Zest4 Group Holdco Limited
Registered name: ZEST4 GROUP HOLDCO LIMITED
Part of Hgcapital LLP groupZest4 Group Holdco Limited made £2.8m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2023 (revenue not disclosed).
Zest4 Group Holdco Limited reported £2.8m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2023, up 73% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 51 employees. The company is classified under “dormant company” and is based in Wilmslow; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Wilmslow, North West
- 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
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — |
| Profit after tax | £1.6m | £2.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.6m | £2.8m |
| Employees (average) | 55 | 51 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £29.3k | £54.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Profit growth | — | ▲72.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼7.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | £14m | £14m |
| Fixed assets | £20m | £20m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £54.6k
- 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
- 0%
- Now £14m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼7%
- Now 51
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £20m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Hgcapital LLPultimate parent75–100%
- HG Genesis 10 Nominees Limited75–100%
- Fern Holdco Limited75–100%
- Fern Midco Limited75–100%
- Fern Bidco Limited75–100%
- Eclipse (Midco 1) Limited75–100%
- Eclipse (Midco 2) Limited75–100%
- Focus Group Trading Limited75–100%
- Zest4 Group Holdco Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (4)
- Zest4 Group LimitedRev. £19.2m · Profit £2.6m
- Zest4 Iot Holdco LimitedRev. £2.5m · Profit £121k
- Focus 4 U Ltd.Figures not disclosed
- Zest4 Iot LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2023 (profit £2.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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