Holmes Group Management Services Limited
Registered name: HOLMES GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
Holmes Group Management Services Limited made £58.4m revenue and a £285k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Holmes Group Management Services Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £58.4m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £285k and 1,424 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Essex; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Essex, London
- 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 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £38.7m | £52m | £55.6m | £58.4m |
| Cost of sales | £2.2m | £2.9m | £2.9m | £2.8m |
| Gross profit | £36.5m | £49.1m | £52.7m | £55.6m |
| Operating profit | −£1.2m | −£3.2m | −£2.7m | −£14.4k |
| Profit before tax | −£3.4m | −£4.3m | −£2.7m | −£10.9k |
| Profit after tax | £172k | −£3.4m | −£2.1m | −£285k |
| Profit (best available) | £172k | −£3.4m | −£2.1m | −£285k |
| Staff costs | £23.5m | £31.7m | £33.3m | £34.7m |
| Employees (average) | 1,519 | 1,504 | 1,442 | 1,424 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.4% | −6.5% | −3.9% | −0.5% |
| Gross margin | 94.3% | 94.4% | 94.8% | 95.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £25.5k | £34.6k | £38.5k | £41k |
| Profit per employee | £113 | −£2.2k | −£1.5k | −£200 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲6.9% | ▲5% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼4.1% | ▼1.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £5.3m | £1.7m | £2.1m | — |
| Net assets | £16.9m | £16.9m | £16.9m | £16.9m |
| Fixed assets | £49.2m | £11.4m | £10.1m | £9m |
| Current assets | £9.8m | £6.5m | £7.8m | £7.5m |
| Debtors | £2.4m | £1.6m | £2.3m | £3.9m |
| Cash from operations | £17.2m | −£1.2m | £1.1m | −£242k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 95.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £41k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£200
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 15.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 6.6%
- 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 £16.9m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼1%
- Now 1,424
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼11%
- Now £9m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- The Holmes Care (Group) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit −£285k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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