How much does Spherea Test & Services Ltd make?

Spherea Test & Services Ltd reported revenue of £3.7m and £1.9k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Spherea Test & Services Ltd have?

Spherea Test & Services Ltd reported an average of 29 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Spherea Test & Services Ltd profitable?

Yes — Spherea Test & Services Ltd reported a profit of £1.9k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 04279438 · Incorporated 31 Aug 2001

Spherea Test & Services Ltd

Registered name: SPHEREA TEST & SERVICES LTD

Part of Rig (Number 2) Limited group

Spherea Test & Services Ltd made £3.7m revenue and £1.9k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Spherea Test & Services Ltd’s revenue grew 13% to £3.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.9k profit and 29 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of other electrical equipment” and is based in Christchurch; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 27900Manufacture of other electrical equipment SIC 71200Technical testing and analysis

Status: Active
Location: Christchurch, South West
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightDoing more with less

Revenue

£3.7m

Growth ▲13%

Profit

£1.9k

Growth —

Profit margin

0.1%

Gross 24.2%

Employees

Change ▼9.4%

Profit / employee

£65

Revenue/employee £129k

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£3.1m	£3.3m	£3.7m
Cost of sales	—	£2.6m	£2.7m	£2.8m
Gross profit	—	£416k	£571k	£904k
Operating profit	—	−£333k	−£359k	−£114k
Profit before tax	—	−£253k	−£273k	−£55.1k
Profit after tax	—	−£199k	−£168k	£1.9k
Profit (best available)	—	−£199k	−£168k	£1.9k
Staff costs	—	—	£1.9m	£1.6m
Employees (average)	33	35	32	29
Ratios
Profit margin	—	−6.5%	−5.1%	0.1%
Gross margin	—	13.6%	17.2%	24.2%
Revenue per employee	—	£87.4k	£103k	£129k
Profit per employee	—	−£5.7k	−£5.2k	£65
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲8.2%	▲13%
Headcount growth	—	▲6.1%	▼8.6%	▼9.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£596k	£231k	£675k	£692k
Net assets	£1.8m	£975k	£807k	£809k
Fixed assets	£717k	£386k	£315k	£309k
Current assets	£2.5m	£2.1m	£2m	£2.2m
Debtors	£904k	£1m	£780k	£875k
Deferred income	£547k	£338k	£550k	£778k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 24.2%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £129k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £65; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 8.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 20.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 23.4%; 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: ▲0%; Now £809k
Cash at bank: ▲3%; Now £692k
Headcount: ▼9%; Now 29
Deferred income: ▲41%; Now £778k
Fixed assets: ▼2%; Now £309k

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

Rig (Number 2) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Spherea Ltd75–100%
Spherea Test & Services Ltdthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Spherea Technology LtdRev. £153k · Profit £0

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 Dec 2025 (profit £1.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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