How much does Houlder Limited make?

Houlder Limited reported revenue of £7.3m and a loss of £67.2k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Houlder Limited have?

Houlder Limited reported an average of 59 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Houlder Limited profitable?

No — Houlder Limited reported a loss of £67.2k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 04400298 · Incorporated 21 Mar 2002

Houlder Limited

Registered name: HOULDER LIMITED

Part of Cc223 Limited group

Houlder Limited made £7.3m revenue and a £67.2k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Houlder Limited’s revenue fell 22% to £7.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £67.2k and 59 employees. The company is classified under “other engineering activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 71129Other engineering activities

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 24 yrs · since 2002
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£7.3m

Growth ▼22.4%

Profit

−£67.2k

Growth —

Profit margin

−0.9%

Gross 33.3%

Employees

Change ▼15.7%

Profit / employee

−£1.1k

Revenue/employee £124k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£16.4m	£14.1m	£9.4m	£7.3m
Cost of sales	£8.9m	£10.4m	£6.3m	£4.9m
Gross profit	£7.5m	£3.7m	£3.1m	£2.4m
Operating profit	£5.9m	£216k	−£560k	£46.8k
Profit before tax	£6.8m	£394k	−£563k	£46.8k
Profit after tax	£5.9m	£667k	−£563k	−£67.2k
Profit (best available)	£5.9m	£667k	−£563k	−£67.2k
Employees (average)	73	73	70	59
Ratios
Profit margin	35.9%	4.7%	−6%	−0.9%
Gross margin	45.5%	26.1%	33.3%	33.3%
Revenue per employee	£225k	£193k	£135k	£124k
Profit per employee	£80.7k	£9.1k	−£8k	−£1.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼14.3%	▼33.1%	▼22.4%
Profit growth	—	▼88.7%	▼184.3%	—
Headcount growth	—	0%	▼4.1%	▼15.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£5.7m	£719k	£253k	£410k
Net assets	£7.6m	£8.3m	£7.7m	£7.7m
Fixed assets	£254k	£208k	£132k	£83.6k
Current assets	£11.3m	£10.5m	£8.8m	£9.2m
Debtors	£1.4m	£1.7m	£1m	£1.2m
Deferred income	£1.6m	£1m	£245k	£304k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −0.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 33.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £124k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£1.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 17.1%; 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: ▼1%; Now £7.7m
Cash at bank: ▲62%; Now £410k
Headcount: ▼16%; Now 59
Deferred income: ▲24%; Now £304k
Fixed assets: ▼37%; Now £83.6k

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

Cc223 Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Houlder Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Seaspeed Marine Consulting LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

Houlder Engineering Group LimitedFigures not disclosed

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£67.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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