International Connections Group Ltd
Registered name: INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS GROUP LTD
International Connections Group Ltd made £15.6m revenue and a £3.1m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2023.
International Connections Group Ltd’s revenue grew 38% to £15.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with a loss of £3.1m and 139 employees. The company is classified under “advertising agencies” and is based in Blackpool; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Blackpool, North West
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2013
- 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 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7m | £11.3m | £15.6m |
| Cost of sales | £3.3m | £5.3m | £6.8m |
| Gross profit | £3.8m | £6m | £8.7m |
| Operating profit | £206k | £856k | £610k |
| Profit before tax | −£177k | £424k | −£1.4k |
| Profit after tax | −£242k | £476k | −£3.1m |
| Profit (best available) | −£242k | £476k | −£3.1m |
| Staff costs | — | £3.3m | £5.4m |
| Employees (average) | 56 | 94 | 139 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −3.4% | 4.2% | −19.8% |
| Gross margin | 53.4% | 52.9% | 56.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £126k | £121k | £112k |
| Profit per employee | −£4.3k | £5.1k | −£22.2k |
| Cash conversion | — | 9% | −178.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲61% | ▲37.5% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼748.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲67.9% | ▲47.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £574k | £211k | £210k |
| Net assets | −£5.6m | −£5m | −£10.8m |
| Fixed assets | £965k | £1.2m | £232k |
| Current assets | £3.5m | £4.3m | £4.6m |
| Debtors | £130k | £98.3k | £638k |
| Cash from operations | — | £76.7k | −£1.1m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −19.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 56.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £112k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£22.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −178.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4.1%
- 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
- —
- Now −£10.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼0%
- Now £210k
- Headcount
- ▲48%
- Now 139
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼80%
- Now £232k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (8)
- 3 Media LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Dealership Media LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Digital Screen Media LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Elevate Media Group LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Icg Ebt LimitedFigures not disclosed
- International App Company LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Nga Digital LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Unique Advertising LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit −£3.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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