John Driver's Hire Limited
Registered name: JOHN DRIVER'S HIRE LIMITED
John Driver's Hire Limited made £296k revenue and £87.4k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2023.
John Driver's Hire Limited’s revenue grew 40% to £296k in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with £87.4k profit and 11 employees. The company is classified under “landscape service activities” and is based in Barnsley; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Location
- Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £211k | £296k |
| Cost of sales | £169k | £188k |
| Gross profit | £42.3k | £108k |
| Operating profit | £42.3k | £108k |
| Profit before tax | £42.3k | £108k |
| Profit after tax | £34.2k | £87.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £34.2k | £87.4k |
| Employees (average) | 7 | 11 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 16.2% | 29.5% |
| Gross margin | 20% | 36.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £30.1k | £26.9k |
| Profit per employee | £4.9k | £7.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲40.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲155.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲57.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £31.1k | £13.6k |
| Net assets | £34.2k | £87.4k |
| Fixed assets | £17.6k | £38.1k |
| Current assets | £42.2k | £49.3k |
| Debtors | — | £19.3k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 29.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 36.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £26.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 12.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 6.5%
- 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
- ▲155%
- Now £87.4k
- Cash at bank
- ▼56%
- Now £13.6k
- Headcount
- ▲57%
- Now 11
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲116%
- Now £38.1k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit £87.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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