Bethell Group Holdings Ltd
Registered name: BETHELL GROUP HOLDINGS LTD
Bethell Group Holdings Ltd made £89.5m revenue and £3.8m profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025. read from filing text
Bethell Group Holdings Ltd’s revenue grew 18% to £89.5m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £3.8m profit and 346 employees. The company is classified under “construction of other civil engineering projects” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £56.8m | £59.3m | £76.2m | £89.5m |
| Cost of sales | £48.6m | £49.6m | £62.9m | £73.8m |
| Gross profit | £8.2m | £9.7m | £13.3m | £15.7m |
| Operating profit | £1.6m | £2.1m | £4.3m | £5m |
| Profit before tax | £1.6m | £2m | £4.2m | £5.1m |
| Profit after tax | £1.4m | £1.5m | £3.2m | £3.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.4m | £1.5m | £3.2m | £3.8m |
| Employees (average) | 273 | 318 | 318 | 346 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 2.4% | 2.6% | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| Gross margin | 14.4% | 16.3% | 17.5% | 17.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £208k | £187k | £240k | £259k |
| Profit per employee | £5k | £4.8k | £10.2k | £10.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.4% | ▲28.4% | ▲17.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲11% | ▲112.5% | ▲17.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲16.5% | 0% | ▲8.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £3.8m | £3.8m | £3.8m | £3.8m |
| Fixed assets | £1.5m | £1.5m | £1.5m | £1.5m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 17.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £259k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £10.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- 0%
- Now £3.8m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 346
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £1.5m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Bethell Group PLCRev. £2.3m · Profit £23.8k
- Bethell Property Services LimitedRev. £159k · Profit £2.1m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £3.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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