UK Search Limited
Registered name: UK SEARCH LIMITED
UK Search Limited made £15.2m revenue and £1.7m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
UK Search Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £15.2m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.7m profit and 134 employees. The company is classified under “activities of collection agencies” and is based in Chesterfield; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Chesterfield, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 21 yrs · since 2004
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £8.8m | £11.9m | £13.5m | £15.2m |
| Cost of sales | £2.8m | £4.6m | £5.1m | £5.6m |
| Gross profit | £6m | £7.2m | £8.4m | £9.6m |
| Operating profit | £2m | £2m | £2m | £2.2m |
| Profit before tax | £2m | £2m | £2.1m | £2.1m |
| Profit after tax | £1.8m | £1.6m | £1.6m | £1.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.8m | £1.6m | £1.6m | £1.7m |
| Staff costs | £2.7m | £3.4m | £4.4m | £5.1m |
| Employees (average) | 98 | 125 | 142 | 134 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 20.2% | 13.8% | 12% | 11% |
| Gross margin | 68.3% | 61% | 62.2% | 63.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £89.4k | £94.9k | £95.4k | £114k |
| Profit per employee | £18k | £13.1k | £11.4k | £12.5k |
| Cash conversion | −119.1% | −95% | −96% | −138.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲35.3% | ▲14.2% | ▲12.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼7.5% | ▼0.6% | ▲3.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲27.6% | ▲13.6% | ▼5.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.8m | £3.5m | £2.6m | £2.4m |
| Net assets | £4.8m | £5.3m | £4.4m | £3.6m |
| Fixed assets | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.4m | £1.3m |
| Current assets | £6.1m | £6.9m | £6.7m | £6.7m |
| Debtors | £1.9m | £2.3m | £3m | £3.6m |
| Cash from operations | −£2.4m | −£1.9m | −£2m | −£3m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 63.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £114k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £12.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −138.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 8.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 23.6%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- ▼18%
- Now £3.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼6%
- Now £2.4m
- Headcount
- ▼6%
- Now 134
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼7%
- Now £1.3m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Credit Training LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £1.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 22 Oct 2026
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