Hewitson Plant Hire Limited
Registered name: HEWITSON PLANT HIRE LIMITED
Part of Hewitson Group Ltd groupHewitson Plant Hire Limited made £20.3m revenue and £583k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Hewitson Plant Hire Limited’s revenue grew 22% to £20.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £583k profit and 41 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Stockton-on-Tees; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Stockton-on-Tees, North East
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- Type
- Private Limited Company
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 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £15.5m | £12.2m | £16.6m | £20.3m |
| Cost of sales | £12.7m | £9.7m | £12.8m | £15.2m |
| Gross profit | £2.7m | £2.5m | £3.8m | £5.1m |
| Operating profit | £1.5m | £1.4m | £1.7m | £2.4m |
| Profit before tax | £903k | £445k | £743k | £1.3m |
| Profit after tax | £810k | −£1.8m | −£105k | £583k |
| Profit (best available) | £810k | −£1.8m | −£105k | £583k |
| Staff costs | £2m | £1.5m | £1.6m | £2m |
| Employees (average) | 37 | 44 | 33 | 41 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.2% | −15% | −0.6% | 2.9% |
| Gross margin | 17.7% | 20.8% | 22.9% | 25.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £418k | £277k | £504k | £495k |
| Profit per employee | £21.9k | −£41.5k | −£3.2k | £14.2k |
| Cash conversion | −269.3% | −305.8% | −319.2% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲36.4% | ▲22.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼25% | ▲24.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £561k | £299k | £950k | £436k |
| Net assets | £4.9m | £3.2m | £3.7m | £4.5m |
| Fixed assets | £21.4m | £23m | £28.7m | £37.1m |
| Current assets | £3.2m | £3.4m | £4.8m | £6.1m |
| Debtors | £1.6m | £2.1m | £2.4m | £3.1m |
| Deferred income | £28.1k | £24.2k | £20.8k | £135k |
| Cash from operations | −£4m | −£4.2m | −£5.4m | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 25.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £495k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £14.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 182.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 15%
- 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
- ▲20%
- Now £4.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼54%
- Now £436k
- Headcount
- ▲24%
- Now 41
- Deferred income
- ▲548%
- Now £135k
- Fixed assets
- ▲29%
- Now £37.1m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Hewitson Group Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Hewitson Plant Hire Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (5)
- Hewitson LimitedRev. £27.6m · Profit £1.2m
- Albrough Homes LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Hewitson Haulage LtdRev. — · Profit £696k
- Hewitson Plant Sales LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Oaktree Living LimitedFigures not disclosed
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 £583k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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