Alderley Payroll Services Limited
Registered name: ALDERLEY PAYROLL SERVICES LIMITED
Alderley Payroll Services Limited made £191k revenue and £46.6k profit in the year to 31 Jan 2025.
Alderley Payroll Services Limited’s revenue grew 23% to £191k in the year to 31 Jan 2025, with £46.6k profit and 6 employees. The company is classified under “bookkeeping activities” and is based in Cheshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cheshire, North West
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- 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 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £155k | £191k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £37.9k | £46.6k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £37.9k | £46.6k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £92k | £114k |
| Employees (average) | — | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 24.5% | 24.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £30.9k | £31.8k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £7.6k | £7.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲23.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▲23% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | ▲20% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £19.4k | £20.3k | £21.6k | £29.9k |
| Fixed assets | £148 | £121 | £100 | £81 |
| Current assets | £36.8k | £44.2k | £48.2k | £64.3k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 24.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £31.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲38%
- Now £29.9k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲20%
- Now 6
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼19%
- Now £81
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2025 (profit £46.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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