Ashford Prison Services Holdings Limited
Registered name: ASHFORD PRISON SERVICES HOLDINGS LIMITED
Part of Royal London Mutual Insurance Society,limited(The) groupAshford Prison Services Holdings Limited made £3.2m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026 (revenue not disclosed).
Ashford Prison Services Holdings Limited reported £3.2m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026, up 6% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 0 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 24 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.
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £39.1m | £40.9m | £43.6m | — |
| Cost of sales | £35.1m | £36.7m | £38.8m | £40.5m |
| Gross profit | £3.9m | £4.2m | £4.8m | — |
| Operating profit | £3.5m | £3.7m | £4.3m | — |
| Profit before tax | £3.5m | £4m | £4.5m | £4.8m |
| Profit after tax | £2.5m | £2.8m | £3m | £3.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.5m | £2.8m | £3m | £3.2m |
| Employees (average) | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 6.4% | 7% | 6.9% | — |
| Gross margin | 10.1% | 10.3% | 11% | — |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −213.6% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲4.6% | ▲6.5% | — |
| Profit growth | — | ▲13.4% | ▲5.4% | ▲6.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £5.3m | £3.5m | £4.8m | £3.6m |
| Net assets | £60k | £60k | £60k | £60k |
| Current assets | £2.8m | £2.4m | £2m | £1.4m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£9.2m | −£10m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
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- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
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- 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
- 0%
- Now £60k
- Cash at bank
- ▼24%
- Now £3.6m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Royal London Mutual Insurance Society,limited(The)ultimate parent75–100%
- Royal London Asset Management Holdings Limited75–100%
- Dalmore GP Holdings Limited75–100%
- Dalmore Capital 2 GP Limited75–100%
- Dalmore Capital (Issuer 1) Limited75–100%
- Iowa Debtco Limited75–100%
- Dalmore Capital (Para 2) Limited50–75%
- Ashford Prison Services Holdings Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Ashford Prison Services LimitedRev. £43.6m · Profit £3m
Sister companies (1)
- Peterborough Prison Management Holdings LimitedRev. — · Profit £4m
Minority corporate shareholders
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £3.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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