Virginia Hayward Holdings Limited
Registered name: VIRGINIA HAYWARD HOLDINGS LIMITED
Virginia Hayward Holdings Limited made £22.3m revenue and £400k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Virginia Hayward Holdings Limited’s revenue was £22.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £400k profit and 146 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Shaftesbury; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Shaftesbury, South West
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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 | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £27.8m | £26.5m | £24.5m | £22.3m | £22.3m |
| Cost of sales | £20.3m | £17.9m | −£16.1m | −£10.9m | −£12.2m |
| Gross profit | £7.4m | £8.6m | £8.4m | £11.4m | £10.2m |
| Operating profit | £3.1m | £717k | −£1.4m | −£325k | £1.4m |
| Profit before tax | £3m | £232k | −£2.4m | −£1.5m | £400k |
| Profit after tax | £2.5m | £268k | −£2.4m | −£1.5m | £400k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.5m | £268k | −£2.4m | −£1.5m | £400k |
| Employees (average) | 139 | 131 | 160 | 196 | 146 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 9% | 1% | −9.8% | −6.6% | 1.8% |
| Gross margin | 26.8% | 32.5% | 34.1% | 51.1% | 45.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £200k | £202k | £153k | £114k | £153k |
| Profit per employee | £18.1k | £2k | −£15.1k | −£7.4k | £2.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼4.5% | ▼7.6% | ▼9.2% | ▲0.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼89.3% | ▼1000% | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼5.8% | ▲22.1% | ▲22.5% | ▼25.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £585k | £1.2m | — | — | — |
| Net assets | £2.4m | £6.6m | — | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £13.1m | £16.2m | — | — | — |
| Current assets | £1.1m | £1.5m | — | — | — |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | — | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 45.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £153k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.7k
- 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
- ▼26%
- Now 146
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Virginia Hayward LimitedRev. £18.4m · Profit £1.5m
- Gi Home and Garden LimitedRev. £3.1m · Profit £210k
- Virginia Hayward Logistics LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £400k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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