J.davidson (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: J.DAVIDSON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
J.davidson (Holdings) Limited made £24m revenue and £118k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text
J.davidson (Holdings) Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £24m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £118k profit and 39 employees. The company is classified under “wholesale of waste and scrap” and is based in Altrincham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Altrincham, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £23m | £22.3m | £24m |
| Cost of sales | £18m | £17.3m | £18.4m |
| Gross profit | £4.9m | £4.9m | £5.6m |
| Operating profit | £718k | £872k | £432k |
| Profit before tax | £686k | £824k | £385k |
| Profit after tax | £1.4m | −£175k | £118k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.4m | −£175k | £118k |
| Employees (average) | 37 | 36 | 39 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 6.3% | −0.8% | 0.5% |
| Gross margin | 21.5% | 22.1% | 23.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £620k | £619k | £616k |
| Profit per employee | £39k | −£4.9k | £3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼3% | ▲7.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼112.1% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2.7% | ▲8.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £1.2m | £1.2m | £1.2m |
| Fixed assets | £3 | £3 | £203 |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 23.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £616k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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 £1.2m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲8%
- Now 39
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲6667%
- Now £203
Group structure
Subsidiaries (5)
- J. Davidson Scrap Metal Processors LimitedRev. £23.4m · Profit £121k
- J. Davidson (Car Sales) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J. Davidson (Management) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J. Davidson (Properties) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J. Davidson Scrap Metal Processors (Northwich) 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 2025 (profit £118k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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