London Hire Limited
Registered name: LONDON HIRE LIMITED
London Hire Limited made £28.8k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
London Hire Limited reported £28.8k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025, down 98% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 83 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles” and is based in Erith; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Erith, South East
- Age
- 42 yrs · since 1983
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £825k | £1.3m | £1.5m | £28.8k |
| Profit (best available) | £825k | £1.3m | £1.5m | £28.8k |
| Employees (average) | 61 | 65 | 76 | 83 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £13.5k | £19.9k | £19.5k | £347 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▲57% | ▲14.4% | ▼98.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.6% | ▲16.9% | ▲9.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £355k | £843k | £44.5k | £213k |
| Net assets | £7.6m | £8.8m | £10.1m | £10m |
| Fixed assets | £40.6m | £44.8m | £53.2m | £68m |
| Current assets | £6.3m | £6.3m | £7.4m | £7.2m |
| Debtors | £2.1m | £2.6m | £4m | £3.2m |
| Deferred income | £1.5m | £1.7m | £1.7m | £2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
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
- £347
- 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.
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
- ▼1%
- Now £10m
- Cash at bank
- ▲378%
- Now £213k
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 83
- Deferred income
- ▲19%
- Now £2m
- Fixed assets
- ▲28%
- Now £68m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- London Hire Community Services LimitedRev. £19.4m · Profit £457k
- Transpiration LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £28.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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