How much does Indespension Ltd make?

Indespension Ltd reported revenue of £15.3m and a loss of £261k in the year to 31 Oct 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Indespension Ltd have?

Indespension Ltd reported an average of 133 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Is Indespension Ltd profitable?

No — Indespension Ltd reported a loss of £261k in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Company No. 02125263 · Incorporated 23 Apr 1987

Indespension Ltd

Registered name: INDESPENSION LTD

Part of D.r.a. Ltd group

Indespension Ltd made £15.3m revenue and a £261k loss in the year to 31 Oct 2025. read from filing text

Indespension Ltd’s revenue grew 3% to £15.3m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with a loss of £261k and 133 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other fabricated metal products” and is based in Horwich, Bolton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 25990Manufacture of other fabricated metal products n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Horwich, Bolton, North West
Age: 39 yrs · since 1987
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 directors consider the ultimate parent undertaking to be D.R.A. Ltd, a company registered in England & Wales, which is the largest undertaking to prepare group accounts includ”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2025

Key figures

Doing more with less

Revenue

£15.3m

Growth ▲2.8%

Profit

−£261k

Growth —

Profit margin

−1.7%

Gross 49.3%

Employees

133

Change ▼4.3%

Profit / employee

−£2k

Revenue/employee £115k

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 Oct 2022	31 Oct 2023	31 Oct 2024	31 Oct 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£20.5m	£18.8m	£14.9m	£15.3m
Cost of sales	£11.1m	£9.9m	£7.7m	£7.8m
Gross profit	£9.4m	£8.9m	£7.2m	£7.6m
Operating profit	£372k	£138k	−£408k	−£115k
Profit before tax	£231k	−£59k	−£639k	−£286k
Profit after tax	£235k	−£5k	−£593k	−£261k
Profit (best available)	£235k	−£5k	−£593k	−£261k
Staff costs	£5.4m	£5.7m	£4.4m	£4.6m
Employees (average)	176	172	139	133
Ratios
Profit margin	1.1%	0%	−4%	−1.7%
Gross margin	45.8%	47.5%	48.2%	49.3%
Revenue per employee	£117k	£109k	£107k	£115k
Profit per employee	£1.3k	−£29	−£4.3k	−£2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼8.3%	▼20.8%	▲2.8%
Profit growth	—	▼102.1%	—	—
Headcount growth	—	▼2.3%	▼19.2%	▼4.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£0	£11k	£151k	£113k
Net assets	£3.8m	£4m	£3.5m	£3.3m
Fixed assets	£1.7m	£1.7m	£1.8m	£1.8m
Current assets	£8.7m	£8.1m	£6.9m	£6.7m
Debtors	£2.3m	£1.3m	£1.2m	£1.1m
Deferred income	£69k	£204k	£86k	£110k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −1.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 49.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £115k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 11.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 6.9%; 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: ▼5%; Now £3.3m
Cash at bank: ▼25%; Now £113k
Headcount: ▼4%; Now 133
Deferred income: ▲28%; Now £110k
Fixed assets: ▼0%; Now £1.8m

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

D.r.a. Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Indespension Ltdthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Tow-a-Van 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 Oct 2025 (profit −£261k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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