How much does Defected Records Limited make?

Defected Records Limited reported revenue of £11.3m and £1.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Defected Records Limited have?

Defected Records Limited reported an average of 47 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Defected Records Limited profitable?

Yes — Defected Records Limited reported a profit of £1.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03643252 · Incorporated 28 Sep 1998

Defected Records Limited

Registered name: DEFECTED RECORDS LIMITED

Part of Firebird Music Limited group

Defected Records Limited made £11.3m revenue and £1.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Defected Records Limited’s revenue grew 10% to £11.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.9m profit and 47 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 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: London, 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 immediate parent company is”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Doing more with less

Revenue

£11.3m

Growth ▲9.6%

Profit

£1.9m

Growth —

Profit margin

16.3%

Gross 64.2%

Employees

Change ▼37.3%

Profit / employee

£39.4k

Revenue/employee £241k

Profitable streak

1yr

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£9.4m	£10.3m	£11.3m
Cost of sales	£4.2m	£5.5m	£4.1m
Gross profit	£5.2m	£4.9m	£7.3m
Operating profit	£2.4m	−£1.5m	£3.9m
Profit before tax	£432k	−£3.5m	£1.9m
Profit after tax	£383k	−£3.4m	£1.9m
Profit (best available)	£383k	−£3.4m	£1.9m
Staff costs	£3.8m	£4.1m	£2.9m
Employees (average)	71	75	47
Ratios
Profit margin	4.1%	−33.3%	16.3%
Gross margin	55.3%	46.9%	64.2%
Revenue per employee	£132k	£138k	£241k
Profit per employee	£5.4k	−£45.9k	£39.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲10.4%	▲9.6%
Profit growth	—	▼999.9%	—
Headcount growth	—	▲5.6%	▼37.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£302k	£168k	£540k
Net assets	£2.1m	−£1.4m	£495k
Fixed assets	£710k	£924k	£1.6m
Current assets	£33.4m	£35.1m	£39.1m
Debtors	£612k	£1.5m	£2.6m
Deferred income	£718k	£2.5m	£4.3m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 16.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 64.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £241k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £39.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 14%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 37.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 23.2%; 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 £495k
Cash at bank: ▲222%; Now £540k
Headcount: ▼37%; Now 47
Deferred income: ▲71%; Now £4.3m
Fixed assets: ▲72%; Now £1.6m

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

Firebird Music Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Firebird Defected Holdings Limited75–100%
Defected Records Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (4)

Defected Music LimitedFigures not disclosed
Glitterbox Recordings LtdFigures not disclosed
Ith Festivals LimitedFigures not disclosed
Ith 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 £1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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