William Holly Limited
Registered name: WILLIAM HOLLY LIMITED
William Holly Limited made £29.4k revenue and £2.4k profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
William Holly Limited’s revenue fell 45% to £29.4k in the year to 31 May 2025, with £2.4k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “book publishing” and is based in Torquay; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Torquay, South West
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- 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 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £56.2k | £73.2k | £53.5k | £29.4k |
| Profit after tax | £27.7k | £2.3k | £2.9k | £2.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £27.7k | £2.3k | £2.9k | £2.4k |
| Staff costs | £17.6k | £18k | £18.2k | £18k |
| Employees (average) | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 49.4% | 3.2% | 5.5% | 8.2% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £36.6k | £26.7k | £14.7k |
| Profit per employee | — | £1.2k | £1.5k | £1.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲30.4% | ▼27% | ▼45.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼91.6% | ▲25.5% | ▼17.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £49.7k | £52k | £55k | £57.1k |
| Fixed assets | £208 | £32 | £1.3k | £975 |
| Current assets | £57k | £53k | £54.7k | £57.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £14.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲4%
- Now £57.1k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼26%
- Now £975
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £2.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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