How much does Cellhire Limited make?

Cellhire Limited reported revenue of £25.6m and £872k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Cellhire Limited have?

Cellhire Limited reported an average of 95 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is Cellhire Limited profitable?

Yes — Cellhire Limited reported a profit of £872k in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 02159836 · Incorporated 1 Sep 1987

Cellhire Limited

Registered name: CELLHIRE LIMITED

Part of Hamsard 3667 Limited group

Cellhire Limited made £25.6m revenue and £872k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text

Cellhire Limited’s revenue fell 11% to £25.6m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £872k profit and 95 employees. The company is classified under “other telecommunications activities” and is based in York; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 61900Other telecommunications activities

Status: Active
Location: York, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 39 yrs · since 1987
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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£25.6m

Growth ▼11.2%

Profit

£872k

Growth ▼13.4%

Profit margin

3.4%

Gross 38.7%

Employees

Change ▼2.1%

Profit / employee

£9.2k

Revenue/employee £270k

Profitable streak

4yrs

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	30 Apr 2022	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 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)	£27.3m	£28.2m	£28.8m	£25.6m
Cost of sales	£14.5m	£17.5m	£18.8m	£15.7m
Gross profit	£12.7m	£10.8m	£10.1m	£9.9m
Operating profit	£6m	£1.9m	£1.4m	£1m
Profit before tax	£6m	£1.9m	£1.5m	£1.2m
Profit after tax	£4.9m	£2.7m	£1m	£872k
Profit (best available)	£4.9m	£2.7m	£1m	£872k
Employees (average)	82	88	97	95
Ratios
Profit margin	17.9%	9.5%	3.5%	3.4%
Gross margin	46.7%	38.1%	34.9%	38.7%
Revenue per employee	£333k	£321k	£297k	£270k
Profit per employee	£59.4k	£30.5k	£10.4k	£9.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲3.6%	▲2.1%	▼11.2%
Profit growth	—	▼44.8%	▼62.5%	▼13.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲7.3%	▲10.2%	▼2.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£5.6m	£4.5m	£6m	£4.7m
Net assets	£9.6m	£12.1m	£10.9m	£11.4m
Fixed assets	£3.5m	£4.1m	£4.9m	£5.2m
Current assets	£13.5m	£16.8m	£16m	£16.8m
Debtors	£1.9m	£2.8m	£2.4m	£2.8m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 38.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £270k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £9.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 20.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 10.8%; 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: ▲4%; Now £11.4m
Cash at bank: ▼23%; Now £4.7m
Headcount: ▼2%; Now 95
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲6%; Now £5.2m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Hamsard 3667 Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Cellhire Group Limited75–100%
Cellhire (Holdings) Limited75–100%
Cellhire Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (4)

0044 LimitedFigures not disclosed
Cellhire International LimitedFigures not disclosed
Fonefix LimitedFigures not disclosed
Netmobile LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 30 Apr 2025 (profit £872k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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