How much does (Aq) Limited make?

(Aq) Limited reported revenue of £15.7m and £1.2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does (Aq) Limited have?

(Aq) Limited reported an average of 64 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is (Aq) Limited profitable?

Yes — (Aq) Limited reported a profit of £1.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03663860 · Incorporated 9 Nov 1998

(Aq) Limited

Registered name: (AQ) LIMITED

(Aq) Limited made £15.7m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

(Aq) Limited’s revenue fell 7% to £15.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.2m profit and 64 employees. The company is classified under “other telecommunications activities” and is based in Leeds; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 61900Other telecommunications activities

Status: Active
Location: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 27 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 is a subsidiary undertaking of AQL Holdings Limited. The consolidated financial statements of the group are available to the public and may be obtained from 13-15 Hunslet Road, Leeds, West”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£15.7m

Growth ▼6.9%

Profit

£1.2m

Growth —

Profit margin

7.6%

Gross 35.1%

Employees

Change ▼5.9%

Profit / employee

£18.7k

Revenue/employee £246k

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.

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2021	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£18.8m	£18.5m	£16.8m	£16.9m	£15.7m
Cost of sales	£15.7m	£14.7m	£14.2m	£13.2m	£10.2m
Gross profit	£3.1m	£3.8m	£2.6m	£3.8m	£5.5m
Operating profit	−£811k	−£799k	—	—	—
Profit before tax	−£811k	−£799k	−£2.5m	−£1.2m	£372k
Profit after tax	−£903k	−£197k	−£2.1m	−£869k	£1.2m
Profit (best available)	−£903k	−£197k	−£2.1m	−£869k	£1.2m
Staff costs	£2.6m	£2.7m	£2.9m	£2.8m	£2.9m
Employees (average)	73	69	74	68	64
Ratios
Profit margin	−4.8%	−1.1%	−12.3%	−5.1%	7.6%
Gross margin	16.5%	20.4%	15.3%	22.2%	35.1%
Revenue per employee	£258k	£269k	£227k	£249k	£246k
Profit per employee	−£12.4k	−£2.9k	−£28k	−£12.8k	£18.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼1.5%	▼9.3%	▲0.6%	▼6.9%
Headcount growth	—	▼5.5%	▲7.2%	▼8.1%	▼5.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£109k	£344k	£193k	£1.7m	£557k
Net assets	£3.9m	£3.7m	£1.6m	£224k	£1.4m
Fixed assets	£635k	£397k	£221k	£192k	£449k
Current assets	£12.9m	£14.5m	£14m	£11.7m	£10.8m
Debtors	£3.4m	£2.7m	£1.7m	£1.9m	£1.7m
Deferred income	£2.7m	£2.8m	£1.3m	£1.6m	£1.6m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 7.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 35.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £246k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £18.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 10.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 10.5%; 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: ▲535%; Now £1.4m
Cash at bank: ▼66%; Now £557k
Headcount: ▼6%; Now 64
Deferred income: ▼1%; Now £1.6m
Fixed assets: ▲134%; Now £449k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal 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 £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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