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Company No. 05451011 · Incorporated 12 May 2005

Wirehive Limited

Registered name: WIREHIVE LIMITED

Part of PAX8 UK Limited group

Wirehive Limited made £100m revenue and a £90.7k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Wirehive Limited’s revenue grew 44% to £100m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £90.7k and 0 employees. The company is classified under “other information technology service activities” and is based in Farnborough; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62090Other information technology service activities
Status
Active
Location
Farnborough, South East
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Small team
Revenue
£100m
Growth ▲43.6%
Profit
−£90.7k
Growth ▼131.8%
Profit margin
−0.1%
Gross 0%
Employees
0
Change —
Profit / employee
—
 
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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202131 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 2024
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£39.5m£69.7m£100m
Cost of sales—£37.7m£68.9m£100m
Gross profit—£1.8m£821k−£20.3k
Operating profit—£326k£336k−£90.7k
Profit before tax—£288k£270k−£90.7k
Profit after tax—£298k£286k−£90.7k
Profit (best available)—£298k£286k−£90.7k
Staff costs—£410k£0—
Employees (average)24500
Ratios
Profit margin—0.8%0.4%−0.1%
Gross margin—4.5%1.2%0%
Revenue per employee—£7.9m——
Profit per employee—£59.5k——
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲76.4%▲43.6%
Profit growth——▼4%▼131.8%
Headcount growth—▼79.2%▼100%—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£3.3m£2.2m£219k£2.1m
Net assets£47.2k£345k£630k£540k
Fixed assets£652k£410k£0—
Current assets£4.4m£12.2m£20.4m£30.7m
Debtors£235k£215k£121k£9.2k
Deferred income—£3.5m£4.3m£7.1m
SourceAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−0.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
0%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
—
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
7.1%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
0%
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
▼14%
Now £540k
Cash at bank
▲841%
Now £2.1m
Headcount
—
Now 0
Deferred income
▲67%
Now £7.1m
Fixed assets
—
Now —

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

  1. PAX8 UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Wirehive Limitedthis company

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

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 2024 (profit −£90.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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