John Martin-Hoyes (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: JOHN MARTIN-HOYES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
John Martin-Hoyes (Holdings) Limited made £8.5m revenue and a £8.8k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
John Martin-Hoyes (Holdings) Limited’s revenue grew 19% to £8.5m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £8.8k and 68 employees. The company is classified under “development of building projects” and is based in Lincoln; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Lincoln, East Midlands
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2002
- 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: “The company and group were under the control of J Martin-Hoyes throughout the entirety of the year ended 30 April 2025 and the previous year.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7.9m | £10.2m | £7.1m | £8.5m |
| Cost of sales | £6.7m | £8.1m | £6.4m | £6.3m |
| Gross profit | £1.2m | £2.2m | £655k | £2.1m |
| Operating profit | £79.9k | £1.4m | −£151k | £1.4m |
| Profit before tax | −£51.3k | £1.3m | −£302k | £1.2m |
| Profit after tax | −£8.8k | −£8.9k | −£8.9k | −£8.8k |
| Profit (best available) | −£8.8k | −£8.9k | −£8.9k | −£8.8k |
| Staff costs | £2.3m | £2.5m | £2.4m | £2.6m |
| Employees (average) | 60 | 74 | 56 | 68 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −0.1% | −0.1% | −0.1% | −0.1% |
| Gross margin | 15.2% | 21.1% | 9.2% | 25.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £131k | £138k | £127k | £124k |
| Profit per employee | −£146 | −£120 | −£158 | −£130 |
| Cash conversion | 1504% | 128.2% | — | 110.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲30% | ▼30.6% | ▲19.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲23.3% | ▼24.3% | ▲21.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £150 | £208 | £86 | £79 |
| Net assets | £512k | £503k | £495k | £486k |
| Fixed assets | £13.9m | £14.4m | £13.8m | £15.6m |
| Current assets | £493k | £493k | £492k | £492k |
| Debtors | £1.4m | £1.9m | £1.1m | £1.5m |
| Deferred income | £158k | £167k | £175k | £184k |
| Cash from operations | £1.2m | £1.9m | £1.4m | £1.5m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 25.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £124k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£130
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 110.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 184.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 2.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 17.2%
- 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
- ▼2%
- Now £486k
- Cash at bank
- ▼8%
- Now £79
- Headcount
- ▲21%
- Now 68
- Deferred income
- ▲5%
- Now £184k
- Fixed assets
- ▲13%
- Now £15.6m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Abba Plant Hire LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J M H Directional Drilling LimitedFigures not disclosed
- John Martin-Hoyes LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£8.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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