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Company No. 08450163 · Incorporated 19 Mar 2013

Phoenix Searches Limited

Registered name: PHOENIX SEARCHES LIMITED

Phoenix Searches Limited made £28m revenue and £2.7m profit in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Phoenix Searches Limited’s revenue grew 26% to £28m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with £2.7m profit and 52 employees. The company is classified under “other professional, scientific and technical activities” and is based in Maidstone; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Maidstone, South East
Age
13 yrs · since 2013
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Jun 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-light
Revenue
£28m
Growth ▲26.4%
Profit
£2.7m
Growth —
Profit margin
9.5%
Gross 26.3%
Employees
52
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£51.1k
Revenue/employee £538k
Profitable streak
1yr
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 to30 Jun 202230 Jun 202330 Jun 202430 Jun 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£21.2m£20.2m£22.1m£28m
Cost of sales£15.8m£15.3m£16.3m£20.6m
Gross profit£5.3m£4.9m£5.8m£7.4m
Operating profit£334k−£480k£74k—
Profit before tax£334k−£480k£74k£2.7m
Profit after tax£345k−£350k−£9.3k£2.7m
Profit (best available)£345k−£350k−£9.3k£2.7m
Staff costs£2.8m£3m£3.8m£2.5m
Employees (average)—635252
Ratios
Profit margin1.6%−1.7%0%9.5%
Gross margin25.2%24.2%26.2%26.3%
Revenue per employee—£321k£426k£538k
Profit per employee—−£5.6k−£178£51.1k
Cash conversion291.8%—1077%—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼4.5%▲9.7%▲26.4%
Profit growth—▼201.6%——
Headcount growth——▼17.5%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2m£1.5m£1.9m£1m
Net assets£1.9m£1.5m£1.5m£4.2m
Fixed assets£1.6m£1.9m£1.5m£770k
Current assets£3.7m£3.2m£3.8m£7.3m
Debtors£698k£719k£1m£627k
Deferred income£1.8m£1.6m£1.7m£1.5m
Cash from operations£975k£551k£797k—
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
9.5%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
26.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£538k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£51.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
2.8%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
5.4%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
2.2%
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
▲176%
Now £4.2m
Cash at bank
▼45%
Now £1m
Headcount
0%
Now 52
Deferred income
▼9%
Now £1.5m
Fixed assets
▼48%
Now £770k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2025 (profit £2.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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