How much does Aculab Ltd make?

Aculab Ltd reported revenue of £4.7m and a loss of £535k in the year to 30 Jun 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Aculab Ltd have?

Aculab Ltd reported an average of 61 employees in the year to 30 Jun 2024.

Is Aculab Ltd profitable?

No — Aculab Ltd reported a loss of £535k in the year to 30 Jun 2024.

Company No. 01397386 · Incorporated 2 Nov 1978

Aculab Ltd

Registered name: ACULAB LTD

Part of Enghouse Interactive Holdings (UK) Limited group

Aculab Ltd made £4.7m revenue and a £535k loss in the year to 30 Jun 2024. read from filing text

Aculab Ltd’s revenue fell 10% to £4.7m in the year to 30 Jun 2024, with a loss of £535k and 61 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment” and is based in Reading, Berkshire; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 26200Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment

Status: Active
Location: Reading, Berkshire, South East
Age: 47 yrs · since 1978
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 30 Jun 2024

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£4.7m

Growth ▼10.3%

Profit

−£535k

Growth —

Profit margin

−11.5%

Gross 82.2%

Employees

Change ▼9%

Profit / employee

−£8.8k

Revenue/employee £76.6k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Jun 2022	30 Jun 2023	30 Jun 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£5.3m	£5.2m	£4.7m
Cost of sales	£982k	£863k	£831k
Gross profit	£4.3m	£4.3m	£3.8m
Operating profit	−£444k	−£787k	−£751k
Profit before tax	−£438k	−£734k	−£674k
Profit after tax	−£192k	−£643k	−£535k
Profit (best available)	−£192k	−£643k	−£535k
Employees (average)	69	67	61
Ratios
Profit margin	−3.6%	−12.3%	−11.5%
Gross margin	81.4%	83.4%	82.2%
Revenue per employee	£76.5k	£77.7k	£76.6k
Profit per employee	−£2.8k	−£9.6k	−£8.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼1.4%	▼10.3%
Headcount growth	—	▼2.9%	▼9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£4.2m	£2.5m	£1.5m
Net assets	£3.5m	£2.4m	£1.1m
Fixed assets	£124k	£75.2k	£34.8k
Current assets	£5.4m	£4m	£2.6m
Debtors	£194k	£309k	£241k
Deferred income	£1.2m	£488k	£433k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −11.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 82.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £76.6k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£8.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 9.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 5.2%; 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: ▼53%; Now £1.1m
Cash at bank: ▼40%; Now £1.5m
Headcount: ▼9%; Now 61
Deferred income: ▼11%; Now £433k
Fixed assets: ▼54%; Now £34.8k

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

Enghouse Interactive Holdings (UK) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Enghouse Interactive (UK) Limited75–100%
Enghouse Holdings (UK) Limited75–100%
Aculab Ltdthis company

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

Sister companies (3)

Enghouse Development (UK) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Enghouse Networks (UK) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Qumu LtdFigures 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 30 Jun 2024 (profit −£535k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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