How much does Alten Ltd make?

Alten Ltd reported revenue of £81m and £8.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Alten Ltd have?

Alten Ltd reported an average of 760 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Alten Ltd profitable?

Yes — Alten Ltd reported a profit of £8.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 08452862 · Incorporated 20 Mar 2013

Alten Ltd

Registered name: ALTEN LTD

Part of Alten Sa group

Alten Ltd made £81m revenue and £8.7m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Alten Ltd’s revenue fell 6% to £81m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £8.7m profit and 760 employees. The company is classified under “other professional, scientific and technical activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 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: London, London
Age: 13 yrs · since 2013
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. From the filing: “Alten Europe SARL”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed

Revenue

£81m

Growth ▼6.3%

Profit

£8.7m

Growth ▲13.7%

Profit margin

10.7%

Gross 27.7%

Employees

760

Change ▼26.7%

Profit / employee

£11.4k

Revenue/employee £107k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£76.5m	£86.4m	£81m
Cost of sales	£53m	£64.2m	£58.5m
Gross profit	£23.5m	£22.2m	£22.5m
Operating profit	£12.3m	£9.9m	£10.9m
Profit before tax	£12.3m	£9.8m	£11.4m
Profit after tax	£10.1m	£7.6m	£8.7m
Profit (best available)	£10.1m	£7.6m	£8.7m
Staff costs	£38.8m	£47.4m	£42m
Employees (average)	839	1,037	760
Ratios
Profit margin	13.2%	8.8%	10.7%
Gross margin	30.7%	25.7%	27.7%
Revenue per employee	£91.2k	£83.3k	£107k
Profit per employee	£12k	£7.4k	£11.4k
Cash conversion	−89.9%	−100.5%	50.5%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲12.9%	▼6.3%
Profit growth	—	▼24.1%	▲13.7%
Headcount growth	—	▲23.6%	▼26.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£8.4m	£16m	£274k
Net assets	£29.4m	£37m	£39.2m
Fixed assets	£817k	£757k	£3.3m
Current assets	£52m	£53.2m	£51.3m
Debtors	£28.6m	£19.7m	£30.5m
Deferred income	£7m	£6.9m	£6.5m
Cash from operations	−£11.1m	−£10m	£5.5m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 10.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 27.7%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £107k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £11.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: 50.5%; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 8.1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 37.6%; 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: ▲6%; Now £39.2m
Cash at bank: ▼98%; Now £274k
Headcount: ▼27%; Now 760
Deferred income: ▼5%; Now £6.5m
Fixed assets: ▲331%; Now £3.3m

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

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Alten Sa (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Alten Ltdthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Woodford Engineering Consultancy (UK) LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 Dec 2024 (profit £8.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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