Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) PLC
Registered name: MORTGAGE ADVICE BUREAU (HOLDINGS) PLC
Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) PLC made £319m revenue and £15.4m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Mortgage Advice Bureau (Holdings) PLC’s revenue grew 20% to £319m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £15.4m profit. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Derby; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Derby, East Midlands
- Age
- 25 yrs · since 2000
- Type
- Public 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £267m | £319m |
| Cost of sales | −£190m | −£227m |
| Gross profit | £77m | £91.9m |
| Operating profit | £24.7m | £24.6m |
| Profit before tax | £22.9m | £22.1m |
| Profit after tax | £16.1m | £15.4m |
| Profit (best available) | £16.1m | £15.4m |
| Employees (average) | — | — |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 6% | 4.8% |
| Gross margin | 28.9% | 28.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲19.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼4.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 28.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Mortgage Advice Bureau LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Talk LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £15.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026
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