J S Stokes Holdings Limited
Registered name: J S STOKES HOLDINGS LIMITED
J S Stokes Holdings Limited made £2.8m revenue and £286k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
J S Stokes Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 2% to £2.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £286k profit and 75 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Chorley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Chorley, North 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.2m | £2.7m | £2.7m | £2.8m |
| Cost of sales | £371k | £497k | £528k | £508k |
| Gross profit | £1.9m | £2.2m | £2.2m | £2.3m |
| Operating profit | £450k | £202k | −£2.2m | £294k |
| Profit before tax | £449k | £202k | −£2.2m | £312k |
| Profit after tax | £373k | £176k | −£2.3m | £286k |
| Profit (best available) | £373k | £176k | −£2.3m | £286k |
| Employees (average) | 61 | 82 | 78 | 75 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 16.8% | 6.5% | −82.3% | 10.2% |
| Gross margin | 83.3% | 81.7% | 80.8% | 81.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £36.4k | £33.1k | £35.2k | £37.3k |
| Profit per employee | £6.1k | £2.1k | −£29k | £3.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲22.2% | ▲1% | ▲2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼52.8% | ▼1383% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲34.4% | ▼4.9% | ▼3.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £3.7m | £3.7m | £3.7m | — |
| Fixed assets | £6.1m | £6.1m | £6.1m | — |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 81.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £37.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3.8k
- 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 75
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- J.s.stokes & Co. LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £0
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £286k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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