How much does Hawkins Brown Architecture Limited make?

Hawkins Brown Architecture Limited reported revenue of £29.5m and a loss of £540k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Hawkins Brown Architecture Limited have?

Hawkins Brown Architecture Limited reported an average of 269 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Hawkins Brown Architecture Limited profitable?

No — Hawkins Brown Architecture Limited reported a loss of £540k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 13240050 · Incorporated 2 Mar 2021

Hawkins Brown Architecture Limited

Registered name: HAWKINS BROWN ARCHITECTURE LIMITED

Part of Hawkins Brown Architecture Limited group

Hawkins Brown Architecture Limited made £29.5m revenue and a £540k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Hawkins Brown Architecture Limited’s revenue fell 16% to £29.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £540k and 269 employees. The company is classified under “architectural activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 71111Architectural activities

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 5 yrs · since 2021
Type: Private Limited Company

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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£29.5m

Growth ▼16.5%

Profit

−£540k

Growth —

Profit margin

−1.8%

Gross 41.5%

Employees

269

Change ▼15.4%

Profit / employee

−£2k

Revenue/employee £110k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
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)	£33.8m	£35.3m	£29.5m
Cost of sales	£19.4m	£19.7m	£17.3m
Gross profit	£14.4m	£15.6m	£12.2m
Operating profit	£2.9m	£1.3m	£248k
Profit before tax	£2.8m	£1.3m	£267k
Profit after tax	−£354k	−£262k	−£540k
Profit (best available)	−£354k	−£262k	−£540k
Staff costs	£16.8m	£17m	£15.2m
Employees (average)	296	318	269
Ratios
Profit margin	−1.1%	−0.7%	−1.8%
Gross margin	42.6%	44.2%	41.5%
Revenue per employee	£114k	£111k	£110k
Profit per employee	−£1.2k	−£825	−£2k
Cash conversion	86.1%	104.5%	275.6%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲4.6%	▼16.5%
Headcount growth	—	▲7.4%	▼15.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.2m	£185k	£413k
Net assets	£12.7m	£10.9m	£9m
Fixed assets	£13.8m	£13.4m	£12.2m
Current assets	£8.5m	£4.1m	£5.3m
Debtors	£975k	£607k	£1.9m
Deferred income	£2.1m	£894k	£792k
Cash from operations	£2.5m	£1.3m	£685k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 41.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £110k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: 275.6%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 41.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 6.3%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▼18%; Now £9m
Cash at bank: ▲124%; Now £413k
Headcount: ▼15%; Now 269
Deferred income: ▼11%; Now £792k
Fixed assets: ▼9%; Now £12.2m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Hawkins Brown Architecture Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Hbal Trustees Limited75–100%
Hawkins Brown Architecture Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (4)

Hawkins Brown Design LimitedRev. £20.4m · Profit £170k
Hawkins \ Brown International LimitedFigures not disclosed
HB Holdings 2020 LimitedFigures not disclosed
Hbal Trustees LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£540k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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