W.e. Roberts (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: W.E. ROBERTS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
W.e. Roberts (Holdings) Limited made £26.4m revenue and £749k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text
W.e. Roberts (Holdings) Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £26.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £749k profit and 171 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Northfleet; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Northfleet, South East
- Age
- 42 yrs · since 1984
- 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 | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | £25m | £24.6m | £24.1m | £26.4m |
| Cost of sales | £18.2m | £18.7m | £16.7m | £17.4m |
| Gross profit | £6.7m | £5.9m | £7.5m | £9m |
| Operating profit | £1.4m | −£440k | £361k | £604k |
| Profit before tax | £1.3m | −£575k | £96.7k | £310k |
| Profit after tax | £1.2m | −£575k | £69.8k | £749k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.2m | −£575k | £69.8k | £749k |
| Employees (average) | 172 | 160 | 166 | 171 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.7% | −2.3% | 0.3% | 2.8% |
| Gross margin | 27% | 24.1% | 30.9% | 34.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £145k | £154k | £145k | £155k |
| Profit per employee | £6.8k | −£3.6k | £421 | £4.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼1.4% | ▼1.9% | ▲9.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼148.9% | — | ▲972.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼7% | ▲3.8% | ▲3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £165k | £127k | £127k | £127k |
| Fixed assets | £452k | £452k | £452k | £452k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 34.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £155k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- 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
- 0%
- Now £127k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 171
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £452k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- W.e. Roberts LimitedRev. £26.4m · Profit £749k
- Scope Packaging LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £0
- W.e. Roberts (Packing Supplies) LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £0
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £749k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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