How much does Aspire Defence Services Limited make?

Aspire Defence Services Limited reported revenue of £171m and £13.8m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Aspire Defence Services Limited have?

Aspire Defence Services Limited reported an average of 1,072 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Aspire Defence Services Limited profitable?

Yes — Aspire Defence Services Limited reported a profit of £13.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 04556471 · Incorporated 8 Oct 2002

Aspire Defence Services Limited

Registered name: ASPIRE DEFENCE SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Kellogg Brown Root Holdings (U.K.) Limited group

Aspire Defence Services Limited made £171m revenue and £13.8m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Aspire Defence Services Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £171m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £13.8m profit and 1,072 employees. The company is classified under “management of real estate on a fee or contract basis” and is based in Tidworth; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection L · Real estate activitiesSIC 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Status: Active
Location: Tidworth, South West
Age: 24 yrs · since 2002
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: “Kellogg Brown & Root Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£171m

Growth ▼2.6%

Profit

£13.8m

Growth ▼17.4%

Profit margin

8.1%

Employees

1,072

Change ▲1.7%

Profit / employee

£12.9k

Revenue/employee £159k

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 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£158m	£175m	£171m
Cost of sales	£138m	£153m	£153m
Operating profit	£20.2m	£21.9m	£18.1m
Profit before tax	£20.2m	£22.3m	£18.4m
Profit after tax	£15.4m	£16.7m	£13.8m
Profit (best available)	£15.4m	£16.7m	£13.8m
Staff costs	£43.2m	£46.9m	£50.8m
Employees (average)	1,033	1,054	1,072
Ratios
Profit margin	9.7%	9.5%	8.1%
Revenue per employee	£153k	£166k	£159k
Profit per employee	£14.9k	£15.8k	£12.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲10.7%	▼2.6%
Profit growth	—	▲8.2%	▼17.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲2%	▲1.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£4.3m	£5.6m	£6.6m
Net assets	£6.5m	£6.8m	£7.4m
Fixed assets	£4.2m	£3.8m	£3.2m
Current assets	£26.8m	£24.4m	£29.5m
Debtors	£45k	£63k	£67k
Deferred income	£8.7m	£11.2m	£14.1m
Source	full · bulk data Sep 2025	full · bulk data Sep 2025	full · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 8.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £159k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £12.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 8.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 0%; 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: ▲9%; Now £7.4m
Cash at bank: ▲19%; Now £6.6m
Headcount: ▲2%; Now 1,072
Deferred income: ▲26%; Now £14.1m
Fixed assets: ▼15%; Now £3.2m

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

Kellogg Brown Root Holdings (U.K.) Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Kellogg Brown & Root Limited75–100%
Aspire Defence Services Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (13)

Overseas Supply Services LimitedRev. £14.7m · Profit £1.7m
Kellogg Brown & Root Projects LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £41.6k
Aoc International LimitedFigures not disclosed
Frazer-Nash Consultancy LimitedFigures not disclosed
FTX Logistics LimitedFigures not disclosed
Granherne LimitedFigures not disclosed
KBR (Aspire Construction Ventures) Holdings No. 2 LimitedFigures not disclosed
KBR (Aspire Construction) Holdings NO.2 LimitedFigures not disclosed
KBR (Aspire Services Ventures) Holdings No. 2 LimitedFigures not disclosed
KBR (Aspire Services) Holdings No. 2 LimitedFigures not disclosed
KBR (U.K.) Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
Kellogg Brown & Root Overseas Projects LimitedFigures not disclosed
Phoenix(UK) Fusion LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 full for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £13.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026

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