Hewitson Limited
Registered name: HEWITSON LIMITED
Part of Hewitson Group Ltd groupHewitson Limited made £27.6m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Hewitson Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £27.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £1.2m profit and 104 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Stockton-on-Tees; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Stockton-on-Tees, North East
- Age
- 21 yrs · since 2004
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £32.1m | £30.6m | £30.4m | £27.6m |
| Cost of sales | £27.9m | £25.4m | £26.1m | £23.6m |
| Gross profit | £4.2m | £5.2m | £4.3m | £4m |
| Operating profit | £2m | £2.9m | £2m | £1.4m |
| Profit before tax | £2m | £3.2m | £2.4m | £1.5m |
| Profit after tax | £1.8m | £3m | £2.1m | £1.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.8m | £3m | £2.1m | £1.2m |
| Staff costs | £6.8m | £5.8m | £6m | £5.5m |
| Employees (average) | 105 | 108 | 108 | 104 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.7% | 10% | 6.9% | 4.5% |
| Gross margin | 13.2% | 17% | 14.1% | 14.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £306k | £283k | £281k | £265k |
| Profit per employee | £17.4k | £28.2k | £19.4k | £12k |
| Cash conversion | −64.4% | −116.9% | −132.5% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼0.8% | ▼9.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼31.2% | ▼40.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | ▼3.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4.8m | £8.9m | £7.4m | £5.5m |
| Net assets | £2.5m | £2.8m | £3.9m | £4.1m |
| Fixed assets | £546k | £550k | £1.3m | £2.1m |
| Current assets | £10.9m | £14.4m | £11.4m | £11.4m |
| Debtors | £2m | £397k | £1.4m | £1.8m |
| Deferred income | — | — | £1.1m | £1.1m |
| Cash from operations | −£1.3m | −£3.4m | −£2.7m | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 14.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £265k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £12k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 7.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 6.6%
- 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
- ▲6%
- Now £4.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼25%
- Now £5.5m
- Headcount
- ▼4%
- Now 104
- Deferred income
- ▲2%
- Now £1.1m
- Fixed assets
- ▲62%
- Now £2.1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Hewitson Group Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Hewitson Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (5)
- Hewitson Plant Hire LimitedRev. £20.3m · Profit £583k
- Albrough Homes LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Hewitson Haulage LtdRev. — · Profit £696k
- Hewitson Plant Sales LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Oaktree Living LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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