Discoverie Group PLC
Registered name: DISCOVERIE GROUP PLC
Discoverie Group PLC made £443m revenue and £29m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Discoverie Group PLC’s revenue grew 5% to £443m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £29m profit and 4,170 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Guildford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Guildford, South East
- Age
- 40 yrs · since 1986
- Type
- Public 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) | £437m | £423m | £443m |
| Operating profit | £31.2m | £42.4m | £45.2m |
| Profit before tax | £22.2m | £32m | £36.1m |
| Profit after tax | £15.5m | £24.6m | £29m |
| Profit (best available) | £15.5m | £24.6m | £29m |
| Employees (average) | — | 4,166 | 4,170 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 3.5% | 5.8% | 6.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £102k | £106k |
| Profit per employee | — | £5.9k | £7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼3.2% | ▲4.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲58.7% | ▲17.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲0.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £106k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7k
- 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
- ▲0%
- Now 4,170
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (6)
- Contour Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Discoverie Holdings LtdFigures not disclosed
- Discoverie Management Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Discoverie Nordic Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Noratel UK LtdFigures not disclosed
- Sedgemoor 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 £29m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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