How much does Broughton Plant Hire and Sales Limited make?

Broughton Plant Hire and Sales Limited reported revenue of £27m and a loss of £1.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Broughton Plant Hire and Sales Limited have?

Broughton Plant Hire and Sales Limited reported an average of 129 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Broughton Plant Hire and Sales Limited profitable?

No — Broughton Plant Hire and Sales Limited reported a loss of £1.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 01722401 · Incorporated 11 May 1983

Broughton Plant Hire and Sales Limited

Registered name: BROUGHTON PLANT HIRE AND SALES LIMITED

Broughton Plant Hire and Sales Limited made £27m revenue and a £1.1m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Broughton Plant Hire and Sales Limited’s revenue fell 1% to £27m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £1.1m and 129 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment” and is based in Brentwood; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Status: Active
Location: Brentwood, East of England
Age: 43 yrs · since 1983
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 company's immediate parent is Lifco AB, a company incorporated in Sweden.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Boring industry

Revenue

£27m

Growth ▼1.3%

Profit

−£1.1m

Growth —

Profit margin

−4.3%

Gross 61.9%

Employees

129

Change ▲4.9%

Profit / employee

−£8.9k

Revenue/employee £210k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 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	£22.4m	£27.4m	£27m
Cost of sales	£0	£8.6m	£10.8m	£10.3m
Gross profit	£0	£13.8m	£16.6m	£16.7m
Operating profit	£0	£2.1m	£2m	£1.4m
Profit before tax	£0	£2.2m	£2.5m	£1.6m
Profit after tax	£0	−£145k	−£454k	−£1.1m
Profit (best available)	£0	−£145k	−£454k	−£1.1m
Staff costs	£0	£5.4m	£6.8m	£7.1m
Employees (average)	97	96	123	129
Ratios
Profit margin	—	−0.7%	−1.7%	−4.3%
Gross margin	—	61.6%	60.7%	61.9%
Revenue per employee	£0	£234k	£223k	£210k
Profit per employee	£0	−£1.5k	−£3.7k	−£8.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲22.1%	▼1.3%
Headcount growth	—	—	▲28.1%	▲4.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£0	£10.8m	£5.7m	£6m
Net assets	£2	£70.4m	£64m	£56.6m
Fixed assets	£0	£63.6m	£55.2m	£46m
Current assets	£2	£16.7m	£11.4m	£12.5m
Debtors	£0	£5.1m	£4.8m	£5.1m
Deferred income	£0	£513k	£442k	£465k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −4.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 61.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £210k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£8.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 170%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 19%; 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: ▼12%; Now £56.6m
Cash at bank: ▲6%; Now £6m
Headcount: ▲5%; Now 129
Deferred income: ▲5%; Now £465k
Fixed assets: ▼17%; Now £46m

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

Minority corporate shareholders

Lifco Ab (registered outside the UK register)

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 Dec 2025 (profit −£1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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