How much does Best Business Services Limited make?

Best Business Services Limited reported revenue of £1.6m and £583k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Best Business Services Limited have?

Best Business Services Limited reported an average of 15 employees in the year to 30 Nov 2025.

Is Best Business Services Limited profitable?

Yes — Best Business Services Limited reported a profit of £583k in the year to 30 Nov 2025.

Company No. 05970842 · Incorporated 18 Oct 2006

Best Business Services Limited

Registered name: BEST BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Lloyds Banking Group PLC group

Best Business Services Limited made £1.6m revenue and £583k profit in the year to 30 Nov 2025. read from filing text

Best Business Services Limited’s revenue fell 20% to £1.6m in the year to 30 Nov 2025, with £583k profit and 15 employees. The company is classified under “combined office administrative service activities” and is based in Ferndown; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82110Combined office administrative service activities SIC 82200Activities of call centres

Status: Active
Location: Ferndown, South West
Age: 19 yrs · since 2006
Type: Private Limited Company

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. From the filing: “The company's immediate parent company is Asset Services Group Limited, a company registered in England and Wales, by virtue of its 100% holding in the company's issued share capital.”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Nov 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£1.6m

Growth ▼20.3%

Profit

£583k

Growth ▲106.1%

Profit margin

36.3%

Gross 49.8%

Employees

Change ▼65.9%

Profit / employee

£38.9k

Revenue/employee £107k

Profitable streak

2yrs

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 to	31 Oct 2022	31 Oct 2023	30 Nov 2024	30 Nov 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	No P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	£2m	£1.6m
Cost of sales	—	—	£1.1m	£805k
Gross profit	—	—	£876k	£800k
Operating profit	—	—	£342k	£598k
Profit before tax	—	—	£347k	£591k
Profit after tax	—	—	£283k	£583k
Profit (best available)	—	—	£283k	£583k
Employees (average)	40	45	44	15
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	14%	36.3%
Gross margin	—	—	43.5%	49.8%
Revenue per employee	—	—	£45.8k	£107k
Profit per employee	—	—	£6.4k	£38.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	—	▼20.3%
Profit growth	—	—	—	▲106.1%
Headcount growth	—	▲12.5%	▼2.2%	▼65.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£354k	£344k	£282k	£177k
Net assets	£573k	£690k	£927k	£1.5m
Fixed assets	£15k	£12.3k	£10.9k	£8.2k
Current assets	£791k	£1m	£1.3m	£2.1m
Debtors	£437k	£117k	£168k	£49k
Source	AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 36.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 49.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £107k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £38.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 3%; 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: ▲63%; Now £1.5m
Cash at bank: ▼37%; Now £177k
Headcount: ▼66%; Now 15
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼25%; Now £8.2k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Lloyds Banking Group PLCultimate parent75–100%
LBG Equity Investments Limited75–100%
Lloyds Development Capital (Holdings) Limited75–100%
LDC (General Partner) Limited75–100%
LDC GP LLP75–100%
Project Penny Limited75–100%
Asset Services Group Limited75–100%
Best Business Services Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (3)

Asset Services LimitedRev. £6.3m · Profit £248k
Internet Communications (Services) LimitedRev. £4.4m · Profit £1.3m
PHD in Communications LimitedRev. £590k · Profit £241k

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Nov 2025 (profit £583k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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