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Company No. 05246359 · Incorporated 30 Sep 2004

Ancestry.com UK Limited

Registered name: ANCESTRY.COM UK LIMITED

Ancestry.com UK Limited made £11.2m revenue and £492k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Ancestry.com UK Limited’s revenue grew 21% to £11.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £492k profit and 103 employees. The company is classified under “other information service activities” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 63990Other information service activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
22 yrs · since 2004
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£11.2m
Growth ▲21.3%
Profit
£492k
Growth ▲13.4%
Profit margin
4.4%
 
Employees
103
Change ▲17.1%
Profit / employee
£4.8k
Revenue/employee £109k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£9.3m£11.2m
Cost of sales−£8.8m−£10.7m
Operating profit£448k£495k
Profit before tax£448k£591k
Profit after tax£434k£492k
Profit (best available)£434k£492k
Employees (average)88103
Ratios
Profit margin4.7%4.4%
Revenue per employee£105k£109k
Profit per employee£4.9k£4.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲21.3%
Profit growth—▲13.4%
Headcount growth—▲17.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets——
SourceAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£109k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£4.8k
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
▲17%
Now 103
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £492k), 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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