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Company No. 03343234 · Incorporated 1 Apr 1997

Black Marble Limited

Registered name: BLACK MARBLE LIMITED

Black Marble Limited made £1.6m revenue and £49.7k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2026.

Black Marble Limited’s revenue fell 15% to £1.6m in the year to 30 Apr 2026, with £49.7k profit and 26 employees. The company is classified under “information technology consultancy activities” and is based in Bradford; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Status
Active
Location
Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age
29 yrs · since 1997
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2026

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£1.6m
Growth ▼15.1%
Profit
£49.7k
Growth ▼69.8%
Profit margin
3.1%
Gross 93%
Employees
26
Change ▼13.3%
Profit / employee
£1.9k
Revenue/employee £61k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202230 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 202530 Apr 2026
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£1.6m£1.4m£1.6m£1.9m£1.6m
Cost of sales£113k£82.9k£100k£84k£112k
Gross profit£1.5m£1.3m£1.5m£1.8m£1.5m
Operating profit—£73.5k£12.6k£236k£65.6k
Profit before tax−£59.7k£73.5k£13.3k£239k£66.5k
Profit after tax£12.4k£156k−£27.3k£165k£49.7k
Profit (best available)£12.4k£156k−£27.3k£165k£49.7k
Employees (average)3531313026
Ratios
Profit margin0.8%11.4%−1.7%8.8%3.1%
Gross margin92.9%94%93.9%95.5%93%
Revenue per employee£45.8k£44.2k£53k£62.2k£61k
Profit per employee£353£5k−£881£5.5k£1.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼14.4%▲19.8%▲13.7%▼15.1%
Profit growth—▲1165%▼117.5%—▼69.8%
Headcount growth—▼11.4%0%▼3.2%▼13.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£635k£514k£668k£540k£486k
Net assets£301k£376k£261k£331k£285k
Fixed assets£12.8k£238k£333k£435k£530k
Current assets£814k£695k£718k£619k£709k
Debtors£66.3k£56.6k£25.3k£22.3k£204k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
93%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£61k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£1.9k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
33.5%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
12.9%
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
▼14%
Now £285k
Cash at bank
▼10%
Now £486k
Headcount
▼13%
Now 26
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲22%
Now £530k
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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2026 (profit £49.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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