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Company No. 04331988 · Incorporated 30 Nov 2001

Best4business Accountants & Company Limited

Registered name: BEST4BUSINESS ACCOUNTANTS & COMPANY LIMITED

Best4business Accountants & Company Limited made £4.6m revenue and £311k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Best4business Accountants & Company Limited’s revenue grew 11% to £4.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £311k profit and 40 employees. The company is classified under “accounting and auditing activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 69201Accounting and auditing activitiesSIC 69202Bookkeeping activitiesSIC 69203Tax consultancy
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
24 yrs · since 2001
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverageDoing more with lessCash flow filed
Revenue
£4.6m
Growth ▲10.7%
Profit
£311k
Growth ▲98.1%
Profit margin
6.8%
Gross 93.6%
Employees
40
Change ▼2.4%
Profit / employee
£7.8k
Revenue/employee £115k
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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£3.6m£4.2m£4.6m
Cost of sales—£233k£290k£293k
Gross profit—£3.4m£3.9m£4.3m
Operating profit—£175k£223k£409k
Profit before tax—£160k£212k£406k
Profit after tax—£82k£157k£311k
Profit (best available)—£82k£157k£311k
Employees (average)38404140
Ratios
Profit margin—2.3%3.8%6.8%
Gross margin—93.5%93%93.6%
Revenue per employee—£90.3k£101k£115k
Profit per employee—£2k£3.8k£7.8k
Cash conversion—−220.6%−90.6%−107.1%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲15.2%▲10.7%
Profit growth——▲91.5%▲98.1%
Headcount growth—▲5.3%▲2.5%▼2.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£7k£50k£94k£185k
Net assets£803k£841k£933k£1.1m
Fixed assets£1.3m£1.3m£1.4m£1.3m
Current assets£617k£604k£726k£964k
Debtors£312k£263k£303k£467k
Cash from operations—−£386k−£202k−£438k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
6.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
93.6%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£115k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£7.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−107.1%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
27.3%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
10.2%
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
▲19%
Now £1.1m
Cash at bank
▲97%
Now £185k
Headcount
▼2%
Now 40
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼8%
Now £1.3m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (5)

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 £311k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026

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