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Company No. 04653580 · Incorporated 31 Jan 2003

Rider Levett Bucknall UK Limited

Registered name: RIDER LEVETT BUCKNALL UK LIMITED

Rider Levett Bucknall UK Limited made £178m revenue and £4m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Rider Levett Bucknall UK Limited’s revenue grew 19% to £178m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £4m profit and 1,433 employees. The company is classified under “management consultancy activities other than financial management” and is based in Birmingham; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Status
Active
Location
Birmingham, West Midlands
Age
23 yrs · since 2003
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverage
Revenue
£178m
Growth ▲19.3%
Profit
£4m
Growth ▲45.8%
Profit margin
2.2%
Gross 21.1%
Employees
1,433
Change ▲11.7%
Profit / employee
£2.8k
Revenue/employee £124k
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 to30 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£123m£150m£178m
Cost of sales−£90.3m−£109m−£141m
Gross profit£32.5m£40.1m£37.7m
Operating profit£4.7m£4m£5.7m
Profit before tax£4.6m£3.7m£5.2m
Profit after tax£4.4m£2.7m£4m
Profit (best available)£4.4m£2.7m£4m
Employees (average)9911,2831,433
Ratios
Profit margin3.5%1.8%2.2%
Gross margin26.5%26.8%21.1%
Revenue per employee£124k£117k£124k
Profit per employee£4.4k£2.1k£2.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲21.8%▲19.3%
Profit growth—▼37.1%▲45.8%
Headcount growth—▲29.5%▲11.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025Accounts · bulk data Feb 2025Accounts · bulk data Feb 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
21.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£124k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£2.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
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 —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▲12%
Now 1,433
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

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 accounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026

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