John Gosden Holdings Limited
Registered name: JOHN GOSDEN HOLDINGS LIMITED
John Gosden Holdings Limited made £8.1m revenue and a £38.3k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
John Gosden Holdings Limited’s revenue fell 11% to £8.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £38.3k and 103 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Newmarket; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newmarket, East of England
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit & loss | Profit & loss | Profit & loss | Profit & loss |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £5.8m | £9.5m | £9m | £8.1m |
| Cost of sales | £5.1m | £6.3m | £6.4m | £6m |
| Gross profit | £708k | £3.2m | £2.6m | £2.1m |
| Operating profit | −£509k | £1.6m | £468k | £50.8k |
| Profit before tax | −£510k | £1.6m | £443k | £21.3k |
| Profit after tax | £34.2k | −£83.8k | £1.2m | −£38.3k |
| Profit (best available) | £34.2k | −£83.8k | £1.2m | −£38.3k |
| Staff costs | £3.5m | £3.9m | £4m | £4m |
| Employees (average) | 98 | 89 | 104 | 103 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.6% | −0.9% | 13.2% | −0.5% |
| Gross margin | 12.3% | 33.6% | 28.9% | 25.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £59k | £107k | £87k | £78.5k |
| Profit per employee | £349 | −£942 | £11.5k | −£372 |
| Cash conversion | — | 69.2% | 222.4% | −1237% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼4.8% | ▼10.6% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼103.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲16.9% | ▼1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.1m | £1.8m | £1.7m | £699k |
| Net assets | £6.9m | £6.8m | £7.9m | £7.8m |
| Fixed assets | £11m | £10.9m | £8.6m | £8.5m |
| Current assets | £2.2m | £3.7m | £3.2m | £2.8m |
| Debtors | — | — | £164k | £255k |
| Cash from operations | £3m | £1.1m | £1m | −£628k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 25.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £78.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£372
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −1237%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 105.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.2%
- 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
- ▼1%
- Now £7.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼58%
- Now £699k
- Headcount
- ▼1%
- Now 103
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £8.5m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Clarehaven LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£38.3k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.