The Gibson O'Neill Company Limited
Registered name: THE GIBSON O'NEILL COMPANY LIMITED
The Gibson O'Neill Company Limited made £249m revenue and £13.2m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
The Gibson O'Neill Company Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £249m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £13.2m profit and 1,078 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Middlesbrough; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Middlesbrough, North East
- Age
- 31 yrs · since 1994
- 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 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £341m | £235m | £249m |
| Cost of sales | −£211m | −£147m | −£162m |
| Gross profit | £130m | £87.3m | £86.7m |
| Operating profit | £78.1m | £27.1m | £28.3m |
| Profit before tax | £73m | £17.8m | £17.5m |
| Profit after tax | £58m | £12.6m | £13.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £58m | £12.6m | £13.2m |
| Employees (average) | 1,039 | 1,043 | 1,078 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 17% | 5.4% | 5.3% |
| Gross margin | 38.1% | 37.2% | 34.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £329k | £225k | £231k |
| Profit per employee | £55.8k | £12.1k | £12.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼31.3% | ▲6.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼78.3% | ▲4.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲0.4% | ▲3.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 34.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £231k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £12.2k
- 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
- ▲3%
- Now 1,078
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (5)
- Bulkhaul LimitedRev. £205m · Profit £27.9m
- Middlesbrough Football & Athletic Company Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rockliffe Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rockliffe Hall LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Gibson O'Neill Properties LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- Crossco (1438) Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £13.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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