How much does Hire Access Platforms Limited make?

Hire Access Platforms Limited reported revenue of £2.5m and a loss of £117k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Hire Access Platforms Limited have?

Hire Access Platforms Limited reported an average of 13 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is Hire Access Platforms Limited profitable?

No — Hire Access Platforms Limited reported a loss of £117k in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 08787850 · Incorporated 25 Nov 2013

Hire Access Platforms Limited

Registered name: HIRE ACCESS PLATFORMS LIMITED

Part of Heathcote Holdings Limited group

Hire Access Platforms Limited made £2.5m revenue and a £117k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Hire Access Platforms Limited’s revenue fell 8% to £2.5m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £117k and 13 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment” and is based in Aylesford; 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: Aylesford, South East
Age: 12 yrs · since 2013
Type: Private Limited Company

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 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Boring industry

Revenue

£2.5m

Growth ▼7.9%

Profit

−£117k

Growth ▼168.9%

Profit margin

−4.8%

Gross 29.3%

Employees

Change ▼7.1%

Profit / employee

−£9k

Revenue/employee £190k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 to	30 Apr 2022	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£2.9m	£2.2m	£2.7m	£2.5m
Cost of sales	£2m	£1.5m	£1.8m	£1.7m
Gross profit	£930k	£717k	£908k	£724k
Operating profit	£509k	£277k	£290k	£118k
Profit before tax	£475k	£244k	£221k	£11.5k
Profit after tax	£343k	£251k	£170k	−£117k
Profit (best available)	£343k	£251k	£170k	−£117k
Employees (average)	14	11	14	13
Ratios
Profit margin	11.7%	11.5%	6.3%	−4.8%
Gross margin	31.8%	32.9%	33.9%	29.3%
Revenue per employee	£209k	£198k	£191k	£190k
Profit per employee	£24.5k	£22.9k	£12.2k	−£9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲22.9%	▼7.9%
Profit growth	—	—	▼32.4%	▼168.9%
Headcount growth	—	—	▲27.3%	▼7.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£547k	£322k	£469k	£178k
Net assets	£1.2m	£1.5m	£1.6m	£1.5m
Fixed assets	£1.5m	£2.1m	£3.5m	£3.2m
Current assets	£975k	£752k	£1m	£710k
Debtors	£428k	£388k	£474k	£455k
Deferred income	£6.5k	£40.6k	£15.4k	£23.2k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −4.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 29.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £190k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 128.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 18.4%; 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 £1.5m
Cash at bank: ▼62%; Now £178k
Headcount: ▼7%; Now 13
Deferred income: ▲51%; Now £23.2k
Fixed assets: ▼9%; Now £3.2m

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

Heathcote Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
FGS Rentals Limited75–100%
Hire Access Platforms Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

Four Jays LimitedRev. £4.8m · Profit £40.1k
Alljay Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£117k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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