Marchington Group Limited
Registered name: MARCHINGTON GROUP LIMITED
Marchington Group Limited made £33.1m revenue and £1.4m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text
Marchington Group Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £33.1m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £1.4m profit and 28 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Stockport; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Stockport, North West
- Age
- 46 yrs · since 1980
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| 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) | £29.4m | £34.5m | £35.3m | £33.1m |
| Cost of sales | £25.1m | £29.4m | £30.6m | £28.9m |
| Gross profit | £4.3m | £5.2m | £4.7m | £4.1m |
| Operating profit | £1.2m | £1.9m | £2m | £1.5m |
| Profit before tax | £1.2m | £1.9m | £2.2m | £1.9m |
| Profit after tax | £950k | £1.5m | £1.7m | £1.4m |
| Profit (best available) | £950k | £1.5m | £1.7m | £1.4m |
| Employees (average) | 25 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.2% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Gross margin | 14.7% | 14.9% | 13.4% | 12.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.2m |
| Profit per employee | £38k | £53.6k | £61.9k | £50.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲17.6% | ▲2.1% | ▼6.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲58.1% | ▲11.3% | ▼14.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲12% | ▼3.6% | ▲3.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £152k | £1.5m | £2.6m | £2m |
| Net assets | £1.4m | £2.8m | £3.9m | £4.6m |
| Fixed assets | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.3m |
| Current assets | £166k | £1.6m | £2.6m | £3.4m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.2m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £50.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▲19%
- Now £4.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼24%
- Now £2m
- Headcount
- ▲4%
- Now 28
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £1.3m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (4)
- Marchington Stone LimitedRev. £33.1m · Profit £1.2m
- Marchington Property Group (Investments) LtdFigures not disclosed
- Marchington Sand Sales LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Shire Hill Quarries LimitedRev. — · Profit −£9.8k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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