Alfred H. Knight Holdings Limited
Registered name: ALFRED H. KNIGHT HOLDINGS LIMITED
Alfred H. Knight Holdings Limited made £236m revenue and £3.4m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Alfred H. Knight Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £236m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £3.4m profit and 6,312 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Prescot; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Prescot, North West
- Age
- 41 yrs · since 1985
- 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 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £202m | £206m | £236m |
| Cost of sales | −£116m | −£117m | −£131m |
| Gross profit | £86.6m | £89.8m | £106m |
| Operating profit | £13.3m | £7.6m | £3.1m |
| Profit before tax | £19.3m | £13.9m | £8.6m |
| Profit after tax | £13.5m | £7.7m | £3.4m |
| Profit (best available) | £13.5m | £7.7m | £3.4m |
| Employees (average) | 4,241 | 4,681 | 6,312 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 6.7% | 3.7% | 1.5% |
| Gross margin | 42.8% | 43.5% | 44.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £47.7k | £44.1k | £37.4k |
| Profit per employee | £3.2k | £1.6k | £542 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2.1% | ▲14.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼42.6% | ▼55.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲10.4% | ▲34.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 44.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £37.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £542
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲35%
- Now 6,312
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Alfred H Knight Overseas Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Alfred H Knight UK Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £3.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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