How much does Pure Audio Visual Limited make?

Pure Audio Visual Limited reported revenue of £20.9m and a loss of £1.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Pure Audio Visual Limited have?

Pure Audio Visual Limited reported an average of 109 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Pure Audio Visual Limited profitable?

No — Pure Audio Visual Limited reported a loss of £1.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 04982644 · Incorporated 2 Dec 2003

Pure Audio Visual Limited

Registered name: PURE AUDIO VISUAL LIMITED

Part of Ricoh Company, Ltd group

Pure Audio Visual Limited made £20.9m revenue and a £1.1m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Pure Audio Visual Limited’s revenue fell 20% to £20.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £1.1m and 109 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Preston; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Preston, North West
Age: 22 yrs · since 2003
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-light

Revenue

£20.9m

Growth ▼20.4%

Profit

−£1.1m

Growth ▼346.5%

Profit margin

−5.2%

Gross 5.9%

Employees

109

Change ▲10.1%

Profit / employee

−£10k

Revenue/employee £192k

Profitable streak

0yrs

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	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£21.8m	£25.5m	£26.2m	£20.9m
Cost of sales	£19m	£22.5m	£23.1m	£19.7m
Gross profit	£2.7m	£3m	£3.2m	£1.2m
Operating profit	£1.2m	£1.1m	£732k	−£1.3m
Profit before tax	£1m	£949k	£607k	−£1.4m
Profit after tax	£791k	£721k	£441k	−£1.1m
Profit (best available)	£791k	£721k	£441k	−£1.1m
Staff costs	£4m	£4.8m	£5.6m	£6.5m
Employees (average)	78	85	99	109
Ratios
Profit margin	3.6%	2.8%	1.7%	−5.2%
Gross margin	12.6%	11.8%	12.1%	5.9%
Revenue per employee	£279k	£300k	£265k	£192k
Profit per employee	£10.1k	£8.5k	£4.5k	−£10k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲17.2%	▲2.9%	▼20.4%
Profit growth	—	▼8.8%	▼38.8%	▼346.5%
Headcount growth	—	▲9%	▲16.5%	▲10.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£461k	£29.8k	£0	—
Net assets	£2.6m	£3.3m	£3.8m	£2.7m
Fixed assets	£82k	£428k	£629k	£488k
Current assets	£9m	£8.2m	£7.8m	£8.8m
Debtors	£3.7m	£3.1m	£4.2m	£4.5m
Deferred income	£674k	£576k	£1.3m	£892k
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: −5.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 5.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £192k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£10k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 21.6%; 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: ▼29%; Now £2.7m
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: ▲10%; Now 109
Deferred income: ▼29%; Now £892k
Fixed assets: ▼22%; Now £488k

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

Ricoh Company, Ltd (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Ricoh Europe Holdings PLC75–100%
Ricoh UK Limited75–100%
Pure Audio Visual Limitedthis company

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

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 −£1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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