James Lister Holdings Limited
Registered name: JAMES LISTER HOLDINGS LIMITED
James Lister Holdings Limited made £14.1m revenue and £155k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025. read from filing text
James Lister Holdings Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £14.1m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £155k profit and 100 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies” and is based in Warley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Warley, West Midlands
- 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) | £14.3m | £15.4m | £14.9m | £14.1m |
| Cost of sales | £8.7m | £9.4m | £8.8m | £8.2m |
| Gross profit | £5.5m | £6m | £6.1m | £5.9m |
| Operating profit | £289k | £425k | £149k | £215k |
| Profit before tax | £286k | £426k | £160k | £226k |
| Profit after tax | £254k | £327k | £107k | £155k |
| Profit (best available) | £254k | £327k | £107k | £155k |
| Employees (average) | 104 | 100 | 101 | 100 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.8% | 2.1% | 0.7% | 1.1% |
| Gross margin | 38.6% | 39.1% | 40.9% | 42% |
| Revenue per employee | £137k | £154k | £148k | £141k |
| Profit per employee | £2.4k | £3.3k | £1.1k | £1.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲8% | ▼3% | ▼5.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲28.7% | ▼67.3% | ▲45.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼3.9% | ▲1% | ▼1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £12.6k | £7.5k | £67k | £66.9k |
| Net assets | £3.6m | £3.7m | £3.8m | £3.8m |
| Fixed assets | £4.2m | £4.2m | £4.2m | £4.2m |
| Current assets | £113k | £58.2k | £122k | £137k |
| Debtors | £57.8k | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 42%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £141k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £1.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 29.7%
- 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
- ▼0%
- Now £66.9k
- Headcount
- ▼1%
- Now 100
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼0%
- Now £4.2m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (4)
- James Lister & Sons LimitedRev. £14.1m · Profit −£720
- JLS (Smethwick) Engineering LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Lister Supplies LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Lister Tube 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 30 Sep 2025 (profit £155k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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