How many employees does Avecto Ltd have?

Avecto Ltd reported an average of 275 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Avecto Ltd profitable?

Yes — Avecto Ltd reported a profit of £8.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 06538381 · Incorporated 18 Mar 2008

Avecto Ltd

Registered name: AVECTO LTD

Avecto Ltd made £8.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024 (revenue not disclosed).

Avecto Ltd reported £8.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024, down 21% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 275 employees. The company is classified under “business and domestic software development” and is based in Manchester; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection J · Information and communicationSIC 62012Business and domestic software development

Status: Active
Location: Manchester, North West
Age: 18 yrs · since 2008
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 undertaking is Armour Bidco Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales. The company's ultimate parent and controlling undertaking is Wrigley Holdings L.P, a li”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£8.9m

Growth ▼20.9%

Profit margin

—

Employees

275

Change ▲6.6%

Profit / employee

£32.2k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—
Profit before tax	£13.5m	£11.3m	£8.9m
Profit after tax	£13.4m	£11.2m	£8.9m
Profit (best available)	£13.4m	£11.2m	£8.9m
Staff costs	£23.5m	£25.6m	£28.3m
Employees (average)	233	258	275
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—
Profit per employee	£57.6k	£43.4k	£32.2k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▼16.6%	▼20.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲10.7%	▲6.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£394k	£513k	£111k
Net assets	£42.6m	£53.9m	£63m
Fixed assets	£5.6m	£5.4m	£5.2m
Current assets	£60.1m	£53m	£63.8m
Debtors	£59.7m	£52.5m	£63.7m
Deferred income	£112k	£17.5k	£0
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £32.2k; 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: —; 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: ▲17%; Now £63m
Cash at bank: ▼78%; Now £111k
Headcount: ▲7%; Now 275
Deferred income: ▼100%; Now £0
Fixed assets: ▼4%; Now £5.2m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Beyondtrust Corporation (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Armour Bidco Limited75–100%
Avecto Ltdthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Bomgar UK LtdFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

BT Software Europe LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 31 Dec 2024 (profit £8.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026

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