James Lewis Limited
Registered name: JAMES LEWIS LIMITED
James Lewis Limited made £16.1m revenue and £906k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
James Lewis Limited’s revenue fell 24% to £16.1m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £906k profit and 18 employees. The company is classified under “temporary employment agency activities” and is based in Hampton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hampton, London
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £21.3m | £16.1m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £18.2m | £13.2m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £3.1m | £3m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1.9m | £1.1m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1.9m | £1.2m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £1.4m | £906k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £1.4m | £906k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £971k | £1.6m |
| Employees (average) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 6.8% | 5.6% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 14.6% | 18.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £1.2m | £897k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £80.4k | £50.3k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −131.3% | −159.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼24.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼37.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.7% | ▲12.5% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.3m | £2.2m | £3.8m | £5.2m |
| Net assets | £3.5m | £4.5m | £5.7m | £6.5m |
| Fixed assets | £86.8k | £80.5k | £225k | £173k |
| Current assets | £4.2m | £4.8m | £6.3m | £7.4m |
| Debtors | £1.5m | £2.1m | £2.1m | £1.1m |
| Deferred income | — | £3k | £27.6k | — |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£2.4m | −£1.7m |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 18.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £897k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £50.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −159.7%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7%
- 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
- ▲14%
- Now £6.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▲34%
- Now £5.2m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 18
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼23%
- Now £173k
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £906k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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