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Company No. 03225236 · Incorporated 16 Jul 1996

John Roberts Holdings Limited

Registered name: JOHN ROBERTS HOLDINGS LIMITED

Part of John Roberts Solutions Limited group

John Roberts Holdings Limited made £14.9m revenue and £800k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

John Roberts Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £14.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £800k profit and 64 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of paper and paperboard” and is based in North Yorkshire; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 17120Manufacture of paper and paperboard
Status
Active
Location
North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age
30 yrs · since 1996
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.

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: “John Roberts Ventures Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light
Revenue
£14.9m
Growth ▲5.3%
Profit
£800k
Growth ▼30.6%
Profit margin
5.4%
Gross 29.8%
Employees
64
Change ▲4.9%
Profit / employee
£12.5k
Revenue/employee £232k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£15.4m£14.1m£14.9m
Cost of sales£10.4m£9.5m£10.4m
Gross profit£5m£4.6m£4.4m
Operating profit£1.9m£1.5m£1.1m
Profit before tax£1.9m£1.5m£1.1m
Profit after tax£1.4m£1.2m£800k
Profit (best available)£1.4m£1.2m£800k
Staff costs£2.8m£2.9m£3.4m
Employees (average)626164
Ratios
Profit margin9.2%8.2%5.4%
Gross margin32.5%32.5%29.8%
Revenue per employee£248k£231k£232k
Profit per employee£22.8k£18.9k£12.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼8.3%▲5.3%
Profit growth—▼18.3%▼30.6%
Headcount growth—▼1.6%▲4.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£58.8k£319k£261k
Net assets£13.5m£13.3m£14m
Fixed assets£1.5m£1.5m£1.4m
Current assets£14.7m£15.6m£15.9m
Debtors£2.3m£2.6m£2.9m
Deferred income£205k£166k£154k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
5.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
29.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£232k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£12.5k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
9.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
19.2%
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
▲5%
Now £14m
Cash at bank
▼18%
Now £261k
Headcount
▲5%
Now 64
Deferred income
▼7%
Now £154k
Fixed assets
▼2%
Now £1.4m

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

  1. John Roberts Solutions Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. John Roberts Ventures Limited75–100%
  3. John Roberts Holdings Limitedthis company

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

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £800k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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