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Company No. 01172575 · Incorporated 4 Jun 1974

Eft Systems Limited

Registered name: EFT SYSTEMS LIMITED

Eft Systems Limited made £11.4m revenue and £403k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Eft Systems Limited’s revenue fell 18% to £11.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £403k profit and 101 employees. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in Southport; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection S · Other service activitiesSIC 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Southport, North West
Age
52 yrs · since 1974
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

IndependentCapital-light
Revenue
£11.4m
Growth ▼18.2%
Profit
£403k
Growth ▼62.5%
Profit margin
3.5%
Gross 41%
Employees
101
Change ▼8.2%
Profit / employee
£4k
Revenue/employee £113k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 2024
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£13m£13.9m£11.4m
Cost of sales£8.9m£8.9m£6.7m
Gross profit£4.1m£5m£4.7m
Operating profit£984k£1.4m£554k
Profit before tax£944k£1.4m£540k
Profit after tax£798k£1.1m£403k
Profit (best available)£798k£1.1m£403k
Staff costs£3.7m£4m£4.3m
Employees (average)111110101
Ratios
Profit margin6.1%7.7%3.5%
Gross margin31.8%35.9%41%
Revenue per employee£117k£127k£113k
Profit per employee£7.2k£9.8k£4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲7%▼18.2%
Profit growth—▲34.7%▼62.5%
Headcount growth—▼0.9%▼8.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£698k£1.1m£437k
Net assets£1.6m£2.1m£1.5m
Fixed assets£441k£625k£509k
Current assets£5.1m£3.8m£3.7m
Debtors£3.3m£2.1m£2.1m
Deferred income£60.8k£150k£38.3k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
41%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£113k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£4k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
4.5%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.3%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
18.6%
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
▼27%
Now £1.5m
Cash at bank
▼61%
Now £437k
Headcount
▼8%
Now 101
Deferred income
▼75%
Now £38.3k
Fixed assets
▼18%
Now £509k

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

Minority corporate shareholders

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 Dec 2024 (profit £403k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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