Speller Metcalfe Limited
Registered name: SPELLER METCALFE LIMITED
Part of Speller Metcalfe Group Limited groupSpeller Metcalfe Limited made £159m revenue and £73.5k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Speller Metcalfe Limited’s revenue was £159m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £73.5k profit and 262 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Malvern; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Malvern, West Midlands
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2008
- 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 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £159m |
| Cost of sales | — | £141m |
| Gross profit | — | £17.5m |
| Operating profit | — | £4m |
| Profit before tax | — | £5m |
| Profit after tax | £266 | £73.5k |
| Profit (best available) | £266 | £73.5k |
| Staff costs | — | £3.9m |
| Employees (average) | 246 | 262 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | — | 0.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 11% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £607k |
| Profit per employee | £1 | £281 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Profit growth | — | ▲27534% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲6.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £23.6m | £26.3k |
| Net assets | £5.3m | £657k |
| Fixed assets | £1.3m | £1m |
| Current assets | £66.3m | £5.5m |
| Debtors | £37.7m | £720 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 11%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £607k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £281
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▼88%
- Now £657k
- Cash at bank
- ▼100%
- Now £26.3k
- Headcount
- ▲7%
- Now 262
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼19%
- Now £1m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Speller Metcalfe Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Speller Metcalfe Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- Speller Metcalfe Malvern LimitedRev. £162m · Profit £1.9m
- Speller Metcalfe Gloucester LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Speller Metcalfe Living LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £73.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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