How much does Ignite (Grantham) Limited make?

Ignite (Grantham) Limited reported revenue of £23.9m and £3.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Ignite (Grantham) Limited have?

Ignite (Grantham) Limited reported an average of 90 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Ignite (Grantham) Limited profitable?

Yes — Ignite (Grantham) Limited reported a profit of £3.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 07438044 · Incorporated 12 Nov 2010

Ignite (Grantham) Limited

Registered name: IGNITE (GRANTHAM) LIMITED

Part of Hopton Trading Holdings Limited group

Ignite (Grantham) Limited made £23.9m revenue and £3.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Ignite (Grantham) Limited’s revenue grew 17% to £23.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £3.4m profit and 90 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of mobile telephones” and is based in Derby; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection G · Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehiclesSIC 47421Retail sale of mobile telephones

Status: Active
Location: Derby, East Midlands
Age: 15 yrs · since 2010
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with less

Revenue

£23.9m

Growth ▲17.1%

Profit

£3.4m

Growth ▲576.9%

Profit margin

14.3%

Gross 27.9%

Employees

Change ▼6.3%

Profit / employee

£38k

Revenue/employee £266k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£19.7m	£20.7m	£20.4m	£23.9m
Cost of sales	£16.1m	£16.5m	£16.4m	£17.2m
Gross profit	£3.6m	£4.2m	£4m	£6.7m
Operating profit	£526k	£826k	£676k	£4.6m
Profit before tax	£526k	£829k	£682k	£4.6m
Profit after tax	£415k	£667k	£505k	£3.4m
Profit (best available)	£415k	£667k	£505k	£3.4m
Staff costs	£2.4m	£2.6m	£2.9m	£3.3m
Employees (average)	90	91	96	90
Ratios
Profit margin	2.1%	3.2%	2.5%	14.3%
Gross margin	18.2%	20.2%	19.6%	27.9%
Revenue per employee	£218k	£228k	£213k	£266k
Profit per employee	£4.6k	£7.3k	£5.3k	£38k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲5.3%	▼1.4%	▲17.1%
Profit growth	—	▲60.9%	▼24.3%	▲576.9%
Headcount growth	—	▲1.1%	▲5.5%	▼6.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£401k	£498k	£111k	£2.2m
Net assets	£2.6m	£2.1m	£2.6m	£5m
Fixed assets	£320k	£265k	£226k	£235k
Current assets	£12m	£11.8m	£11.3m	£9.4m
Debtors	£1.3m	£1.5m	£619k	£877k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 14.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 27.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £266k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £38k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 3.7%; 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: ▲90%; Now £5m
Cash at bank: ▲1891%; Now £2.2m
Headcount: ▼6%; Now 90
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲4%; Now £235k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Hopton Trading Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Ignite (Grantham) Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Ignite (North) LimitedRev. £13.9m · Profit £2m

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 Mar 2025 (profit £3.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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