Hall Bros.(Groundwork) Limited
Registered name: HALL BROS.(GROUNDWORK) LIMITED
Hall Bros.(Groundwork) Limited made £4.2m revenue and £305k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Hall Bros.(Groundwork) Limited’s revenue fell 11% to £4.2m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £305k profit and 9 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Benfleet; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Benfleet, East of England
- Age
- 22 yrs · since 2004
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £4.7m | £4.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £3.1m | £2.4m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £1.6m | £1.8m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £432k | £806k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £204k | £305k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £204k | £305k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £204k | £305k |
| Employees (average) | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 4.3% | 7.3% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 34.5% | 43.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £523k | £465k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £22.6k | £33.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼11.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲50% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼35.7% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £21.7k | £26.5k | £37.3k |
| Net assets | −£259k | −£200k | £3.2k | £21k |
| Fixed assets | £663k | £950k | £1.3m | £1.2m |
| Current assets | £724k | £619k | £397k | £595k |
| Debtors | £264k | £297k | £257k | £452k |
| Source | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 7.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 43.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £465k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £33.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 27.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.8%
- 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
- ▲557%
- Now £21k
- Cash at bank
- ▲40%
- Now £37.3k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 9
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼13%
- Now £1.2m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £305k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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