How much does Newmarket Plant Hire Limited make?

Newmarket Plant Hire Limited reported revenue of £7.3m and £768k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Newmarket Plant Hire Limited have?

Newmarket Plant Hire Limited reported an average of 59 employees in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Is Newmarket Plant Hire Limited profitable?

Yes — Newmarket Plant Hire Limited reported a profit of £768k in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Company No. 02189826 · Incorporated 6 Nov 1987

Newmarket Plant Hire Limited

Registered name: NEWMARKET PLANT HIRE LIMITED

Part of NPH Group Ltd group

Newmarket Plant Hire Limited made £7.3m revenue and £768k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.

Newmarket Plant Hire Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £7.3m in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £768k profit and 59 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment” and is based in Suffolk; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment SIC 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Suffolk, East of England
Age: 38 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 31 Jan 2025

Key figures

Boring industry

Revenue

£7.3m

Growth ▼1.8%

Profit

£768k

Growth ▲5.2%

Profit margin

10.5%

Gross 36.1%

Employees

Change ▲3.5%

Profit / employee

£13k

Revenue/employee £123k

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	31 Jan 2022	31 Jan 2023	31 Jan 2024	31 Jan 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£6.6m	£7m	£7.4m	£7.3m
Cost of sales	£4.1m	£4.4m	£4.7m	£4.7m
Gross profit	£2.5m	£2.5m	£2.8m	£2.6m
Operating profit	£1.1m	£1.2m	£1.1m	£1.1m
Profit before tax	£985k	£1m	£970k	£1m
Profit after tax	£522k	£802k	£730k	£768k
Profit (best available)	£522k	£802k	£730k	£768k
Staff costs	£2m	£2.1m	£2.4m	£2.4m
Employees (average)	59	57	57	59
Ratios
Profit margin	7.9%	11.5%	9.8%	10.5%
Gross margin	38.4%	36.4%	37.3%	36.1%
Revenue per employee	£112k	£123k	£130k	£123k
Profit per employee	£8.9k	£14.1k	£12.8k	£13k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲5.3%	▲6.2%	▼1.8%
Profit growth	—	▲53.5%	▼8.9%	▲5.2%
Headcount growth	—	▼3.4%	0%	▲3.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£797k	£640k	£856k	£745k
Net assets	£6.4m	£7.1m	£7.8m	£8.4m
Fixed assets	£8.9m	£9.5m	£9.6m	£9.6m
Current assets	£1.8m	£1.8m	£2.1m	£2m
Debtors	£703k	£820k	£789k	£758k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 10.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 36.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £123k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £13k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 131.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 10.4%; 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: ▲9%; Now £8.4m
Cash at bank: ▼13%; Now £745k
Headcount: ▲4%; Now 59
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼0%; Now £9.6m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

NPH Group Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Newmarket Plant Hire Limitedthis company

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

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 31 Jan 2025 (profit £768k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026

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