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Company No. 03279013 · Incorporated 15 Nov 1996

Plusnet PLC

Registered name: PLUSNET PLC

Part of BT Group PLC group

Plusnet PLC made £337m revenue and £67.3m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

Plusnet PLC’s revenue fell 2% to £337m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £67.3m profit and 687 employees. The company is classified under “other information technology service activities” and is based in Sheffield; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62090Other information technology service activities
Status
Active
Location
Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age
29 yrs · since 1996
Type
Public 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 2026

Key figures

Revenue
£337m
Growth ▼1.6%
Profit
£67.3m
Growth ▼3.1%
Profit margin
20%
Gross 33.2%
Employees
687
Change ▼27.2%
Profit / employee
£97.9k
Revenue/employee £490k
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 to31 Mar 202431 Mar 202531 Mar 2026
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£402m£342m£337m
Cost of sales−£239m−£221m−£225m
Gross profit£162m£122m£112m
Operating profit£71.9m£61.8m£62.5m
Profit before tax£82.3m£70.9m£69.2m
Profit after tax£80.7m£69.4m£67.3m
Profit (best available)£80.7m£69.4m£67.3m
Employees (average)1,077944687
Ratios
Profit margin20.1%20.3%20%
Gross margin40.4%35.6%33.2%
Revenue per employee£373k£363k£490k
Profit per employee£74.9k£73.5k£97.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼14.8%▼1.6%
Profit growth—▼14%▼3.1%
Headcount growth—▼12.3%▼27.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
20%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
33.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£490k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£97.9k
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
▼27%
Now 687
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. BT Group PLCultimate parent75–100%
  2. BT Group Investments Limited75–100%
  3. British Telecommunications Limited75–100%
  4. Plusnet PLCthis company

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

Sister companies (28)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £67.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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