How much does Orlight Limited make?

Orlight Limited reported revenue of £17m and £493k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Orlight Limited have?

Orlight Limited reported an average of 87 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Orlight Limited profitable?

Yes — Orlight Limited reported a profit of £493k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 03331729 · Incorporated 11 Mar 1997

Orlight Limited

Registered name: ORLIGHT LIMITED

Part of Source to Site Holdings Limited group

Orlight Limited made £17m revenue and £493k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Orlight Limited’s revenue fell 26% to £17m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £493k profit and 87 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in ST Albans; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: ST Albans, East of England
Age: 29 yrs · since 1997
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. From the filing: “The”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed

Revenue

£17m

Growth ▼25.5%

Profit

£493k

Growth ▼35.4%

Profit margin

2.9%

Gross 46.4%

Employees

Change ▼18.7%

Profit / employee

£5.7k

Revenue/employee £196k

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 to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£17.5m	£18.4m	£22.9m	£17m
Cost of sales	£9.1m	£8.8m	£13.3m	£9.1m
Gross profit	£8.5m	£9.7m	£9.6m	£7.9m
Operating profit	£2.2m	£2.6m	£960k	£698k
Profit before tax	£2.1m	£2.6m	£919k	£795k
Profit after tax	£1.9m	£2.3m	£763k	£493k
Profit (best available)	£1.9m	£2.3m	£763k	£493k
Staff costs	£3.5m	£3.5m	£4.7m	£3.9m
Employees (average)	85	92	107	87
Ratios
Profit margin	10.7%	12.5%	3.3%	2.9%
Gross margin	48.2%	52.4%	41.9%	46.4%
Revenue per employee	£206k	£200k	£214k	£196k
Profit per employee	£22.1k	£25k	£7.1k	£5.7k
Cash conversion	—	−66.6%	−240.3%	−727.7%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲5.1%	▲24.1%	▼25.5%
Profit growth	—	▲22.7%	▼66.8%	▼35.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲8.2%	▲16.3%	▼18.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£4.4m	£4.3m	£4.2m	£4.3m
Net assets	£13.2m	£14.5m	£12.3m	£9.8m
Fixed assets	£1.6m	£1.4m	£956k	£726k
Current assets	£21.2m	£22.7m	£19.8m	£17.7m
Debtors	£6.2m	£6.6m	£6.8m	£4.5m
Deferred income	£758k	£204k	£368k	£485k
Cash from operations	—	−£1.8m	−£2.3m	−£5.1m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 46.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £196k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £5.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: −727.7%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 4.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 2.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 26.5%; 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: ▼20%; Now £9.8m
Cash at bank: ▲1%; Now £4.3m
Headcount: ▼19%; Now 87
Deferred income: ▲32%; Now £485k
Fixed assets: ▼24%; Now £726k

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

Source to Site Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Orlight Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (3)

Orlight Special Projects LimitedFigures not disclosed
Source to Site Accessories LimitedFigures not disclosed
Source to Site Freight 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 £493k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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