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Company No. 03858648 · Incorporated 13 Oct 1999

Client Server Ltd

Registered name: CLIENT SERVER LTD

Part of Client Server Group Limited group

Client Server Ltd made £15.6m revenue and £95.9k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2026. read from filing text

Client Server Ltd’s revenue grew 15% to £15.6m in the year to 30 Apr 2026, with £95.9k profit and 70 employees. The company is classified under “other activities of employment placement agencies” and is based in Esher; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Esher, 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. From the filing: “The directors consider the ultimate parent undertaking to be Client Server Group Limited, a company incorporated in the United Kingdom.”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2026

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less
Revenue
£15.6m
Growth ▲14.9%
Profit
£95.9k
Growth —
Profit margin
0.6%
Gross 48.9%
Employees
70
Change ▼2.8%
Profit / employee
£1.4k
Revenue/employee £223k
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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 202530 Apr 2026
DisclosureFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£18.4m£11.5m£13.6m£15.6m
Cost of sales£9m£5.5m£7.2m£8m
Gross profit£9.5m£6.1m£6.4m£7.6m
Operating profit£592k−£1.7m−£1.2m£203k
Profit before tax£567k−£1.7m−£1.3m£95.9k
Profit after tax£427k−£1.5m−£1.3m£95.9k
Profit (best available)£427k−£1.5m−£1.3m£95.9k
Employees (average)88977270
Ratios
Profit margin2.3%−13.4%−9.6%0.6%
Gross margin51.4%52.5%47.1%48.9%
Revenue per employee£210k£119k£189k£223k
Profit per employee£4.9k−£15.9k−£18.2k£1.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼37.4%▲17.8%▲14.9%
Profit growth—▼460.9%——
Headcount growth—▲10.2%▼25.8%▼2.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.2m£551k£273k£86.7k
Net assets£2.5m£1m−£229k−£131k
Fixed assets£166k£137k£78.6k£69.1k
Current assets£4.4m£3.1m£3.5m£3m
Debtors£987k£829k£1.2m£1.3m
Deferred income£629k£504k£1m£746k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
48.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£223k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£1.4k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
4.8%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
8%
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 −£131k
Cash at bank
▼68%
Now £86.7k
Headcount
▼3%
Now 70
Deferred income
▼28%
Now £746k
Fixed assets
▼12%
Now £69.1k

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

  1. Client Server Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Client Server Ltdthis company

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

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2026 (profit £95.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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