System1 Group PLC
Registered name: SYSTEM1 GROUP PLC
System1 Group PLC made £37m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
System1 Group PLC’s revenue was £37m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £1.3m profit. The company is classified under “market research and public opinion polling” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- Type
- Public 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 2025 | 24 Sep 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £37.4m | £4.7m | £37m |
| Cost of sales | −£4.6m | — | −£4.7m |
| Gross profit | £32.9m | — | £32.3m |
| Operating profit | £5.3m | −£2.8m | £2.1m |
| Profit before tax | £5.3m | £2.2m | £2.1m |
| Profit after tax | £4.5m | £2.2m | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £4.5m | £2.2m | £1.3m |
| Employees (average) | — | 75 | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 11.9% | 47.2% | 3.6% |
| Gross margin | 87.8% | — | 87.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £63k | — |
| Profit per employee | — | £29.7k | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 87.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Now —
- Headcount
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- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (3)
- System1 Ad Ratings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- System1 Agency LtdFigures not disclosed
- System1 Research LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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