J. M. Morris Plant Hire Ltd
Registered name: J. M. MORRIS PLANT HIRE LTD
Part of J.M Morris Holdings Ltd groupJ. M. Morris Plant Hire Ltd made £11.7m revenue and a £546k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
J. M. Morris Plant Hire Ltd’s revenue grew 5% to £11.7m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £546k and 5 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of trucks and other heavy vehicles” and is based in Leamington Spa; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Leamington Spa, West Midlands
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- 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.
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 | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £11.1m | £11.7m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £8.5m | £11.5m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £2.7m | £202k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2.2m | −£551k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1.8m | −£770k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £2.1m | −£546k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £2.1m | −£546k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £97.2k | £210k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 18.5% | −4.7% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 23.8% | 1.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £5.6m | £2.3m |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £1m | −£109k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲5.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼126.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▲150% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £214k | £1.7m | £1.5m | £240k |
| Net assets | £1.1m | £2.6m | £2.2m | £1.5m |
| Fixed assets | £2.7m | £4.3m | £3.3m | £2.5m |
| Current assets | £1.6m | £3.9m | £3.6m | £3m |
| Debtors | £1.4m | £2m | £2.2m | £2.6m |
| Deferred income | — | — | £212k | £196k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −4.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 1.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £2.3m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£109k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 21%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 22.2%
- 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
- ▼32%
- Now £1.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼83%
- Now £240k
- Headcount
- ▲150%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- ▼8%
- Now £196k
- Fixed assets
- ▼25%
- Now £2.5m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- J.M Morris Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- J. M. Morris Plant Hire Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
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 −£546k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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