Business Funding Research Ltd
Registered name: BUSINESS FUNDING RESEARCH LTD
Business Funding Research Ltd made £10m revenue and a £1.8m loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025.
Business Funding Research Ltd’s revenue grew 8% to £10m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £1.8m and 128 employees. The company is classified under “business and domestic software development” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 16 yrs · since 2010
- 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 | 30 Jun 2022 | 30 Jun 2023 | 30 Jun 2024 | 30 Jun 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £6.6m | £8.5m | £9.3m | £10m |
| Operating profit | £34.1k | £167k | −£1.6m | −£2.1m |
| Profit before tax | −£8.2k | −£4.4k | −£2.1m | −£2.6m |
| Profit after tax | −£8.2k | −£4.4k | −£2.1m | −£1.8m |
| Profit (best available) | −£8.2k | −£4.4k | −£2.1m | −£1.8m |
| Staff costs | £4.2m | £5m | £6.3m | £7.2m |
| Employees (average) | 108 | 121 | 134 | 128 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −0.1% | −0.1% | −23.1% | −17.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £61.3k | £70.4k | £69.2k | £78k |
| Profit per employee | −£76 | −£36 | −£16k | −£13.7k |
| Cash conversion | −7300% | −1881% | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲28.7% | ▲8.8% | ▲7.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲12% | ▲10.7% | ▼4.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £635k | £2.1m | £1.7m | £2.5m |
| Net assets | £1.4m | £1.7m | £3.6k | £57.5k |
| Fixed assets | £5.5m | £6.4m | £7.6m | £8m |
| Current assets | £1.9m | £3.6m | £3.7m | £4.2m |
| Debtors | £1m | £1.3m | £1.6m | £1.2m |
| Cash from operations | −£2.5m | −£3.1m | −£475k | −£1.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −17.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £78k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£13.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 80.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 11.9%
- 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
- ▲1496%
- Now £57.5k
- Cash at bank
- ▲48%
- Now £2.5m
- Headcount
- ▼4%
- Now 128
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲5%
- Now £8m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Beauhurst LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit −£1.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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