How much does West Country Business Systems (Holdings) Limited make?

West Country Business Systems (Holdings) Limited reported revenue of £3.4m and a loss of £537k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does West Country Business Systems (Holdings) Limited have?

West Country Business Systems (Holdings) Limited reported an average of 44 employees in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Is West Country Business Systems (Holdings) Limited profitable?

No — West Country Business Systems (Holdings) Limited reported a loss of £537k in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Company No. 03387976 · Incorporated 17 Jun 1997

West Country Business Systems (Holdings) Limited

Registered name: WEST COUNTRY BUSINESS SYSTEMS (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

Part of Westleigh Investments Holdings Limited group

West Country Business Systems (Holdings) Limited made £3.4m revenue and a £537k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

West Country Business Systems (Holdings) Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £3.4m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £537k and 44 employees. The company is classified under “business and domestic software development” and is based in Glastonbury; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62012Business and domestic software development

Status: Active
Location: Glastonbury, South West
Age: 29 yrs · since 1997
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£3.4m

Growth ▼1.8%

Profit

−£537k

Growth —

Profit margin

−15.6%

Gross 71%

Employees

Change ▼24.1%

Profit / employee

−£12.2k

Revenue/employee £78.2k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Aug 2024	31 Aug 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£3.5m	£3.4m
Cost of sales	£988k	£999k
Gross profit	£2.5m	£2.4m
Operating profit	−£1.4m	−£641k
Profit before tax	−£1.4m	−£646k
Profit after tax	−£1.4m	−£537k
Profit (best available)	−£1.4m	−£537k
Staff costs	£2.9m	£2.5m
Employees (average)	58	44
Ratios
Profit margin	−40.6%	−15.6%
Gross margin	71.8%	71%
Revenue per employee	£60.5k	£78.2k
Profit per employee	−£24.6k	−£12.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼1.8%
Headcount growth	—	▼24.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£118	£147
Net assets	−£1.1m	−£1.7m
Fixed assets	£574k	£311k
Current assets	£4.7m	£3.8m
Debtors	£636k	£482k
Deferred income	£2.5m	£2.4m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −15.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 71%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £78.2k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£12.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 69%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 14%; 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 −£1.7m
Cash at bank: ▲25%; Now £147
Headcount: ▼24%; Now 44
Deferred income: ▼5%; Now £2.4m
Fixed assets: ▼46%; Now £311k

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

Westleigh Investments Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
WCBS Group Limited75–100%
West Country Business Systems (Holdings) Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (3)

Abattia Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
KSM Online LimitedFigures not disclosed
West Country Business Systems LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

Atl Telecom 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 Aug 2025 (profit −£537k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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