John Luffman Group Ltd.
Registered name: JOHN LUFFMAN GROUP LTD.
Part of Ashfords LLP groupJohn Luffman Group Ltd. made £8.4m revenue and £18.9k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
John Luffman Group Ltd.’s revenue fell 14% to £8.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £18.9k profit and 53 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Tiverton; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Tiverton, South West
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £9.7m | £8.4m |
| Cost of sales | — | −£7.5m | −£7m |
| Gross profit | — | £2.2m | £1.4m |
| Operating profit | — | £584k | £35.3k |
| Profit before tax | — | £578k | £33.3k |
| Profit after tax | £346k | −£1m | £18.9k |
| Profit (best available) | £346k | −£1m | £18.9k |
| Employees (average) | 57 | 55 | 53 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | −10.6% | 0.2% |
| Gross margin | — | 22.8% | 16.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £177k | £158k |
| Profit per employee | £6.1k | −£18.8k | £357 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼13.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼398% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼3.5% | ▼3.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £9.7k | £558k | — |
| Net assets | £1.6m | £532k | — |
| Fixed assets | £3.9m | £4.3m | — |
| Current assets | £1.8m | £2.4m | — |
| Debtors | £49.6k | £0 | — |
| Deferred income | £0 | £9k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £158k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £357
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼4%
- Now 53
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Ashfords LLPultimate parent75–100%
- Ashfords Trust Corporation Limited75–100%
- John Luffman Group Ltd.this company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Luffman Plant LtdFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (4)
- Steanbow LimitedRev. £10.5m · Profit £1.3m
- Fosterville LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J.p.matthews LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Stockcroft LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £18.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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