How much does Inspection and Consultancy Services Limited make?

Inspection and Consultancy Services Limited reported revenue of £12.8m and a loss of £406k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Inspection and Consultancy Services Limited have?

Inspection and Consultancy Services Limited reported an average of 40 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Inspection and Consultancy Services Limited profitable?

No — Inspection and Consultancy Services Limited reported a loss of £406k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03641409 · Incorporated 30 Sep 1998

Inspection and Consultancy Services Limited

Registered name: INSPECTION AND CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Iacs Holdings Limited group

Inspection and Consultancy Services Limited made £12.8m revenue and a £406k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Inspection and Consultancy Services Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £12.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £406k and 40 employees. The company is classified under “management consultancy activities other than financial management” and is based in Orpington; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management SIC 71200Technical testing and analysis

Status: Active
Location: Orpington, London
Age: 28 yrs · since 1998
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 company's immediate controlling parent is IACS Holdings Limited, Registered office, Lynwood House, Crofton Road, Orpington, Kent, BR6 8QE.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£12.8m

Growth ▼1.8%

Profit

−£406k

Growth ▼347.1%

Profit margin

−3.2%

Gross 12.6%

Employees

Change ▲60%

Profit / employee

−£10.1k

Revenue/employee £320k

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 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£13m	£12.8m
Cost of sales	£10.6m	£11.2m
Gross profit	£2.5m	£1.6m
Operating profit	£1.5m	£252k
Profit before tax	£264k	−£399k
Profit after tax	£164k	−£406k
Profit (best available)	£164k	−£406k
Staff costs	£1.6m	£2.3m
Employees (average)	25	40
Ratios
Profit margin	1.3%	−3.2%
Gross margin	18.9%	12.6%
Revenue per employee	£521k	£320k
Profit per employee	£6.6k	−£10.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼1.8%
Profit growth	—	▼347.1%
Headcount growth	—	▲60%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.8k	£74.2k
Net assets	£1.6m	£1.2m
Fixed assets	£171k	£151k
Current assets	£3.4m	£3m
Debtors	£3.4m	£2.8m
Deferred income	£292k	£187k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −3.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 12.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £320k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£10.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 21.9%; 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: ▼25%; Now £1.2m
Cash at bank: ▲4081%; Now £74.2k
Headcount: ▲60%; Now 40
Deferred income: ▼36%; Now £187k
Fixed assets: ▼12%; Now £151k

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

Iacs Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Inspection and Consultancy Services Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (3)

Hydrogen Training LimitedFigures not disclosed
Iacs Training and Education (Manchester) LtdFigures not disclosed
Iacs Training and Education 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 Dec 2025 (profit −£406k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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