725k | £663k | £663k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 19.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £218k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 14.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 16.9%
- 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
- ▼41%
- Now £289k
- Cash at bank
- ▼32%
- Now £88.2k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 18
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲1%
- Now £555k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit £37.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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