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Company No. 05754892 · Incorporated 24 Mar 2006

The Placement Group (Holdings) PLC

Registered name: THE PLACEMENT GROUP (HOLDINGS) PLC

The Placement Group (Holdings) PLC made £28.8m revenue and a £2.4m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

The Placement Group (Holdings) PLC’s revenue fell 13% to £28.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £2.4m and 66 employees. The company is classified under “other human health activities” and is based in Waltham Abbey; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection Q · Human health and social workSIC 86900Other human health activities
Status
Active
Location
Waltham Abbey, East of England
Age
20 yrs · since 2006
Type
Public 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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-light
Revenue
£28.8m
Growth ▼12.8%
Profit
−£2.4m
Growth ▼852.3%
Profit margin
−8.2%
Gross 16.8%
Employees
66
Change ▼20.5%
Profit / employee
−£35.8k
Revenue/employee £436k
Profitable streak
0yrs
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)£35.3m£40.3m£33m£28.8m
Cost of sales£27.9m£32.5m£27.1m£24m
Gross profit£7.4m£7.8m£5.9m£4.8m
Operating profit£1.4m£1.4m£511k£462k
Profit before tax£1.4m£1.3m£441k−£2.4m
Profit after tax£1.2m£978k£314k−£2.4m
Profit (best available)£1.2m£978k£314k−£2.4m
Employees (average)98978366
Ratios
Profit margin3.3%2.4%0.9%−8.2%
Gross margin21%19.4%17.8%16.8%
Revenue per employee£360k£416k£398k£436k
Profit per employee£12k£10.1k£3.8k−£35.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲14.3%▼18.1%▼12.8%
Profit growth—▼16.8%▼67.9%▼852.3%
Headcount growth—▼1%▼14.4%▼20.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets£810k£648k£313k−£338k
Fixed assets£294k£253k£212k£170k
Debtors£0£0£0£0
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−8.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
16.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£436k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£35.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0%
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
▼208%
Now −£338k
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▼20%
Now 66
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼20%
Now £170k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (13)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£2.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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