How much does Gordon Bow Plant Hire Ltd make?

Gordon Bow Plant Hire Ltd reported revenue of £9.2m and a loss of £234k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Gordon Bow Plant Hire Ltd have?

Gordon Bow Plant Hire Ltd reported an average of 62 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Gordon Bow Plant Hire Ltd profitable?

No — Gordon Bow Plant Hire Ltd reported a loss of £234k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. SC135116 · Incorporated 19 Nov 1991

Gordon Bow Plant Hire Ltd

Registered name: GORDON BOW PLANT HIRE LTD

Part of GMS Investments Limited group

Gordon Bow Plant Hire Ltd made £9.2m revenue and a £234k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Gordon Bow Plant Hire Ltd’s revenue grew 16% to £9.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £234k and 62 employees. The company is classified under “site preparation” and is based in Broxburn; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 43120Site preparation

Status: Active
Location: Broxburn, Scotland
Age: 34 yrs · since 1991
Type: Private Limited Company

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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Doing more with less

Revenue

£9.2m

Growth ▲16.2%

Profit

−£234k

Growth —

Profit margin

−2.5%

Gross 53.5%

Employees

Change ▼11.4%

Profit / employee

−£3.8k

Revenue/employee £149k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£8m	£8.2m	£7.9m	£9.2m
Cost of sales	£4.3m	£4.6m	£4.2m	£4.3m
Gross profit	£3.7m	£3.6m	£3.8m	£4.9m
Operating profit	£1m	£701k	£408k	£450k
Profit before tax	£931k	£532k	£96.7k	−£156k
Profit after tax	£652k	£655k	−£27.9k	−£234k
Profit (best available)	£652k	£655k	−£27.9k	−£234k
Staff costs	£3.1m	£2.8m	£2.7m	£2.6m
Employees (average)	80	76	70	62
Ratios
Profit margin	8.1%	8%	−0.4%	−2.5%
Gross margin	46.6%	44%	47.6%	53.5%
Revenue per employee	£100k	£108k	£113k	£149k
Profit per employee	£8.2k	£8.6k	−£398	−£3.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲2.5%	▼3.4%	▲16.2%
Profit growth	—	▲0.4%	▼104.3%	—
Headcount growth	—	▼5%	▼7.9%	▼11.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£943	£696	£1.4k	£5.4k
Net assets	£5.3m	£5.8m	£5.6m	£5.2m
Fixed assets	£12.3m	£13.1m	£13.1m	£20.9m
Current assets	£1.8m	£1.8m	£1.9m	£2.2m
Debtors	£1.4m	£1.5m	£1.5m	£1.6m
Deferred income	£232k	£168k	£160k	£134k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −2.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 53.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £149k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£3.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 227.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 17.8%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▼7%; Now £5.2m
Cash at bank: ▲291%; Now £5.4k
Headcount: ▼11%; Now 62
Deferred income: ▼16%; Now £134k
Fixed assets: ▲59%; Now £20.9m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

GMS Investments Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Gordon Bow Plant Hire Ltdthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (2)

GC Concrete LimitedFigures not disclosed
Gordon Bow Engineering LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£234k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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