Simonstone Estate Limited
Registered name: SIMONSTONE ESTATE LIMITED
Simonstone Estate Limited made £52m revenue and a £3.7m loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Simonstone Estate Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £52m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £3.7m and 165 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Accrington; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Accrington, North West
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £63.5m | £58.6m | £50m | £52m |
| Cost of sales | £47.1m | £40m | £31.1m | £31.6m |
| Gross profit | £16.4m | £18.6m | £18.8m | £20.3m |
| Operating profit | £4.8m | £6.8m | £1.1m | −£5.6m |
| Profit before tax | £4.3m | £6.7m | £2.5m | −£4.8m |
| Profit after tax | £3m | £5.7m | £1.8m | −£3.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £3m | £5.7m | £1.8m | −£3.7m |
| Staff costs | £7.2m | £7.5m | £12.4m | £20.6m |
| Employees (average) | 198 | 189 | 175 | 165 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 4.7% | 9.8% | 3.5% | −7.1% |
| Gross margin | 25.8% | 31.7% | 37.7% | 39.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £321k | £310k | £285k | £315k |
| Profit per employee | £15k | £30.4k | £10k | −£22.5k |
| Cash conversion | −128.7% | 318.5% | 876.4% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼7.7% | ▼14.7% | ▲4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲93.1% | ▼69.4% | ▼311.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼4.5% | ▼7.4% | ▼5.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £5.9m | £23.3m | £27m | £30.8m |
| Net assets | £36.6m | £40.3m | £46.6m | £49m |
| Fixed assets | £23.2m | £23.2m | £23.3m | £22.8m |
| Current assets | £23.8m | £23.6m | £27.8m | £36.1m |
| Debtors | £3.9m | £309k | £731k | £5.2m |
| Cash from operations | −£6.2m | £21.5m | £9.8m | −£8.9m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −7.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 39.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £315k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£22.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 43.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.1%
- 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
- ▲5%
- Now £49m
- Cash at bank
- ▲14%
- Now £30.8m
- Headcount
- ▼6%
- Now 165
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £22.8m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Chairs LimitedRev. £52m · Profit −£6.1m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£3.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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