How many employees does M.J. Hickey Plant Hire & Contracts Limited have?

M.J. Hickey Plant Hire & Contracts Limited reported an average of 33 employees in the year to 31 May 2025.

Is M.J. Hickey Plant Hire & Contracts Limited profitable?

Yes — M.J. Hickey Plant Hire & Contracts Limited reported a profit of £854k in the year to 31 May 2025.

Company No. 04890756 · Incorporated 8 Sep 2003

M.J. Hickey Plant Hire & Contracts Limited

Registered name: M.J. HICKEY PLANT HIRE & CONTRACTS LIMITED

M.J. Hickey Plant Hire & Contracts Limited made £854k profit in the year to 31 May 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

M.J. Hickey Plant Hire & Contracts Limited reported £854k profit in the year to 31 May 2025, down 83% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 33 employees. The company is classified under “site preparation” and is based in Northumberland; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection F · ConstructionSIC 43120Site preparation SIC 77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Status: Active
Location: Northumberland, North 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 ultimate controlling party is T A Hickey.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£854k

Growth ▼82.9%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change ▼70%

Profit / employee

£25.9k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

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 May 2022	31 May 2023	31 May 2024	31 May 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£22.5m	£19.8m	—
Cost of sales	—	£20.5m	£18.5m	£17.1m
Gross profit	—	£1.9m	£1.2m	—
Operating profit	—	£272k	−£1.4m	—
Profit before tax	—	−£497k	£6.8m	£450k
Profit after tax	£393k	−£589k	£5m	£854k
Profit (best available)	£393k	−£589k	£5m	£854k
Staff costs	—	—	£1.7m	£1.8m
Employees (average)	87	87	110	33
Ratios
Profit margin	—	−2.6%	25.3%	—
Gross margin	—	8.7%	6.2%	—
Revenue per employee	—	£258k	£180k	—
Profit per employee	£4.5k	−£6.8k	£45.5k	£25.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▼12%	—
Profit growth	—	▼250.1%	—	▼82.9%
Headcount growth	—	0%	▲26.4%	▼70%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£992k	£698k	£1.4m	£1.5m
Net assets	£3.1m	£7.6m	£13.1m	£13.9m
Fixed assets	£19.7m	£28.5m	£34.7m	£37.7m
Current assets	£6m	£4.3m	£4.1m	£4.8m
Debtors	£2.6m	£2.4m	£2.2m	£2.1m
Deferred income	—	£77.1k	£211k	£648k
Cash from operations	—	—	−£2.1m	−£3.4m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £25.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: —; 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: ▲7%; Now £13.9m
Cash at bank: ▲11%; Now £1.5m
Headcount: ▼70%; Now 33
Deferred income: ▲207%; Now £648k
Fixed assets: ▲9%; Now £37.7m

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

Subsidiaries (2)

R. Thornton & Co. Ltd.Rev. £7.5m · Profit −£489k
Lynefield Park 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 May 2025 (profit £854k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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