Merlin Environmental Solutions Limited
Registered name: MERLIN ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Merlin Environmental Solutions Limited made £3.3m revenue and £1m profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
Merlin Environmental Solutions Limited’s revenue grew 44% to £3.3m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £1m profit and 23 employees. The company is classified under “environmental consulting activities” and is based in Sutton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Sutton, London
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- 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 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £1.3m | £2.3m | £3.3m |
| Cost of sales | — | £172k | £351k | £330k |
| Gross profit | — | £1.1m | £2m | £3m |
| Operating profit | — | £382k | £563k | £1.4m |
| Profit before tax | — | £379k | £565k | £1.4m |
| Profit after tax | — | £306k | £422k | £1m |
| Profit (best available) | — | £306k | £422k | £1m |
| Employees (average) | 11 | 12 | 12 | 23 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 23.6% | 18.2% | 31.3% |
| Gross margin | — | 86.8% | 84.9% | 90.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £108k | £193k | £145k |
| Profit per employee | — | £25.5k | £35.1k | £45.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲78.3% | ▲43.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲37.7% | ▲146.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.1% | 0% | ▲91.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £99.4k | £210k | £380k | £1.3m |
| Net assets | £111k | £333k | £674k | £1.6m |
| Fixed assets | — | £52.4k | £211k | £282k |
| Current assets | £296k | £534k | £800k | £1.8m |
| Debtors | £148k | £286k | £412k | £519k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 31.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 90.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £145k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £45.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 8.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 15.6%
- 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
- ▲135%
- Now £1.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲242%
- Now £1.3m
- Headcount
- ▲92%
- Now 23
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲34%
- Now £282k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026
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