J.J. Sweeney Limited
Registered name: J.J. SWEENEY LIMITED
Part of J.J. Sweeney Holdings Limited groupJ.J. Sweeney Limited made £17.5m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
J.J. Sweeney Limited’s revenue grew 43% to £17.5m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £1.2m profit and 31 employees. The company is classified under “other construction installation” and is based in Romford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Romford, London
- Age
- 30 yrs · since 1996
- 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 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £23m | £30.8m | £12.2m | £17.5m |
| Cost of sales | £19.1m | £26m | £9.3m | £14.6m |
| Gross profit | £3.9m | £4.9m | £3m | £2.8m |
| Operating profit | £2.7m | £3.3m | £1.6m | £1.4m |
| Profit before tax | £2.7m | £3.8m | £1.8m | £1.6m |
| Profit after tax | £2.1m | £2.9m | £1.3m | £1.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.1m | £2.9m | £1.3m | £1.2m |
| Staff costs | £1.8m | £1.8m | £1.8m | £2.2m |
| Employees (average) | 27 | 29 | 27 | 31 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 9.3% | 9.3% | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| Gross margin | 17.2% | 15.7% | 24.1% | 16.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £852k | £1.1m | £453k | £563k |
| Profit per employee | £79.5k | £98.3k | £46.9k | £37.1k |
| Cash conversion | 202% | −21.2% | −209.2% | −34.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲34% | ▼60.3% | ▲42.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲32.9% | ▼55.6% | ▼9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲7.4% | ▼6.9% | ▲14.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £12.1m | £9.6m | £5.4m | £4.1m |
| Net assets | £12.5m | £13.4m | £13.5m | £13.6m |
| Fixed assets | £162k | £386k | £269k | £205k |
| Current assets | £19.6m | £18.4m | £15.7m | £16.3m |
| Debtors | £32.6k | £134k | £18.5k | £536k |
| Deferred income | £2.4m | £1.4m | £1.1m | £787k |
| Cash from operations | £5.4m | −£710k | −£3.3m | −£489k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £563k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £37.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −34.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 4.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.1%
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now £13.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼24%
- Now £4.1m
- Headcount
- ▲15%
- Now 31
- Deferred income
- ▼26%
- Now £787k
- Fixed assets
- ▼24%
- Now £205k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- J.J. Sweeney Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- J.J. Sweeney 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 Aug 2025 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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