Ashford House Limited
Registered name: ASHFORD HOUSE LIMITED
Ashford House Limited made £666k revenue and £177k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Ashford House Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £666k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £177k profit and 12 employees. The company is classified under “residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse” and is based in Woking; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Woking, South East
- Age
- 28 yrs · since 1998
- 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) | £690k | £698k | £620k | £666k |
| Cost of sales | £330k | £348k | £368k | £382k |
| Gross profit | £361k | £350k | £252k | £284k |
| Operating profit | £244k | £254k | — | — |
| Profit before tax | −£126k | £254k | £145k | £177k |
| Profit (best available) | −£126k | £254k | £145k | £177k |
| Employees (average) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −18.3% | 36.4% | 23.3% | 26.5% |
| Gross margin | 52.2% | 50.2% | 40.6% | 42.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £57.5k | £58.1k | £47.7k | £55.5k |
| Profit per employee | −£10.5k | £21.2k | £11.1k | £14.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲1% | ▼11.1% | ▲7.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼43% | ▲22.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲8.3% | ▼7.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £32.1k | £29.3k | £25.6k | £22.5k |
| Current assets | £1.1m | £849k | £998k | £1.2m |
| Debtors | −£35.4k | −£26.1k | £22.4k | £90.9k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Annual Report and Financial Statements · bulk data Nov 2025 | Annual Report and Financial Statements · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 26.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 42.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £55.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £14.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 3.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 13.7%
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼8%
- Now 12
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼12%
- Now £22.5k
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Sources
Latest figures from Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £177k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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