Michael Broughton (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: MICHAEL BROUGHTON (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Michael Broughton (Holdings) Limited made £15.3m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text
Michael Broughton (Holdings) Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £15.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.2m profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “other letting and operating of own or leased real estate” and is based in Ipswich; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ipswich, East of England
- Age
- 3 yrs · since 2023
- 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 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £14.4m | £15.3m |
| Cost of sales | — | £11.8m | £11.2m |
| Gross profit | — | £2.6m | £4.1m |
| Operating profit | — | £1.4m | £1.7m |
| Profit before tax | — | £1.2m | £1.6m |
| Profit after tax | £6.4m | £1.2m | £1.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £6.4m | £1.2m | £1.2m |
| Staff costs | £9.3m | £0 | £0 |
| Employees (average) | — | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | 8.1% | 8.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 18.4% | 26.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £7.2m | £7.6m |
| Profit per employee | — | £582k | £619k |
| Cash conversion | — | −219.1% | 35.5% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼81.9% | ▲6.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £1.5m | £2m | £1.2m |
| Net assets | — | £891k | £2.1m |
| Fixed assets | £1.6m | £284k | £592k |
| Debtors | £1.9m | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | — | £0 | £0 |
| Cash from operations | −£10.6m | −£3m | £594k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 26.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £7.6m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £619k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 35.5%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▲139%
- Now £2.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼40%
- Now £1.2m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- ▲108%
- Now £592k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Michael Broughton LimitedRev. £15.3m · Profit £1.2m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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