William Lamb (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: WILLIAM LAMB (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
William Lamb (Holdings) Limited made £29.4m revenue and £580k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
William Lamb (Holdings) Limited’s revenue was £29.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £580k profit and 85 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Wakefield; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 37 yrs · since 1989
- 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 | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £29.4m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | −£21.8m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £7.7m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1.1m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £933k |
| Profit after tax | £290k | £275k | £580k |
| Profit (best available) | £290k | £275k | £580k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 85 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | — | 2% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 26.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £346k |
| Profit per employee | £96.5k | £91.8k | £6.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Profit growth | — | ▼4.9% | ▲110.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲2733% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £38k | £30.4k | — |
| Net assets | £1.1m | £1.1m | — |
| Current assets | £38k | £30.4k | — |
| Deferred income | £149k | £149k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 26.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £346k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.8k
- 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
- ▲2733%
- Now 85
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (4)
- William Lamb Group LimitedRev. £27.6m · Profit £627k
- Baxco1109 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rushton Ablett LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Trade Mark Collections LtdFigures 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 £580k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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