Palace International Limited
Registered name: PALACE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Palace International Limited made £14.9m revenue and £338k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Palace International Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £14.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £338k profit and 111 employees. The company is classified under “other professional, scientific and technical activities” and is based in Hook; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Hook, South East
- Age
- 30 yrs · since 1995
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £10.5m | £12.6m | £14.1m | £14.9m |
| Cost of sales | £4.4m | £6.2m | £7m | £7.5m |
| Gross profit | £6.2m | £6.4m | £7.1m | £7.4m |
| Operating profit | −£758k | −£170k | £436k | £745k |
| Profit before tax | −£890k | −£381k | £7.3k | £338k |
| Profit after tax | −£822k | −£381k | £7.3k | £338k |
| Profit (best available) | −£822k | −£381k | £7.3k | £338k |
| Staff costs | £5.4m | £5.8m | £5.8m | £5.7m |
| Employees (average) | 104 | 107 | 111 | 111 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −7.8% | −3% | 0.1% | 2.3% |
| Gross margin | 58.5% | 51% | 50.6% | 49.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £101k | £118k | £127k | £134k |
| Profit per employee | −£7.9k | −£3.6k | £65 | £3k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | 338.3% | 128.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲19.6% | ▲12% | ▲5.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲4544% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.9% | ▲3.7% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.5m | £3.1m | £2.9m | £3.3m |
| Net assets | £1.2m | £723k | £730k | £868k |
| Fixed assets | £8.2m | £8m | £7.9m | £7.7m |
| Current assets | £5.2m | £5.1m | £5.1m | £5.4m |
| Debtors | £1.1m | £1.4m | £1.5m | £1.4m |
| Deferred income | £3.6m | £3.6m | £3.9m | £3.9m |
| Cash from operations | £1.2m | £1.6m | £1.5m | £958k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 49.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £134k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 128.7%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 51.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 26.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 9.3%
- 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
- ▲19%
- Now £868k
- Cash at bank
- ▲13%
- Now £3.3m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 111
- Deferred income
- ▼1%
- Now £3.9m
- Fixed assets
- ▼3%
- Now £7.7m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- Aviation & Marine Interiors LimitedFigures not disclosed
- D.G. Spectro Oil Analysis Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Jet-Care International LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £338k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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