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Company No. 04980265 · Incorporated 1 Dec 2003

The Greenhouse People Ltd

Registered name: THE GREENHOUSE PEOPLE LTD

The Greenhouse People Ltd made £32.2m revenue and £4.8m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

The Greenhouse People Ltd’s revenue grew 14% to £32.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £4.8m profit and 170 employees. The company is classified under “other manufacturing” and is based in Stoke on Trent; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Stoke on Trent, West Midlands
Age
22 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: “TGP Holdings Limited is regarded as this company's ultimate controlling party by virtue of its 100% shareholding.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£32.2m
Growth ▲14%
Profit
£4.8m
Growth ▲29.1%
Profit margin
14.9%
Gross 59.9%
Employees
170
Change ▼13.3%
Profit / employee
£28.2k
Revenue/employee £189k
Profitable streak
4yrs
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 to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£31.6m£26.2m£28.2m£32.2m
Cost of sales£13.2m£10.2m£11.1m£12.9m
Gross profit£18.4m£16m£17.1m£19.3m
Operating profit£5m£3.8m£4.8m£6.2m
Profit before tax£5.4m£4.1m£5m£6.4m
Profit after tax£4.5m£3.2m£3.7m£4.8m
Profit (best available)£4.5m£3.2m£3.7m£4.8m
Staff costs£7.3m£6.7m£7m£7.3m
Employees (average)206182196170
Ratios
Profit margin14.2%12.2%13.2%14.9%
Gross margin58.2%61%60.7%59.9%
Revenue per employee£153k£144k£144k£189k
Profit per employee£21.8k£17.5k£19k£28.2k
Cash conversion−42.2%−158.3%−147.7%−107%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼17%▲7.7%▲14%
Profit growth—▼29%▲16.6%▲29.1%
Headcount growth—▼11.7%▲7.7%▼13.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.1m£2.9m£2.8m£4.2m
Net assets£9.9m£9.9m£7.4m£9m
Fixed assets£1.7m£1.7m£1.5m£1.6m
Current assets£13.2m£11.7m£10.2m£12.1m
Debtors£292k£303k£496k£200k
Deferred income£108k£106k£274k£128k
Cash from operations−£2.1m−£6m−£7.1m−£6.6m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
14.9%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
59.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£189k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£28.2k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−107%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
5%
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
0.6%
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
▲21%
Now £9m
Cash at bank
▲50%
Now £4.2m
Headcount
▼13%
Now 170
Deferred income
▼53%
Now £128k
Fixed assets
▲8%
Now £1.6m

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

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £4.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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