How much does Hoban Limited make?

Hoban Limited reported revenue of £27.6m and a loss of £1.9m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Hoban Limited have?

Hoban Limited reported an average of 41 employees in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Is Hoban Limited profitable?

No — Hoban Limited reported a loss of £1.9m in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Company No. 04859158 · Incorporated 7 Aug 2003

Hoban Limited

Registered name: HOBAN LIMITED

Hoban Limited made £27.6m revenue and a £1.9m loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025. read from filing text

Hoban Limited’s revenue grew 22% to £27.6m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £1.9m and 41 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Milton Keynes; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49410Freight transport by road

Status: Active
Location: Milton Keynes, South East
Age: 23 yrs · since 2003
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. From the filing: “The controlling party is Mr M Hoban.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

Boring industryCash flow filed

Revenue

£27.6m

Growth ▲22.5%

Profit

−£1.9m

Growth ▼404%

Profit margin

−6.7%

Gross 9.1%

Employees

Change ▲2.5%

Profit / employee

−£45.3k

Revenue/employee £673k

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 Aug 2022	31 Aug 2023	31 Aug 2024	31 Aug 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£26.7m	£20.5m	£22.5m	£27.6m
Cost of sales	£22.6m	£17.5m	£19.7m	£25.1m
Gross profit	£4.1m	£3m	£2.9m	£2.5m
Operating profit	£2.2m	£1.3m	£932k	−£1.6m
Profit before tax	£2.1m	£1.1m	£829k	−£1.7m
Profit after tax	£1.6m	£883k	£611k	−£1.9m
Profit (best available)	£1.6m	£883k	£611k	−£1.9m
Staff costs	£2.3m	£1.9m	£2m	£2.3m
Employees (average)	51	44	40	41
Ratios
Profit margin	6.1%	4.3%	2.7%	−6.7%
Gross margin	15.5%	14.7%	12.7%	9.1%
Revenue per employee	£524k	£467k	£563k	£673k
Profit per employee	£32.2k	£20.1k	£15.3k	−£45.3k
Cash conversion	−6.9%	−318.5%	1.1%	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼23.2%	▲9.7%	▲22.5%
Profit growth	—	▼46.2%	▼30.8%	▼404%
Headcount growth	—	▼13.7%	▼9.1%	▲2.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.4m	£3m	£546k	£1.1m
Net assets	£10.3m	£10.4m	£9.8m	£7.4m
Fixed assets	£6.9m	£6.7m	£5.6m	£4.8m
Current assets	£10.7m	£11.9m	£13.6m	£12.9m
Debtors	£5m	£4.4m	£5.9m	£6.6m
Deferred income	£119k	£96.9k	£152k	£105k
Cash from operations	−£153k	−£4m	£10.1k	−£2.5m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −6.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 9.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £673k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£45.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 17.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 24%; 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: ▼25%; Now £7.4m
Cash at bank: ▲93%; Now £1.1m
Headcount: ▲3%; Now 41
Deferred income: ▼31%; Now £105k
Fixed assets: ▼13%; Now £4.8m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit −£1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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