H&C Civils Ltd
Registered name: H&C CIVILS LTD
H&C Civils Ltd made £40.9m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
H&C Civils Ltd’s revenue grew 26% to £40.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.3m profit and 172 employees. The company is classified under “construction of other civil engineering projects” and is based in Nottingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Nottingham, East Midlands
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- 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 | 28 Feb 2022 | 28 Feb 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £32.5m | £40.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | −£28.7m | −£34.8m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £3.8m | £6.1m |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£151k | £1.7m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£170k | £1.6m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£387k | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£387k | £1.3m |
| Employees (average) | — | 2 | 2 | 172 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −1.2% | 3.2% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 11.6% | 14.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £16.2m | £238k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£194k | £7.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲26% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | ▲8500% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £100 | £100 | £4.6m | — |
| Fixed assets | — | — | £4.6m | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Unaudited Financial Statements · bulk data Nov 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 14.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £238k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.5k
- 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
- ▲8500%
- Now 172
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- P. Hughes Construction LimitedRev. £32.5m · Profit −£6.3k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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