The Anvil Group (International) Limited
Registered name: THE ANVIL GROUP (INTERNATIONAL) LIMITED
Part of Everbridge Inc groupThe Anvil Group (International) Limited made £10.6m revenue and a £27.9k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2023.
The Anvil Group (International) Limited’s revenue was £10.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with a loss of £27.9k and 2 employees. The company is classified under “security systems service activities” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 21 yrs · since 2005
- 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.
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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £15.8m | £10.6m |
| Cost of sales | £13.6m | £8.6m |
| Gross profit | £2.2m | £2.1m |
| Operating profit | −£2.4m | −£45.7k |
| Profit before tax | −£2.4m | −£27.9k |
| Profit after tax | −£2.3m | −£27.9k |
| Profit (best available) | −£2.3m | −£27.9k |
| Staff costs | £7.7m | £0 |
| Employees (average) | 99 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −14.5% | −0.3% |
| Gross margin | 13.8% | 19.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £160k | £5.3m |
| Profit per employee | −£23.1k | −£14k |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £1.9m | £3.4m |
| Net assets | £4m | £4m |
| Fixed assets | £410k | £310k |
| Current assets | £6.6m | £7.4m |
| Debtors | £2.8m | £2.8m |
| Deferred income | £2.3m | £1.9m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 19.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £5.3m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£14k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 17.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 26.3%
- 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
- —
- Now £4m
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £3.4m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £1.9m
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £310k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Everbridge Inc (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Everbridge Holdings Limited75–100%
- The Anvil Group (International) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- Everbridge Europe LimitedRev. £25.8m · Profit −£13m
- CNL Software LimitedRev. £4.4m · Profit −£2.4m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit −£27.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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