Merlin Business Services UK Ltd
Registered name: MERLIN BUSINESS SERVICES UK LTD
Merlin Business Services UK Ltd made £66.5k revenue and £248 profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Merlin Business Services UK Ltd’s revenue grew 22% to £66.5k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £248 profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “accounting and auditing activities” and is based in West Midlands; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- West Midlands, West Midlands
- 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 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) | £36.7k | £49.2k | £54.7k | £66.5k |
| Cost of sales | £37.2k | £47.1k | £50.5k | £62.8k |
| Gross profit | −£436 | £2k | £4.2k | £3.7k |
| Profit before tax | £165 | £186 | £469 | £248 |
| Profit after tax | £165 | £186 | £469 | £248 |
| Profit (best available) | £165 | £186 | £469 | £248 |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.4% |
| Gross margin | −1.2% | 4.1% | 7.8% | 5.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £9.2k | £12.3k | £13.7k | £22.2k |
| Profit per employee | £41 | £46 | £117 | £83 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲33.8% | ▲11.3% | ▲21.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲12.7% | ▲152.2% | ▼47.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | ▼25% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £6.5k | £11k | £4.2k | £1.7k |
| Net assets | −£7.2k | −£7k | −£6.5k | −£6.3k |
| Current assets | £12.1k | £16.6k | £24.4k | £20.2k |
| Debtors | £4k | £4k | £18.5k | £18.5k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 5.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £22.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £83
- 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
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 27.8%
- 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 −£6.3k
- Cash at bank
- ▼60%
- Now £1.7k
- Headcount
- ▼25%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £248), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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