How much does Assent Building Compliance Limited make?

Assent Building Compliance Limited reported revenue of £2.8m and a loss of £332k in the year to 31 Dec 2023, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Assent Building Compliance Limited have?

Assent Building Compliance Limited reported an average of 71 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2023.

Is Assent Building Compliance Limited profitable?

No — Assent Building Compliance Limited reported a loss of £332k in the year to 31 Dec 2023.

Company No. 05311596 · Incorporated 13 Dec 2004

Assent Building Compliance Limited

Registered name: ASSENT BUILDING COMPLIANCE LIMITED

Part of Alphabet Holdings BC Limited group

Assent Building Compliance Limited made £2.8m revenue and a £332k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2023.

Assent Building Compliance Limited’s revenue fell 58% to £2.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with a loss of £332k and 71 employees. The company is classified under “other engineering activities” and is based in West Yorkshire; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 71129Other engineering activities

Status: Liquidation
Location: West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 21 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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2023

Key figures

Revenue

£2.8m

Growth ▼57.6%

Profit

−£332k

Growth —

Profit margin

−11.9%

Gross 87.9%

Employees

Change ▲1.4%

Profit / employee

−£4.7k

Revenue/employee £39.3k

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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2021	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£25.8m	£6.6m	£2.8m
Cost of sales	£18.3m	£3.2m	£336k
Gross profit	£7.5m	£3.4m	£2.5m
Profit before tax	£1.7m	−£1.4m	−£354k
Profit after tax	£1.5m	−£1.1m	−£332k
Profit (best available)	£1.5m	−£1.1m	−£332k
Staff costs	£3m	£1.8m	£1.5m
Employees (average)	81	70	71
Ratios
Profit margin	6%	−16.5%	−11.9%
Gross margin	29.1%	51.7%	87.9%
Revenue per employee	£319k	£94.1k	£39.3k
Profit per employee	£19k	−£15.5k	−£4.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼74.5%	▼57.6%
Profit growth	—	▼170.7%	—
Headcount growth	—	▼13.6%	▲1.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.1m	£89.1k	£52.8k
Net assets	£2.6m	£1.5m	£1.2m
Fixed assets	£5.3m	£5.3m	£5.4m
Current assets	£5.5m	£1.9m	£2.1m
Debtors	£2.9m	£745k	£1.2m
Deferred income	£1.9m	£312k	£0
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −11.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 87.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £39.3k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£4.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 192.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 41.9%; 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: ▼22%; Now £1.2m
Cash at bank: ▼41%; Now £52.8k
Headcount: ▲1%; Now 71
Deferred income: ▼100%; Now £0
Fixed assets: ▲2%; Now £5.4m

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

Alphabet Holdings BC Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Assent Holdings Limited75–100%
Assent Building Compliance Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (2)

LB Building Control LimitedLiquidationFigures not disclosed
Oculus Building Consultancy LimitedLiquidationFigures 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 2023 (profit −£332k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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