Joseph Rochford Holdings Ltd
Registered name: JOSEPH ROCHFORD HOLDINGS LTD
Joseph Rochford Holdings Ltd made £4.2m revenue and £68.1k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Joseph Rochford Holdings Ltd’s revenue fell 6% to £4.2m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £68.1k profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “mixed farming” and is based in Wheathampstead; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wheathampstead, East of England
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- 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 | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £4.4m | £4.2m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £3.4m | £3.3m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £1m | £875k |
| Operating profit | — | — | £50.4k | −£108k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £29.1k | −£126k |
| Profit after tax | £194k | £269k | £219k | £68.1k |
| Profit (best available) | £194k | £269k | £219k | £68.1k |
| Employees (average) | 40 | 41 | 3 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 4.9% | 1.6% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 23.2% | 21% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £1.5m | £1.4m |
| Profit per employee | £4.8k | £6.6k | £73.1k | £22.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼6.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲39.2% | ▼18.6% | ▼69% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.5% | ▼92.7% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £836k | £710k | £518k |
| Net assets | £6.7m | £6.9m | £7.1m | £7m |
| Fixed assets | £6.4m | £6.3m | £6.2m | £6.2m |
| Current assets | £1.2m | £1.4m | £1.7m | £1.6m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £987k | £1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 21%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.4m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £22.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 149.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 25.2%
- 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
- ▼2%
- Now £7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼27%
- Now £518k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼0%
- Now £6.2m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Joseph Rochford Gardens LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Parsley Horticultural Software LtdActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FilletedAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £68.1k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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