John Graham Holdings Limited
Registered name: JOHN GRAHAM HOLDINGS LIMITED
John Graham Holdings Limited made £1.2bn revenue and £27m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
John Graham Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 16% to £1.2bn in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £27m profit and 2,368 employees. The company is classified under “activities of construction holding companies” and is based in Hillsborough; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hillsborough, Northern Ireland
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- 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 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.1bn | £1.1bn | £1.2bn |
| Cost of sales | −£1.1bn | −£983m | −£1.1bn |
| Gross profit | £62.1m | £73m | £88.5m |
| Operating profit | £11.1m | £20.4m | £30.4m |
| Profit before tax | £14.8m | £25.2m | £35.8m |
| Profit after tax | £11.3m | £19.1m | £27m |
| Profit (best available) | £11.3m | £19.1m | £27m |
| Employees (average) | 2,352 | 2,297 | 2,368 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 1% | 1.8% | 2.2% |
| Gross margin | 5.5% | 6.9% | 7.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £478k | £460k | £519k |
| Profit per employee | £4.8k | £8.3k | £11.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼6.1% | ▲16.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲69.7% | ▲40.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2.3% | ▲3.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 7.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £519k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £11.4k
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 2,368
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (5)
- John Graham Construction LimitedRev. £1.1bn · Profit £23.9m
- Graham Investment Projects LimitedRev. £2.7m · Profit −£629k
- John Graham Property Investments LimitedRev. £864k · Profit £113k
- Graham Asset Management LimitedFigures not disclosed
- John Graham Developments LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £27m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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