Harrisons (Holdings) Ltd.
Registered name: HARRISONS (HOLDINGS) LTD.
Harrisons (Holdings) Ltd. made £17.2m revenue and £1m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025. read from filing text
Harrisons (Holdings) Ltd.’s revenue grew 6% to £17.2m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £1m profit and 85 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Lancashire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Lancashire, North West
- Age
- 33 yrs · since 1993
- 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 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) | £17.2m | £15.9m | £16.1m | £17.2m |
| Cost of sales | £15m | £14.3m | £14.3m | £14.2m |
| Gross profit | £2.2m | £1.5m | £1.9m | £3m |
| Operating profit | £1.2m | £549k | £944k | £1.9m |
| Profit before tax | £962k | £181k | £446k | £1.4m |
| Profit after tax | £826k | £246k | £331k | £1m |
| Profit (best available) | £826k | £246k | £331k | £1m |
| Staff costs | £3.8m | £4.1m | £4.1m | £4.4m |
| Employees (average) | 83 | 83 | 84 | 85 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 6.1% |
| Gross margin | 12.5% | 9.7% | 11.7% | 17.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £207k | £191k | £192k | £202k |
| Profit per employee | £10k | £3k | £3.9k | £12.3k |
| Cash conversion | −101.4% | −375.1% | −273.7% | −167.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼7.6% | ▲1.6% | ▲6.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼70.3% | ▲34.8% | ▲214.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲1.2% | ▲1.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £27.5k | £263k | £78.8k | £226k |
| Net assets | £2.8m | £2.8m | £2.9m | £3.5m |
| Fixed assets | £6.6m | £8.7m | £8.7m | £7.8m |
| Current assets | £3.8m | £3.9m | £3.8m | £3.4m |
| Debtors | £3.3m | £3.3m | £3.1m | £2.5m |
| Deferred income | £0 | £162k | £208k | £104k |
| Cash from operations | −£1.3m | −£2.1m | −£2.6m | −£3.2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 17.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £202k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £12.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −167.7%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 45.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 14.8%
- 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
- ▲23%
- Now £3.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▲186%
- Now £226k
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 85
- Deferred income
- ▼50%
- Now £104k
- Fixed assets
- ▼11%
- Now £7.8m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Harrisons Refrigerated Trailer Sales LtdFigures 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 30 Sep 2025 (profit £1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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