Northampton Acquisition Ltd
Registered name: NORTHAMPTON ACQUISITION LTD
Northampton Acquisition Ltd made £1.4m revenue and £2m profit in the year to 29 Dec 2024.
Northampton Acquisition Ltd’s revenue grew 65% to £1.4m in the year to 29 Dec 2024, with £2m profit and 6 employees. The company is classified under “non-trading company” and is based in Kempston; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Kempston, South East
- Age
- 31 yrs · since 1995
- Type
- Private 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.
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: “Berkshire Hathaway Inc”
Key figures
Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 29 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £819k | £1.4m |
| Gross profit | £819k | £1.4m |
| Operating profit | −£65.3k | £134k |
| Profit before tax | £1.9m | £2m |
| Profit after tax | £1.9m | £2m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.9m | £2m |
| Staff costs | £58.2k | £1.2m |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 6 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 237.5% | 147.4% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 100% |
| Revenue per employee | £410k | £225k |
| Profit per employee | £973k | £332k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲64.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲2.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲200% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £634k | £442k |
| Net assets | £12.4m | £13.7m |
| Fixed assets | £13.1m | £14m |
| Current assets | £2.8m | £3.4m |
| Debtors | £4.9k | £5.2k |
| Deferred income | £247k | £274k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 147.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £225k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £332k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1034%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 20.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- 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
- ▲10%
- Now £13.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼30%
- Now £442k
- Headcount
- ▲200%
- Now 6
- Deferred income
- ▲11%
- Now £274k
- Fixed assets
- ▲7%
- Now £14m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Larson-Juhl UK LimitedRev. £14.3m · Profit £1m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 29 Dec 2024 (profit £2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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