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Company No. 05276396 · Incorporated 3 Nov 2004

Aspire People Limited

Registered name: ASPIRE PEOPLE LIMITED

Aspire People Limited made £31.4m revenue and £436k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Aspire People Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £31.4m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £436k profit and 1,213 employees. The company is classified under “other activities of employment placement agencies” and is based in Sutton Coldfield; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 78109Other activities of employment placement agenciesSIC 78200Temporary employment agency activities
Status
Active
Location
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
Age
21 yrs · since 2004
Type
Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£31.4m
Growth ▲8.2%
Profit
£436k
Growth ▼50.9%
Profit margin
1.4%
Gross 27.2%
Employees
1,213
Change ▲137.4%
Profit / employee
£359
Revenue/employee £25.9k
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 Aug 202431 Aug 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£29m£31.4m
Cost of sales£20.6m£22.9m
Gross profit£8.4m£8.6m
Operating profit£1.3m£689k
Profit before tax£1.3m£625k
Profit after tax£887k£436k
Profit (best available)£887k£436k
Staff costs£12.3m£14m
Employees (average)5111,213
Ratios
Profit margin3.1%1.4%
Gross margin29.1%27.2%
Revenue per employee£56.8k£25.9k
Profit per employee£1.7k£359
Cash conversion33.7%134.3%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲8.2%
Profit growth—▼50.9%
Headcount growth—▲137.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£4.1k£15.3k
Net assets£1.6m£1.2m
Fixed assets£432k£397k
Current assets£4.4m£5m
Debtors£2.4m£2m
Deferred income£206k£509k
Cash from operations£443k£925k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
1.4%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
27.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£25.9k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£359
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
134.3%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
1.3%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.6%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
6.3%
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
▼26%
Now £1.2m
Cash at bank
▲269%
Now £15.3k
Headcount
▲137%
Now 1,213
Deferred income
▲147%
Now £509k
Fixed assets
▼8%
Now £397k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £436k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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