Stirland Paterson (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: STIRLAND PATERSON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Part of Stirland Paterson Group Limited groupStirland Paterson (Holdings) Limited made £14.9m revenue and £928k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Stirland Paterson (Holdings) Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £14.9m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £928k profit and 88 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Ilkeston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ilkeston, East Midlands
- Age
- 25 yrs · since 2001
- 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.
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&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £8.4m | £12.1m | £13.8m | £14.9m |
| Cost of sales | £5.6m | £7.7m | £9m | £9.5m |
| Gross profit | £2.8m | £4.3m | £4.8m | £5.4m |
| Operating profit | £813k | £1.9m | £1.7m | £2.1m |
| Profit before tax | £780k | £1.8m | £1.7m | £2.1m |
| Profit after tax | −£11.9k | £752k | £899k | £928k |
| Profit (best available) | −£11.9k | £752k | £899k | £928k |
| Staff costs | £1.9m | £2.8m | £3.3m | £3.5m |
| Employees (average) | 66 | 82 | 83 | 88 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −0.1% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 6.3% |
| Gross margin | 33.2% | 36% | 34.8% | 36.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £128k | £147k | £167k | £169k |
| Profit per employee | −£181 | £9.2k | £10.8k | £10.5k |
| Cash conversion | 156.3% | 98.8% | 106.6% | 22.6% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲42.9% | ▲14.7% | ▲7.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲19.4% | ▲3.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲24.2% | ▲1.2% | ▲6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £39.2k | £7.3k | £397k | £565k |
| Net assets | £1.3m | £1.8m | £2.5m | £3.2m |
| Fixed assets | £2m | £3.2m | £3.6m | £3.3m |
| Current assets | £306k | £51.6k | £709k | £1m |
| Debtors | £210k | £8.3k | £89.4k | £85k |
| Deferred income | £38.2k | £30.7k | £24.1k | £17.6k |
| Cash from operations | £1.3m | £1.9m | £1.8m | £480k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 36.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £169k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £10.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 22.6%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 22.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.6%
- 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
- ▲29%
- Now £3.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲42%
- Now £565k
- Headcount
- ▲6%
- Now 88
- Deferred income
- ▼27%
- Now £17.6k
- Fixed assets
- ▼6%
- Now £3.3m
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
- Stirland Paterson Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Stirland Paterson (Holdings) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- Stirland Paterson (Printers) LtdRev. £14.8m · Profit £1.6m
- Lockabox Self Storage LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £928k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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