How much does Black Sun Limited make?

Black Sun Limited reported revenue of £25.5m and £4.4m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Black Sun Limited have?

Black Sun Limited reported an average of 121 employees in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Is Black Sun Limited profitable?

Yes — Black Sun Limited reported a profit of £4.4m in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Company No. 01557279 · Incorporated 22 Apr 1981

Black Sun Limited

Registered name: BLACK SUN LIMITED

Part of The Positive Change Group Limited group

Black Sun Limited made £25.5m revenue and £4.4m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Black Sun Limited’s revenue was £25.5m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £4.4m profit and 121 employees. The company is classified under “public relations and communications activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 70210Public relations and communications activities SIC 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 45 yrs · since 1981
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. From the filing: “The Company's immediate parent company is The Positive Change Group Limited, a company”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Jun 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£25.5m

Growth —

Profit

£4.4m

Growth —

Profit margin

17.1%

Gross 72.6%

Employees

121

Change —

Profit / employee

£36.1k

Revenue/employee £211k

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	30 Jun 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£17.4m	£16.2m	£25.5m
Cost of sales	£3.4m	£4.8m	−£7m
Gross profit	£14m	£11.4m	£18.5m
Operating profit	£3.9m	£1.6m	£4.2m
Profit before tax	£4m	£1.7m	£5.4m
Profit after tax	£3.3m	£1.4m	£4.4m
Profit (best available)	£3.3m	£1.4m	£4.4m
Staff costs	£7.1m	£7.4m	—
Employees (average)	99	124	121
Ratios
Profit margin	18.7%	8.4%	17.1%
Gross margin	80.6%	70.5%	72.6%
Revenue per employee	£176k	£131k	£211k
Profit per employee	£32.9k	£10.9k	£36.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼7%	—
Profit growth	—	▼58.4%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲25.3%	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£6.5m	£4m	—
Net assets	£12.1m	£13.6m	—
Fixed assets	£6.8m	£6.8m	—
Current assets	£13m	£12.3m	—
Debtors	£4.4m	£2.7m	—
Deferred income	£2m	£1.1m	—
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	Accounts · bulk data Nov 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 17.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 72.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £211k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £36.1k; 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.

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: —; Now —
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: —; Now 121
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

The Positive Change Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Black Sun Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

Black Sun Technology Services LtdFigures not disclosed
People Made Group LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

Stratton Craig 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 accounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £4.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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