How much does H & R Strood Contracts Limited make?

H & R Strood Contracts Limited reported revenue of £26.2m and £952k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does H & R Strood Contracts Limited have?

H & R Strood Contracts Limited reported an average of 46 employees in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Is H & R Strood Contracts Limited profitable?

Yes — H & R Strood Contracts Limited reported a profit of £952k in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Company No. 02218752 · Incorporated 8 Feb 1988

H & R Strood Contracts Limited

Registered name: H & R STROOD CONTRACTS LIMITED

Part of LJT Holdings Ltd group

H & R Strood Contracts Limited made £26.2m revenue and £952k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025. read from filing text

H & R Strood Contracts Limited’s revenue fell 15% to £26.2m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £952k profit and 46 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Colchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Colchester, East of England
Age: 38 yrs · since 1988
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. From the filing: “The parent company is LJT Holdings Ltd, with a registered office of 14 Rushmere Close, West Mersea, Colchester, Essex, CO5 8QQ.”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£26.2m

Growth ▼15.1%

Profit

£952k

Growth ▲585.8%

Profit margin

3.6%

Gross 14.6%

Employees

Change ▼8%

Profit / employee

£20.7k

Revenue/employee £569k

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 Sep 2022	30 Sep 2023	30 Sep 2024	30 Sep 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£24.8m	£20.9m	£30.8m	£26.2m
Cost of sales	£21.5m	£18m	£28.1m	£22.4m
Gross profit	£3.3m	£2.9m	£2.7m	£3.8m
Operating profit	£1.5m	£748k	£176k	£1.3m
Profit before tax	£1.5m	£748k	£176k	£1.3m
Profit after tax	£1.2m	£587k	£139k	£952k
Profit (best available)	£1.2m	£587k	£139k	£952k
Staff costs	£2.8m	£3.2m	£3.4m	£3.5m
Employees (average)	44	47	50	46
Ratios
Profit margin	5%	2.8%	0.4%	3.6%
Gross margin	13.5%	13.9%	8.8%	14.6%
Revenue per employee	£564k	£444k	£616k	£569k
Profit per employee	£28.2k	£12.5k	£2.8k	£20.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼15.8%	▲47.6%	▼15.1%
Profit growth	—	▼52.7%	▼76.3%	▲585.8%
Headcount growth	—	▲6.8%	▲6.4%	▼8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.2m	£251k	£71.3k	£2.7m
Net assets	£1.6m	£1.7m	£1.7m	£2.2m
Fixed assets	£208k	£223k	£217k	£110k
Current assets	£4.9m	£5m	£5.4m	£6.3m
Debtors	£2.7m	£4.5m	£3m	£2.5m
Deferred income	—	—	£1.1m	£877k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 3.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 14.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £569k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £20.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 9.7%; 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: ▲30%; Now £2.2m
Cash at bank: ▲3648%; Now £2.7m
Headcount: ▼8%; Now 46
Deferred income: ▼19%; Now £877k
Fixed assets: ▼49%; Now £110k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

LJT Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
H & R Strood Contracts Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

LJT Property LtdFigures 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 Sep 2025 (profit £952k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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