Handley House Limited
Registered name: HANDLEY HOUSE LIMITED
Part of Browne Jacobson LLP groupHandley House Limited made £35m revenue and a £11.1m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Handley House Limited’s revenue fell 23% to £35m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £11.1m and 423 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Newark; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newark
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2014
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £42.1m | £45.2m | £35m |
| Cost of sales | −£23.3m | −£24.9m | −£23.3m |
| Gross profit | £18.9m | £20.2m | £11.7m |
| Operating profit | −£2m | £1.3m | −£11.7m |
| Profit before tax | −£2m | £1.5m | −£11.6m |
| Profit after tax | −£2.9m | −£221k | −£11.1m |
| Profit (best available) | −£2.9m | −£221k | −£11.1m |
| Employees (average) | 436 | 448 | 423 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −7% | −0.5% | −31.7% |
| Gross margin | 44.8% | 44.8% | 33.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £96.7k | £101k | £82.7k |
| Profit per employee | −£6.8k | −£493 | −£26.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.1% | ▼22.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.8% | ▼5.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −31.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 33.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £82.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£26.2k
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼6%
- Now 423
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Browne Jacobson LLPultimate parent75–100%
- Mowbray Trust Corporation Limited75–100%
- Handley House Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- Benoy LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Handley House Property LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Pragma Consulting LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (4)
- Pearl Yachts LtdRev. £29m · Profit £2.9m
- Pearl Motor Yachts LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Victona LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Whittaker Property Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£11.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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