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Company No. 03767146 · Incorporated 10 May 1999

The Practice Loan Company PLC

Registered name: THE PRACTICE LOAN COMPANY PLC

The Practice Loan Company PLC made £1.1m revenue and a £40.7k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2026.

The Practice Loan Company PLC’s revenue fell 16% to £1.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with a loss of £40.7k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Lichfield; we hold 4 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
Lichfield, West Midlands
Age
27 yrs · since 1999
Type
Public Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2026

Key figures

IndependentSmall teamCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£1.1m
Growth ▼15.9%
Profit
−£40.7k
Growth ▼300%
Profit margin
−3.7%
Gross 31.9%
Employees
3
Change 0%
Profit / employee
−£13.6k
Revenue/employee £363k
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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Mar 202331 Mar 202431 Mar 202531 Mar 2026
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£1.3m£1.6m£1.3m£1.1m
Cost of sales£1m£1m£873k£741k
Gross profit£264k£622k£420k£347k
Operating profit£35.1k£312k£33.4k−£40k
Profit before tax£33.6k£311k£28.5k−£45.7k
Profit after tax£25.7k£228k£20.3k−£40.7k
Profit (best available)£25.7k£228k£20.3k−£40.7k
Staff costs£104k£121k£192k£202k
Employees (average)—333
Ratios
Profit margin2%14%1.6%−3.7%
Gross margin20.2%38.2%32.5%31.9%
Revenue per employee—£543k£431k£363k
Profit per employee—£76.1k£6.8k−£13.6k
Cash conversion390.1%39.2%313.9%—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲24.5%▼20.6%▼15.9%
Profit growth—▲786.4%▼91.1%▼300%
Headcount growth——0%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£115k£174k£143k£81.2k
Net assets£115k£318k£338k£297k
Fixed assets£43.5k£56.4k£136k£99.9k
Current assets£141k£397k£359k£361k
Debtors£25.6k£32.8k£27.3k£49.5k
Deferred income£8.8k£8.8k£8.8k£8.8k
Cash from operations£137k£122k£105k−£26.9k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−3.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
31.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£363k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£13.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
9.2%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.8%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
4.5%
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
▼12%
Now £297k
Cash at bank
▼43%
Now £81.2k
Headcount
0%
Now 3
Deferred income
0%
Now £8.8k
Fixed assets
▼27%
Now £99.9k

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

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit −£40.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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