Gem Partnership Limited
Registered name: GEM PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Gem Partnership Limited made £27.3m revenue and £751k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026. read from filing text
Gem Partnership Limited’s revenue grew 12% to £27.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £751k profit and 910 employees. The company is classified under “other activities of employment placement agencies” and is based in Newcastle Upon Tyne; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East
- 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 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £21.2m | £29m | £29.7m | £24.5m | £27.3m |
| Cost of sales | £18.6m | £25.4m | £25.7m | £20.8m | £24m |
| Gross profit | £2.5m | £3.6m | £4m | £3.7m | £3.4m |
| Operating profit | £975k | £1.6m | — | — | — |
| Profit before tax | £1.1m | £1.6m | £1.6m | £1.4m | £1m |
| Profit after tax | £861k | £1.3m | £1.2m | £1.1m | £751k |
| Profit (best available) | £861k | £1.3m | £1.2m | £1.1m | £751k |
| Staff costs | £19.5m | £26.6m | £27.2m | £22.2m | £25.3m |
| Employees (average) | 854 | 1,206 | 1,102 | 850 | 910 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 4.1% | 4.4% | 4% | 4.3% | 2.7% |
| Gross margin | 11.8% | 12.3% | 13.5% | 15.2% | 12.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £24.8k | £24.1k | £26.9k | £28.8k | £30k |
| Profit per employee | £1k | £1.1k | £1.1k | £1.2k | £825 |
| Cash conversion | −20.1% | −65.3% | — | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲37.3% | ▲2.2% | ▼17.4% | ▲11.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲49.3% | ▼6.6% | ▼11.9% | ▼29% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲41.2% | ▼8.6% | ▼22.9% | ▲7.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £438k | £406k | £1.2m | £716k | £862k |
| Net assets | £743k | £1.3m | £1.7m | £2.1m | £2.1m |
| Fixed assets | £47.1k | £55.1k | £55.5k | £41.1k | £38.1k |
| Current assets | £3.3m | £4.5m | £4.2m | £4.4m | £5.2m |
| Debtors | £2.7m | £4m | £2.9m | £3.5m | £4.2m |
| Deferred income | £442k | £580k | £470k | £467k | £531k |
| Cash from operations | −£196k | −£1m | −£2m | −£693k | −£1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £30k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £825
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.9%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 15.2%
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now £2.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲20%
- Now £862k
- Headcount
- ▲7%
- Now 910
- Deferred income
- ▲14%
- Now £531k
- Fixed assets
- ▼7%
- Now £38.1k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Gem Training LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- Kinetic Holdings Limited 25–50%
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 £751k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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