How much does Inflite Engineering Services Limited make?

Inflite Engineering Services Limited reported revenue of £13.4m and a loss of £4.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Inflite Engineering Services Limited have?

Inflite Engineering Services Limited reported an average of 197 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Inflite Engineering Services Limited profitable?

No — Inflite Engineering Services Limited reported a loss of £4.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 02171334 · Incorporated 30 Sep 1987

Inflite Engineering Services Limited

Registered name: INFLITE ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Swan Investments Group Holdings Limited group

Inflite Engineering Services Limited made £13.4m revenue and a £4.2m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Inflite Engineering Services Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £13.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £4.2m and 197 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures” and is based in Stanstead; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 25110Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures SIC 25610Treatment and coating of metals SIC 25620Machining SIC 30300Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery

Status: Active
Location: Stanstead, East of England
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£13.4m

Growth ▼5.1%

Profit

−£4.2m

Growth —

Profit margin

−31.6%

Gross 27.4%

Employees

197

Change ▼6.6%

Profit / employee

−£21.6k

Revenue/employee £68.3k

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	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12.9m	£14.2m	£13.4m
Cost of sales	£8.4m	£9.6m	£9.8m
Gross profit	£4.6m	£4.6m	£3.7m
Operating profit	−£2.3m	−£4m	−£5.5m
Profit before tax	−£2.3m	−£4m	−£5.6m
Profit after tax	−£1.8m	−£3m	−£4.2m
Profit (best available)	−£1.8m	−£3m	−£4.2m
Employees (average)	210	211	197
Ratios
Profit margin	−14.3%	−21.2%	−31.6%
Gross margin	35.4%	32.4%	27.4%
Revenue per employee	£61.6k	£67.1k	£68.3k
Profit per employee	−£8.8k	−£14.2k	−£21.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲9.4%	▼5.1%
Headcount growth	—	▲0.5%	▼6.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.1m	£878k	£725k
Net assets	£9m	£6m	£1.7m
Fixed assets	£3.5m	£3.6m	£3.2m
Current assets	£10.4m	£10.6m	£9.8m
Debtors	£2.4m	£2.3m	£2.8m
Deferred income	£296k	£286k	£456k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −31.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 27.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £68.3k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£21.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 23.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 3.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 21.1%; 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: ▼71%; Now £1.7m
Cash at bank: ▼17%; Now £725k
Headcount: ▼7%; Now 197
Deferred income: ▲59%; Now £456k
Fixed assets: ▼11%; Now £3.2m

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

Swan Investments Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Swan Investments Group Limited75–100%
Inflite Engineering Services Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Was (Components) LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (5)

Inflite the Jet Centre LimitedRev. £26.4m · Profit −£1.5k
Aerospace Surface Treatments Ltd.Figures not disclosed
Hanley Smith LimitedFigures not disclosed
Inflite Mro Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
Swan Group Management Services 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 Mar 2025 (profit −£4.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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