Skip to content
CompanySight
Company No. 02155845 · Incorporated 20 Aug 1987

First Corporate Consultants Ltd

Registered name: FIRST CORPORATE CONSULTANTS LTD

First Corporate Consultants Ltd made £139m revenue and £32m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

First Corporate Consultants Ltd’s revenue grew 8% to £139m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £32m profit and 749 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Bristol; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Bristol, South West
Age
39 yrs · since 1987
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Jun 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverageDoing more with less
Revenue
£139m
Growth ▲8.3%
Profit
£32m
Growth ▲25.8%
Profit margin
23.1%
Gross 48.9%
Employees
749
Change ▼0.1%
Profit / employee
£42.8k
Revenue/employee £185k
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 to30 Jun 202330 Jun 202430 Jun 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£117m£128m£139m
Cost of sales−£66.4m−£71.6m−£70.8m
Gross profit£50.3m£56.4m£67.7m
Operating profit£30.9m£38.9m£47.2m
Profit before tax£32.7m£35.1m£44m
Profit after tax£25m£25.5m£32m
Profit (best available)£25m£25.5m£32m
Employees (average)706750749
Ratios
Profit margin21.4%19.9%23.1%
Gross margin43.1%44.1%48.9%
Revenue per employee£165k£171k£185k
Profit per employee£35.4k£34k£42.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲9.7%▲8.3%
Profit growth—▲2%▲25.8%
Headcount growth—▲6.2%▼0.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025Accounts · bulk data Mar 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
23.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
48.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£185k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£42.8k
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
▼0%
Now 749
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

Same industry, similar size

Similar profitable businesses

Industry benchmarks →

Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £32m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026

Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.