Graphmars Bidco Limited
Registered name: GRAPHMARS BIDCO LIMITED
Part of Graphmars Holdco Limited groupGraphmars Bidco Limited made £332m revenue and a £28.8m loss in the year to 27 Dec 2025.
Graphmars Bidco Limited’s revenue was £332m in the year to 27 Dec 2025, with a loss of £28.8m and 3,136 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Castleford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Castleford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- 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.
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 28 Dec 2023 | 27 Dec 2024 | 28 Dec 2024 | 27 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £390m | £380m | £380m | £332m |
| Cost of sales | −£235m | −£236m | −£230m | −£208m |
| Gross profit | £156m | £144m | £150m | £124m |
| Operating profit | £5.1m | £14.7m | £14.7m | £9.9m |
| Profit before tax | −£48.9m | −£38.5m | −£38.5m | −£36.4m |
| Profit after tax | −£47.5m | −£20m | −£20m | −£28.8m |
| Profit (best available) | −£47.5m | −£20m | −£20m | −£28.8m |
| Employees (average) | 2,515 | 2,820 | 2,820 | 3,136 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −12.2% | −5.3% | −5.3% | −8.7% |
| Gross margin | 39.8% | 37.9% | 39.5% | 37.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £155k | £135k | £135k | £106k |
| Profit per employee | −£18.9k | −£7.1k | −£7.1k | −£9.2k |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −8.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 37.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £106k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£9.2k
- 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
- —
- Now 3,136
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Graphmars Holdco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Graphmars Midco Limited75–100%
- Graphmars Bidco Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Premier Technical Services Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 27 Dec 2025 (profit −£28.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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