E.j.taylor Group Limited
Registered name: E.J.TAYLOR GROUP LIMITED
E.j.taylor Group Limited made £40.5m revenue and a £2.6m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2024. read from filing text
E.j.taylor Group Limited’s revenue fell 14% to £40.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2024, with a loss of £2.6m and 151 employees. The company is classified under “activities of construction holding companies” and is based in Brentwood; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Liquidation
- Location
- Brentwood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £37.5m | £47.1m | £40.5m |
| Cost of sales | £34.4m | £43.6m | £40.1m |
| Gross profit | £3.1m | £3.5m | £461k |
| Operating profit | £850k | £824k | −£2.5m |
| Profit before tax | £740k | £621k | −£2.9m |
| Profit after tax | £660k | £414k | −£2.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £660k | £414k | −£2.6m |
| Employees (average) | 147 | 144 | 151 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 1.8% | 0.9% | −6.5% |
| Gross margin | 8.2% | 7.5% | 1.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £255k | £327k | £268k |
| Profit per employee | £4.5k | £2.9k | −£17.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲25.9% | ▼14% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼37.3% | ▼739.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2% | ▲4.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £0 | £543 | £444 |
| Net assets | £200 | £151 | £30.1k |
| Fixed assets | £200 | £400 | £400 |
| Current assets | £100 | £20.6k | £2.6m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −6.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 1.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £268k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£17.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▲19802%
- Now £30.1k
- Cash at bank
- ▼18%
- Now £444
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 151
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £400
Group structure
Subsidiaries (5)
- E.j. Taylor & Sons LimitedIn AdministrationRev. £41.1m · Profit −£2.5m
- Esmera (Maplestead) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Esmera LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Fleetsmith LtdLiquidationFigures not disclosed
- Millstar Plant LimitedIn AdministrationFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2024 (profit −£2.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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