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Company No. 07654907 · Incorporated 1 Jun 2011

Thomas Plant Hire Limited

Registered name: THOMAS PLANT HIRE LIMITED

Part of Thomas Holdings (North West) Limited group

Thomas Plant Hire Limited made £56.3m revenue and £405k profit in the year to 31 May 2025.

Thomas Plant Hire Limited’s revenue grew 29% to £56.3m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £405k profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment” and is based in Holywell; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment
Status
Active
Location
Holywell, North West
Age
15 yrs · since 2011
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.

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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2025

Key figures

Small teamDoing more with lessBoring industry
Revenue
£56.3m
Growth ▲28.8%
Profit
£405k
Growth ▼3.5%
Profit margin
0.7%
Gross 5.6%
Employees
0
Change ▼100%
Profit / employee
—
 
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 May 202231 May 202331 May 202431 May 2025
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£43.2m£43.3m£43.7m£56.3m
Cost of sales£39.8m£41m£41m£53.2m
Gross profit£3.4m£2.3m£2.7m£3.2m
Operating profit£2.3m£658k£859k£873k
Profit before tax£2.1m£324k£420k£405k
Profit after tax£2.1m£324k£420k£405k
Profit (best available)£2.1m£324k£420k£405k
Staff costs£5.4m£4.7m£5.3m—
Employees (average)1721521160
Ratios
Profit margin4.8%0.8%1%0.7%
Gross margin7.8%5.4%6.2%5.6%
Revenue per employee£251k£285k£377k—
Profit per employee£12k£2.1k£3.6k—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲0.2%▲1%▲28.8%
Profit growth—▼84.3%▲29.5%▼3.5%
Headcount growth—▼11.6%▼23.7%▼100%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£1.5m£296k£148k£372k
Net assets£4.9m£5.2m£5.7m£6.1m
Current assets£12.7m£13.2m£13.3m£13.7m
Debtors£9.2m£7.1m£8.8m£9.8m
Deferred income£150k£0£28.3k£15k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
5.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
—
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
0%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
17.4%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▲7%
Now £6.1m
Cash at bank
▲151%
Now £372k
Headcount
▼100%
Now 0
Deferred income
▼47%
Now £15k
Fixed assets
—
Now —

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Thomas Holdings (North West) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Thomas Plant Hire Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (14)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £405k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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