How much does Forpeople Limited make?

Forpeople Limited reported revenue of £11.3m and £718k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Forpeople Limited have?

Forpeople Limited reported an average of 96 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Forpeople Limited profitable?

Yes — Forpeople Limited reported a profit of £718k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 05158431 · Incorporated 21 Jun 2004

Forpeople Limited

Registered name: FORPEOPLE LIMITED

Part of Forpeople Group (Holdings) Limited group

Forpeople Limited made £11.3m revenue and £718k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Forpeople Limited’s revenue fell 8% to £11.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £718k profit and 96 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; 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: London, London
Age: 22 yrs · since 2004
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: “The parent undertaking is Forpeople Group (Holdings) Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£11.3m

Growth ▼8.3%

Profit

£718k

Growth ▼28.2%

Profit margin

6.4%

Gross 95.9%

Employees

Change ▼5%

Profit / employee

£7.5k

Revenue/employee £117k

Profitable streak

4yrs

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	Profit only	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£11.8m	£12.3m	£11.3m
Cost of sales	£577k	£530k	£470k	£463k
Gross profit	—	£11.3m	£11.8m	£10.8m
Operating profit	—	£2m	£1.1m	£978k
Profit before tax	—	£2.2m	£1.2m	£984k
Profit after tax	£1.8m	£2m	£1m	£718k
Profit (best available)	£1.8m	£2m	£1m	£718k
Staff costs	£6m	£6.5m	£6.9m	—
Employees (average)	90	99	101	96
Ratios
Profit margin	—	16.9%	8.1%	6.4%
Gross margin	—	95.3%	96.2%	95.9%
Revenue per employee	—	£119k	£122k	£117k
Profit per employee	£19.8k	£20.2k	£9.9k	£7.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲3.9%	▼8.3%
Profit growth	—	▲12.2%	▼49.9%	▼28.2%
Headcount growth	—	▲10%	▲2%	▼5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£6.7m	£6.5m	£768k	£1.2m
Net assets	£7.5m	£9m	£4.2m	£4.7m
Fixed assets	£244k	£324k	£221k	£222k
Current assets	£10m	£11.3m	£6.7m	£6.5m
Debtors	£2.3m	£3.6m	£3.6m	£3.1m
Deferred income	£1.7m	£1.8m	£1.7m	£1m
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: 6.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 95.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £117k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £7.5k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 8.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 27.5%; 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: ▲12%; Now £4.7m
Cash at bank: ▲60%; Now £1.2m
Headcount: ▼5%; Now 96
Deferred income: ▼42%; Now £1m
Fixed assets: ▲0%; Now £222k

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

Forpeople Group (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Forpeople Trustee Limited75–100%
Forpeople Group (Holdings) Limited75–100%
Forpeople Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Forpeople Trustee 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 FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £718k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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