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Company No. 02289025 · Incorporated 23 Aug 1988

Pendergate Limited

Registered name: PENDERGATE LIMITED

Pendergate Limited made £32.5m revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text

Pendergate Limited’s revenue grew 26% to £32.5m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £1.7m profit and 2,325 employees. The company is classified under “combined facilities support activities” and is based in ST. Albans; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 81100Combined facilities support activities
Status
Active
Location
ST. Albans, East of England
Age
38 yrs · since 1988
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightOperating leverageCash flow filed
Revenue
£32.5m
Growth ▲26.2%
Profit
£1.7m
Growth ▲46.8%
Profit margin
5.2%
Gross 19.1%
Employees
2,325
Change ▲10.8%
Profit / employee
£728
Revenue/employee £14k
Profitable streak
4yrs
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 to28 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureProfit onlyProfit onlyFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£25.8m£32.5m
Cost of sales£14.3m£18.9m£20.6m£26.3m
Gross profit——£5.2m£6.2m
Operating profit——£1.7m£2.1m
Profit before tax——£1.6m£2.4m
Profit after tax£1.5m£1.1m£1.2m£1.7m
Profit (best available)£1.5m£1.1m£1.2m£1.7m
Staff costs£14.5m£17.5m£21m£26.5m
Employees (average)1,5461,7802,0982,325
Ratios
Profit margin——4.5%5.2%
Gross margin——20.2%19.1%
Revenue per employee——£12.3k£14k
Profit per employee£991£637£550£728
Cash conversion——−75.2%−121.1%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▲26.2%
Profit growth—▼26%▲1.8%▲46.8%
Headcount growth—▲15.1%▲17.9%▲10.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.7m£1.7m£833k£1.5m
Net assets£2m£1.9m£2.3m£2.4m
Fixed assets£898k£1.7m£1.7m£1.6m
Current assets£6.2m£5.3m£4.7m£5.5m
Debtors£2.4m£2.3m£2.9m£3.2m
Deferred income£23.6k£13k£15.3k£27.6k
Cash from operations—−£2.5m−£1.3m−£2.6m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
5.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
19.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£14k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£728
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−121.1%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
4.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
10%
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
▲3%
Now £2.4m
Cash at bank
▲78%
Now £1.5m
Headcount
▲11%
Now 2,325
Deferred income
▲80%
Now £27.6k
Fixed assets
▼7%
Now £1.6m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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