William Pollard & Company (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: WILLIAM POLLARD & COMPANY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
William Pollard & Company (Holdings) Limited made £16.5m revenue and a £706k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
William Pollard & Company (Holdings) Limited’s revenue grew 41% to £16.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £706k and 168 employees. The company is classified under “printing” and is based in Exeter; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Exeter
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £6m | £11.7m | £16.5m |
| Cost of sales | −£4.1m | −£7.9m | −£11m |
| Gross profit | £1.9m | £3.7m | £5.5m |
| Operating profit | £426k | −£681k | −£373k |
| Profit before tax | £422k | −£806k | −£749k |
| Profit after tax | £352k | −£739k | −£706k |
| Profit (best available) | £352k | −£739k | −£706k |
| Employees (average) | 57 | 163 | 168 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 5.9% | −6.3% | −4.3% |
| Gross margin | 31.2% | 31.9% | 33.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £105k | £71.5k | £97.9k |
| Profit per employee | £6.2k | −£4.5k | −£4.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲94.9% | ▲41.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼310% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲186% | ▲3.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −4.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 33.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £97.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£4.2k
- 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
- ▲3%
- Now 168
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- William Pollard & Company 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 −£706k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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