Ham Yard Investment Limited
Registered name: HAM YARD INVESTMENT LIMITED
Part of Firmdale Holdings Limited groupHam Yard Investment Limited made £44.9m revenue and a £4.6m loss in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Ham Yard Investment Limited’s revenue grew 3% to £44.9m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with a loss of £4.6m and 378 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- 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 | 31 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £23.9m | £41.7m | £42.3m | £43.4m | £44.9m |
| Cost of sales | £14.3m | £21.7m | £24.6m | £26.7m | £28.1m |
| Gross profit | £9.6m | £20m | £17.7m | £16.7m | £16.8m |
| Operating profit | £2.3m | £7.7m | £5.5m | £4.1m | £3.8m |
| Profit before tax | −£2.6m | £2.6m | £547k | −£2.3m | −£5.1m |
| Profit after tax | −£4m | £2m | £598k | −£1.9m | −£4.6m |
| Profit (best available) | −£4m | £2m | £598k | −£1.9m | −£4.6m |
| Staff costs | £8.8m | £12m | £13.7m | £15.1m | £16.8m |
| Employees (average) | 315 | 339 | 359 | 370 | 378 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | −16.8% | 4.9% | 1.4% | −4.3% | −10.3% |
| Gross margin | 40.3% | 48% | 41.8% | 38.4% | 37.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £75.9k | £123k | £118k | £117k | £119k |
| Profit per employee | −£12.7k | £6k | £1.7k | −£5k | −£12.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲74.4% | ▲1.5% | ▲2.5% | ▲3.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼70.4% | ▼411.4% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲7.6% | ▲5.9% | ▲3.1% | ▲2.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £891k | £872k | £1.2m | £477k | £419k |
| Net assets | £118m | £121m | £121m | £110m | £98.9m |
| Fixed assets | £238m | £237m | £234m | £220m | £209m |
| Current assets | £69.2m | £74.4m | £77.1m | £78.5m | £71.7m |
| Debtors | £288k | £479k | £285k | £153k | £22k |
| Deferred income | £547k | £677k | £893k | £99k | £88k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −10.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 37.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £119k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£12.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 466.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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
- ▼10%
- Now £98.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼12%
- Now £419k
- Headcount
- ▲2%
- Now 378
- Deferred income
- ▼11%
- Now £88k
- Fixed assets
- ▼5%
- Now £209m
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
- Firmdale Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Hy Hotels Limited75–100%
- Ham Yard Investment 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 Jan 2026 (profit −£4.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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