General Datatech Global Limited
Registered name: GENERAL DATATECH GLOBAL LIMITED
General Datatech Global Limited made £23.1m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 30 Dec 2023.
General Datatech Global Limited’s revenue grew 49% to £23.1m in the year to 30 Dec 2023, with £1.3m profit and 134 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Dec 2021 | 30 Dec 2022 | 30 Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £8.5m | £15.5m | £23.1m |
| Cost of sales | −£8.2m | −£12.1m | −£16.3m |
| Gross profit | £294k | £3.5m | £6.9m |
| Operating profit | £220k | £1.6m | £2m |
| Profit before tax | £157k | £1.5m | £1.9m |
| Profit after tax | −£65.1k | £1.2m | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | −£65.1k | £1.2m | £1.3m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | 134 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −0.8% | 7.7% | 5.6% |
| Gross margin | 3.5% | 22.3% | 29.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £173k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £9.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲83.6% | ▲49% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲8.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 5.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 29.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £173k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £9.7k
- 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
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 134
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- General Datatech UK LimitedRev. £5.8m · Profit £331k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Dec 2023 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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