How much does Find a University Ltd make?

Find a University Ltd reported revenue of £5.5m and £1.5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Find a University Ltd have?

Find a University Ltd reported an average of 87 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Find a University Ltd profitable?

Yes — Find a University Ltd reported a profit of £1.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 04214007 · Incorporated 10 May 2001

Find a University Ltd

Registered name: FIND A UNIVERSITY LTD

Find a University Ltd made £5.5m revenue and £1.5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

Find a University Ltd’s revenue was £5.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £1.5m profit and 87 employees. The company is classified under “other information technology service activities” and is based in Sheffield; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62090Other information technology service activities

Status: Active
Location: Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 25 yrs · since 2001
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 immediate parent undertaking is”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Operating leverage

Revenue

£5.5m

Growth ▲0.1%

Profit

£1.5m

Growth ▲2%

Profit margin

27.2%

Gross 24.3%

Employees

Change ▲7.4%

Profit / employee

£17.1k

Revenue/employee £62.8k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£5.5m	£5.5m	£5.5m
Cost of sales	£3m	£3.4m	£4.1m
Gross profit	£2.5m	£2.1m	£1.3m
Operating profit	£2.1m	£1.6m	£1.8m
Profit before tax	£2.3m	£1.9m	£2m
Profit after tax	£1.9m	£1.5m	£1.5m
Profit (best available)	£1.9m	£1.5m	£1.5m
Staff costs	£2.7m	£3.1m	£3.7m
Employees (average)	77	81	87
Ratios
Profit margin	34.2%	26.7%	27.2%
Gross margin	44.9%	37.7%	24.3%
Revenue per employee	£70.9k	£67.4k	£62.8k
Profit per employee	£24.2k	£18k	£17.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲0%	▲0.1%
Profit growth	—	▼21.9%	▲2%
Headcount growth	—	▲5.2%	▲7.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.9m	£1.2m	£1.7m
Net assets	£3.8m	£879k	—
Debtors	£942k	£859k	£725k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 27.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 24.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £62.8k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £17.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: —; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 13.3%; 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 —
Cash at bank: ▲38%; Now £1.7m
Headcount: ▲7%; Now 87
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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