Investment Fund Services Limited
Registered name: INVESTMENT FUND SERVICES LIMITED
Part of U F C Fund Management PLC groupInvestment Fund Services Limited made £108m revenue and £744k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Investment Fund Services Limited’s revenue grew 15% to £108m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £744k profit and 8 employees. The company is classified under “administration of financial markets” and is based in Bolton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bolton, North West
- Age
- 19 yrs · since 2007
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £67.2m | £68.6m | £93.9m | £108m |
| Operating profit | £366k | £108k | £104k | £476k |
| Profit before tax | £368k | £213k | £523k | £1.1m |
| Profit after tax | £297k | £213k | £392k | £744k |
| Profit (best available) | £297k | £213k | £392k | £744k |
| Employees (average) | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £9.6m | £8.6m | £13.4m | £13.5m |
| Profit per employee | £42.5k | £26.6k | £56k | £93.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2% | ▲36.9% | ▲14.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼28.4% | ▲84.4% | ▲89.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲14.3% | ▼12.5% | ▲14.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £9.7m | £8.2m | £15.2m | £15.5m |
| Net assets | £9.5m | £9.8m | £10.2m | £10.9m |
| Fixed assets | — | — | £100 | £100 |
| Current assets | £52.4m | £74.3m | £114m | £137m |
| Debtors | £5.7m | £5.7m | £9.6m | £9.5m |
| Deferred income | £3.6m | £5.1m | £10.1m | £8.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £13.5m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £93.1k
- 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
- 7.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 8.8%
- 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
- ▲7%
- Now £10.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲2%
- Now £15.5m
- Headcount
- ▲14%
- Now 8
- Deferred income
- ▼20%
- Now £8.1m
- Fixed assets
- 0%
- Now £100
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- U F C Fund Management PLCultimate parent75–100%
- Marlborough Group Holdings Limited75–100%
- Investment Fund Services Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (12)
- Marlborough Investment Management LimitedRev. £11.3m · Profit £277k
- Ifsl Platform Service Providers LtdFigures not disclosed
- Ifsl Platform Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ifsl Professional Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Kernow Wealth Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Marlborough Asset Managers LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Marlborough Fund Managers Ltd.Rev. — · Profit −£4k
- Marlborough Nominee LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Marlborough Partnership LimitedFigures not disclosed
- MFM Unit Trust Managers LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Moorstone Wealth LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Philotas LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £744k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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