How much does Useful Simple Group Limited make?

Useful Simple Group Limited reported revenue of £12.5m and £288k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Useful Simple Group Limited have?

Useful Simple Group Limited reported an average of 5 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Useful Simple Group Limited profitable?

Yes — Useful Simple Group Limited reported a profit of £288k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 03831898 · Incorporated 26 Aug 1999

Useful Simple Group Limited

Registered name: USEFUL SIMPLE GROUP LIMITED

Part of Useful Simple Limited group

Useful Simple Group Limited made £12.5m revenue and £288k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Useful Simple Group Limited’s revenue grew 19% to £12.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £288k profit and 5 employees. The company is classified under “other engineering activities” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 71129Other engineering activities

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 27 yrs · since 1999
Type: Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Small teamCapital-light

Revenue

£12.5m

Growth ▲18.5%

Profit

£288k

Growth ▼47.3%

Profit margin

2.3%

Gross 100%

Employees

Change 0%

Profit / employee

£57.7k

Revenue/employee £2.5m

Profitable streak

4yrs

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	30 Mar 2022	30 Mar 2023	30 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£8.3m	£10.5m	£10.5m	£12.5m
Gross profit	—	£8.3m	£10.5m	£10.5m	£12.5m
Operating profit	—	£298k	£594k	£594k	£440k
Profit before tax	—	£269k	£562k	£562k	£412k
Profit after tax	—	£312k	£548k	£548k	£288k
Profit (best available)	—	£312k	£548k	£548k	£288k
Employees (average)	67	84	88	5	5
Ratios
Profit margin	—	3.8%	5.2%	5.2%	2.3%
Gross margin	—	100%	100%	100%	100%
Revenue per employee	—	£99.1k	£120k	£2.1m	£2.5m
Profit per employee	—	£3.7k	£6.2k	£110k	£57.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲26.5%	—	▲18.5%
Profit growth	—	—	▲75.3%	—	▼47.3%
Headcount growth	—	▲25.4%	▲4.8%	—	0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£779k	£662k	£808k	£808k	£2.1m
Net assets	£1.3m	£1.6m	£2.2m	£2.2m	£2.5m
Fixed assets	£122k	£257k	£142k	£142k	£153k
Current assets	£2.5m	£3.1m	£3.7m	£4.5m	£5.3m
Debtors	£1.7m	£2m	£2.1m	£2.1m	£2.4m
Deferred income	—	£373k	£328k	£77.8k	£479k
Source	AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 100%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £2.5m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £57.7k; 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: 3.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 19.1%; 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: ▲13%; Now £2.5m
Cash at bank: ▲165%; Now £2.1m
Headcount: 0%; Now 5
Deferred income: ▲515%; Now £479k
Fixed assets: ▲8%; Now £153k

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

Useful Simple Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Useful Simple Group Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (4)

Mustrd LimitedFigures not disclosed
Think Up LimitedFigures not disclosed
Thomas.matthews LimitedFigures not disclosed
Useful Simple Projects 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 Mar 2025 (profit £288k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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