M J Hillson Limited
Registered name: M J HILLSON LIMITED
Part of M J Hillson Group Limited groupM J Hillson Limited made £8.8m revenue and £180k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
M J Hillson Limited’s revenue grew 17% to £8.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £180k profit and 24 employees. The company is classified under “development of building projects” and is based in Bedfordshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bedfordshire, South East
- Age
- 42 yrs · since 1984
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £5.8m | £10.2m | £7.5m | £8.8m |
| Cost of sales | £4.9m | £8.7m | £6.3m | £7.5m |
| Gross profit | £872k | £1.5m | £1.2m | £1.3m |
| Operating profit | £199k | £393k | £100k | £201k |
| Profit before tax | £252k | £481k | £160k | £244k |
| Profit after tax | £203k | £363k | £116k | £180k |
| Profit (best available) | £203k | £363k | £116k | £180k |
| Employees (average) | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.5% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 2% |
| Gross margin | 15.1% | 14.5% | 16.4% | 14.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £262k | £424k | £289k | £366k |
| Profit per employee | £9.2k | £15.1k | £4.5k | £7.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲76.5% | ▼26.1% | ▲16.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲78.8% | ▼68.1% | ▲55% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.1% | ▲8.3% | ▼7.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.9m | £3.3m | £1.1m | £3m |
| Net assets | £2.5m | £2.8m | £2.9m | £3m |
| Fixed assets | £3.2k | £658 | £4.1k | £3.5k |
| Current assets | £4.5m | £5.8m | £6.2m | £5.1m |
| Debtors | £592k | £582k | £384k | £512k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 14.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £366k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 5.8%
- 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
- ▲5%
- Now £3m
- Cash at bank
- ▲170%
- Now £3m
- Headcount
- ▼8%
- Now 24
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼15%
- Now £3.5k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- M J Hillson Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- M J Hillson Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Innovation on-Site LimitedRev. £2m · Profit −£128k
- Hillson Builders LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Maulden Vale 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 Dec 2025 (profit £180k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 16 Oct 2026
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