How much does Matthew Investments Limited make?

Matthew Investments Limited reported revenue of £0 and £1.2m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Matthew Investments Limited have?

Matthew Investments Limited reported an average of 0 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is Matthew Investments Limited profitable?

Yes — Matthew Investments Limited reported a profit of £1.2m in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 01386287 · Incorporated 31 Aug 1978

Matthew Investments Limited

Registered name: MATTHEW INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Part of Gallagher Investments Limited group

Matthew Investments Limited made £0 revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text

Matthew Investments Limited’s revenue was £0 in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £1.2m profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “construction of commercial buildings” and is based in ST. Albans; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

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

Status: Active
Location: ST. Albans, East of England
Age: 48 yrs · since 1978
Type: Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

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 directors consider that the parent undertaking of the company is Gallagher Holdings Limited and the ultimate parent undertaking to be Shrewsbury Holdings Limited, a company incorporated in Jersey.”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Small team

Revenue

£0

Growth —

Profit

£1.2m

Growth ▼86.9%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.

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	30 Apr 2022	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 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)	£0	£0	£0	£0
Operating profit	£230k	£709k	£959k	£1.1m
Profit before tax	£476k	£9m	£9.3m	£1.5m
Profit after tax	£432k	£8.9m	£9m	£1.2m
Profit (best available)	£432k	£8.9m	£9m	£1.2m
Employees (average)	—	0	0	0
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▲1953%	▲1.9%	▼86.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.5m	£1.5m	£1.9m	£5.5m
Net assets	£5.3m	£4.1m	£5.2m	£6.4m
Current assets	£2.6m	£1.5m	£2.6m	£5.5m
Debtors	£39k	£0	£288k	£0
Deferred income	£9k	£9k	£9k	£9k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: —; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; 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: ▲23%; Now £6.4m
Cash at bank: ▲191%; Now £5.5m
Headcount: —; Now 0
Deferred income: 0%; Now £9k
Fixed assets: —; Now —

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

Gallagher Investments Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Gallagher Holdings Limited75–100%
Matthew Investments Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

Charles Wilson Engineers LimitedRev. £81.9m · Profit £10.1m
Charles Gallagher LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (3)

Matthew Homes LimitedRev. £75.3m · Profit £3.9m
Matthew Properties LimitedRev. £288k · Profit £163k
Ayot Place LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 30 Apr 2025 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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