Messenger BCR Group Limited
Registered name: MESSENGER BCR GROUP LIMITED
Part of Messenger BCR Limited groupMessenger BCR Group Limited made £2m revenue and £218k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Messenger BCR Group Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £2m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £218k profit and 18 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Stamford; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Stamford, East of England
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.7m | £1.6m | £1.9m | £2.2m | £2m |
| Operating profit | £248k | £152k | £221k | −£224k | £122k |
| Profit before tax | £383k | £92.9k | £144k | £2k | £245k |
| Profit after tax | £318k | £45.7k | £95.7k | −£108k | £218k |
| Profit (best available) | £318k | £45.7k | £95.7k | −£108k | £218k |
| Staff costs | £573k | £526k | £654k | £764k | £781k |
| Employees (average) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 19.1% | 2.9% | 5.1% | −4.9% | 10.7% |
| Revenue per employee | £119k | £115k | £124k | £139k | £113k |
| Profit per employee | £22.7k | £3.3k | £6.4k | −£6.8k | £12.1k |
| Cash conversion | −24.3% | −123.6% | −88.9% | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼3.4% | ▲15.9% | ▲19.6% | ▼8.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼85.6% | ▲109.5% | ▼213.2% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲7.1% | ▲6.7% | ▲12.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £12.9k | £10.2k | £5.4k | £5.4k | £1k |
| Net assets | £1.1m | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.2m | £1.4m |
| Fixed assets | £2.3m | £2.3m | £2.2m | £2.3m | £2.9m |
| Current assets | £33.5k | £756k | £751k | £27.2k | £1.5m |
| Debtors | £312 | £1.6k | £0 | £2.5k | £2.7k |
| Cash from operations | −£60.3k | −£188k | −£197k | £38.8k | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £113k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £12.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 140.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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
- ▲19%
- Now £1.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼81%
- Now £1k
- Headcount
- ▲13%
- Now 18
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲26%
- Now £2.9m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Messenger BCR Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Messenger BCR Group Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (5)
- Messenger Construction LimitedRev. £32m · Profit £751k
- Messenger Building Repairs LimitedRev. £9.9m · Profit £284k
- Messenger F. D. D. LtdRev. £328k · Profit −£139k
- Messenger Conservation LtdRev. £0 · Profit £0
- Messenger Special Projects LtdRev. £0 · Profit £0
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £218k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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