John Mee Construction Limited
Registered name: JOHN MEE CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Part of School House Holdings Limited groupJohn Mee Construction Limited made £9.7m revenue and £1.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
John Mee Construction Limited’s revenue grew 24% to £9.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.4m profit and 59 employees. The company is classified under “construction of roads and motorways” and is based in Bristol; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 33 yrs · since 1993
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £7.9m | £9.7m |
| Cost of sales | — | £3.7m | £4.6m |
| Gross profit | — | £4.2m | £5.2m |
| Operating profit | — | £1.8m | £2m |
| Profit before tax | — | £1.5m | £1.9m |
| Profit after tax | — | £941k | £1.4m |
| Profit (best available) | — | £941k | £1.4m |
| Staff costs | — | £3m | £3.7m |
| Employees (average) | 43 | 52 | 59 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | 11.9% | 14.9% |
| Gross margin | — | 53.5% | 53.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £151k | £165k |
| Profit per employee | — | £18.1k | £24.5k |
| Cash conversion | — | −53.3% | −35.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲23.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲53.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲20.9% | ▲13.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £186k | £96.4k | £214k |
| Net assets | £4.6m | £5.5m | £7m |
| Fixed assets | £853k | £4.6m | £7.7m |
| Current assets | £9.6m | £8.7m | £9.8m |
| Debtors | £1.1m | £1.4m | £2.2m |
| Cash from operations | — | −£958k | −£725k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 14.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 53.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £165k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £24.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −35.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 79.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 22.7%
- 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
- ▲26%
- Now £7m
- Cash at bank
- ▲122%
- Now £214k
- Headcount
- ▲13%
- Now 59
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲68%
- Now £7.7m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- School House Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- John Mee Construction Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Albuhera Management LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J. F. M. Plant Hire LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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