JR Davies & Son Holdings Limited
Registered name: JR DAVIES & SON HOLDINGS LIMITED
Part of Firstgroup PLC groupJR Davies & Son Holdings Limited made £344k profit in the year to 29 Mar 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
JR Davies & Son Holdings Limited reported £344k profit in the year to 29 Mar 2025, down 19% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 3 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- 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. From the filing: “First Bus Holdings Limited”
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 29 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £6.9m | £10.1m | £11.9m | — |
| Cost of sales | £4.5m | £6.3m | £7m | — |
| Gross profit | £2.4m | £3.7m | £4.8m | — |
| Operating profit | £1.1m | £1.8m | £2.6m | — |
| Profit before tax | £1m | £1.7m | £2.5m | £346k |
| Profit after tax | £96.5k | £142k | £423k | £344k |
| Profit (best available) | £96.5k | £142k | £423k | £344k |
| Staff costs | £2.7m | £3.7m | £4.5m | — |
| Employees (average) | 108 | 121 | 142 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.4% | 1.4% | 3.6% | — |
| Gross margin | 34.8% | 36.9% | 40.7% | — |
| Revenue per employee | £63.7k | £83.1k | £83.7k | — |
| Profit per employee | £893 | £1.2k | £3k | £115k |
| Cash conversion | 141.6% | 142% | 136.7% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲46.2% | ▲18.3% | — |
| Profit growth | — | ▲46.9% | ▲198.6% | ▼18.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲12% | ▲17.4% | ▼97.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £983k | £1.6m | £190k | £623k |
| Net assets | £46.6k | £46.6k | £313k | £591k |
| Fixed assets | £5.5m | £5.8m | £7.6m | — |
| Current assets | £2.3m | £3.1m | £313k | £746k |
| Debtors | £46.7k | £46.7k | £123k | £123k |
| Cash from operations | £1.5m | £2.5m | £3.5m | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £115k
- 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
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲89%
- Now £591k
- Cash at bank
- ▲227%
- Now £623k
- Headcount
- ▼98%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Firstgroup PLCultimate parent75–100%
- First Bus Holdings Limited75–100%
- JR Davies & Son Holdings Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- Lakeside Coaches LimitedRev. £11.4m · Profit £1.6m
- Lakeside Property Portfolio LimitedRev. £58k · Profit £20.7k
- Hall and Davies LimitedRev. £14.4k · Profit £6.6k
Sister companies (30)
- Ensign Bus Company LimitedRev. £32.3m · Profit £3m
- Wilfreda Luxury Coaches LimitedRev. £8.1m · Profit £909k
- Bath Bus Company LimitedRev. £4m · Profit −£186k
- First Bus London LimitedRev. £2.7m · Profit −£197k
- Anderson Tours Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Anderson Travel Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- CCB Holdings LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
- Centrewest LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Eagle Coaches LimitedFigures not disclosed
- First Bus Central Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- First Bus Retirement Savings Plan Trustee LimitedFigures not disclosed
- First Cymru Buses LimitedFigures not disclosed
- First Eastern Counties Buses LimitedFigures not disclosed
- First Essex Buses LimitedFigures not disclosed
- First Midland Red Buses LimitedFigures not disclosed
- First Northern Ireland LimitedFigures not disclosed
- First South West LimitedFigures not disclosed
- First West of England LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Firstbus (North) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Hills Coaches LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J & B Travel LimitedFigures not disclosed
- J.D. Peace & Co. (Aberdeen) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- KB Coaches LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Leicester Citybus LimitedFigures not disclosed
- London Mini Coaches Holding LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Southampton Citybus LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Tetley's Motor Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- The Original Tour LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Transportation Claims LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ypbc LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 29 Mar 2025 (profit £344k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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