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Company No. 04222727 · Incorporated 24 May 2001

Adviserplus Business Solutions Limited

Registered name: ADVISERPLUS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Part of Aplus Topco Limited group

Adviserplus Business Solutions Limited made £21.1m revenue and a £204k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Adviserplus Business Solutions Limited’s revenue was £21.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £204k and 241 employees. The company is classified under “information technology consultancy activities” and is based in Ellesmere Port; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Ellesmere Port, North West
Age
25 yrs · since 2001
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 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£21.1m
Growth —
Profit
−£204k
Growth —
Profit margin
−1%
Gross 40%
Employees
241
Change —
Profit / employee
−£846
Revenue/employee £87.6k
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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Jun 202330 Jun 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£13.1m£13.2m£21.1m
Cost of sales£8m£7.7m£12.7m
Gross profit£5.1m£5.5m£8.4m
Profit before tax£211k−£88k−£214k
Profit after tax£315k−£388k−£204k
Profit (best available)£315k−£388k−£204k
Staff costs£8.7m£9.3m£15.4m
Employees (average)273247241
Ratios
Profit margin2.4%−2.9%−1%
Gross margin38.7%41.6%40%
Revenue per employee£47.9k£53.6k£87.6k
Profit per employee£1.2k−£1.6k−£846
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲1.2%—
Profit growth—▼223.2%—
Headcount growth—▼9.5%—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£350k£354k£844k
Net assets£1.5m£1.1m£912k
Fixed assets£3.8m£3.6m£3.9m
Current assets£7.5m£9.4m£11.8m
Debtors£1.6m£1.4m£1.2m
Deferred income—£1.8m£1.7m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
40%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£87.6k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£846
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
18.4%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
8.3%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
5.8%
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 £912k
Cash at bank
—
Now £844k
Headcount
—
Now 241
Deferred income
—
Now £1.7m
Fixed assets
—
Now £3.9m

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. Aplus Topco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Aplus Holdco Limited75–100%
  3. Aplus Bidco Limited75–100%
  4. Adviserplus Holdings Limited75–100%
  5. Adviserplus Business Solutions Limitedthis 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 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£204k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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