Maxwell Stanley Consulting Limited
Registered name: MAXWELL STANLEY CONSULTING LIMITED
Maxwell Stanley Consulting Limited made -£1.2m revenue and £256k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Maxwell Stanley Consulting Limited’s revenue fell 190% to −£1.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £256k profit and 6 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- 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. From the filing: “Maxwell Stanley Consulting Investments Limited”
Key figures
Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £642k | £853k | £970k | £1.3m | −£1.2m |
| Cost of sales | £96.1k | £100k | £159k | £321k | £262k |
| Gross profit | £546k | £753k | £811k | £983k | £911k |
| Operating profit | — | £146k | £287k | £419k | £342k |
| Profit before tax | £90.8k | £146k | £294k | £459k | £346k |
| Profit after tax | £90.8k | £108k | £225k | £344k | £256k |
| Profit (best available) | £90.8k | £108k | £225k | £344k | £256k |
| Employees (average) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 14.1% | 12.7% | 23.2% | 26.4% | −21.9% |
| Gross margin | 85% | 88.3% | 83.6% | 75.4% | −77.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £91.7k | £122k | £162k | £217k | −£195k |
| Profit per employee | £13k | £15.4k | £37.5k | £57.4k | £42.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲32.8% | ▲13.7% | ▲34.5% | ▼189.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲18.8% | ▲108.7% | ▲52.8% | ▼25.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼14.3% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £144k | £216k | £572k | £241k | £238k |
| Net assets | £201k | £309k | £534k | £879k | £1.1m |
| Fixed assets | £628 | £1.1k | — | — | — |
| Current assets | £465k | £512k | £1.3m | £1.4m | £1.7m |
| Debtors | £86.8k | £167k | £199k | £214k | £163k |
| Deferred income | £179k | £76.5k | £506k | £223k | £214k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −21.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −77.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- −£195k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £42.7k
- 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
- −18.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- −13.9%
- 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
- ▲29%
- Now £1.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼1%
- Now £238k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 6
- Deferred income
- ▼4%
- Now £214k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £256k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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