McDowell (H&D) Holdings Limited
Registered name: MCDOWELL (H&D) HOLDINGS LIMITED
McDowell (H&D) Holdings Limited made £15.5m revenue and £1.1m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
McDowell (H&D) Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £15.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.1m profit and 107 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Keighley; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Keighley
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £15.3m | £14.8m | £15.5m |
| Cost of sales | £12.5m | £12m | £12.3m |
| Gross profit | £2.8m | £2.9m | £3.2m |
| Operating profit | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.4m |
| Profit before tax | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.3m |
| Profit after tax | £985k | £855k | £1.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £985k | £855k | £1.1m |
| Employees (average) | 119 | 114 | 107 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 6.4% | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| Gross margin | 18.4% | 19.3% | 20.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £129k | £130k | £145k |
| Profit per employee | £8.3k | £7.5k | £9.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼3.1% | ▲4.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼13.2% | ▲23% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼4.2% | ▼6.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 20.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £145k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £9.8k
- 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
- ▼6%
- Now 107
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- McDowell H&D LimitedRev. £201k · Profit £1m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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