Britannica Business Systems Ltd
Registered name: BRITANNICA BUSINESS SYSTEMS LTD
Britannica Business Systems Ltd made £168k revenue and a £19.9k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Britannica Business Systems Ltd’s revenue fell 52% to £168k in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £19.9k and 4 employees. The company is classified under “management consultancy activities other than financial management” and is based in Borehamwood; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Liquidation
- Location
- Borehamwood, East of England
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- 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 | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £349k | £168k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £2.9k | −£19.9k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £2.9k | −£19.9k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £41.7k | £24k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 0.8% | −11.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £116k | £42.1k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £962 | −£5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼51.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼788.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼25% | ▲33.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £58.3k | £4.1k | £7.1k | −£116k |
| Fixed assets | £10.4k | £7.4k | £0 | — |
| Current assets | £104k | £79.9k | £81.4k | £343 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −11.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £42.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£5k
- 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.
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
- ▼1724%
- Now −£116k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲33%
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£19.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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