Bright Sky Umbrella Limited
Registered name: BRIGHT SKY UMBRELLA LIMITED
Part of Bright Sky Group Holding Limited groupBright Sky Umbrella Limited made £37.6m revenue and £71.8k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Bright Sky Umbrella Limited’s revenue grew 18% to £37.6m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £71.8k profit and 343 employees. The company is classified under “human resources provision and management of human resources functions” and is based in Liverpool; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Liverpool, North West
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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 | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £22.9m | £34.6m | £31.7m | £37.6m |
| Cost of sales | £22.6m | £34.1m | £31.2m | £37m |
| Gross profit | £313k | £500k | £589k | £539k |
| Operating profit | £49.4k | £142k | £218k | £73.5k |
| Profit before tax | £49.6k | £141k | £216k | £95.4k |
| Profit after tax | £38.2k | £120k | £162k | £71.8k |
| Profit (best available) | £38.2k | £120k | £162k | £71.8k |
| Employees (average) | 367 | 352 | 287 | 343 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.2% |
| Gross margin | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 1.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £62.4k | £98.2k | £111k | £110k |
| Profit per employee | £104 | £341 | £564 | £209 |
| Cash conversion | −392.1% | 75.1% | −474.1% | −904.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲50.9% | ▼8.2% | ▲18.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲214.6% | ▲34.8% | ▼55.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼4.1% | ▼18.5% | ▲19.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £676k | £518k | £1.5m | £2m |
| Net assets | £42.5k | £161k | £238k | £272k |
| Fixed assets | £11.2k | £7.7k | £5.3k | £3.7k |
| Current assets | £1.6m | £1.8m | £2.6m | £3.4m |
| Debtors | £336k | £455k | £237k | £381k |
| Deferred income | £473k | £567k | £683k | £892k |
| Cash from operations | −£194k | £106k | −£1m | −£665k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 1.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £110k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £209
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −904.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 2.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 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
- ▲15%
- Now £272k
- Cash at bank
- ▲35%
- Now £2m
- Headcount
- ▲20%
- Now 343
- Deferred income
- ▲31%
- Now £892k
- Fixed assets
- ▼30%
- Now £3.7k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Bright Sky Group Holding Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Bright Sky Umbrella Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (6)
- Bright Sky Contracting LimitedRev. £37.6m · Profit £71.8k
- Bright Sky Accountancy Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Bright Sky Construction Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- London Group Finance LtdFigures not disclosed
- London Group Operations LtdFigures not disclosed
- London Group Real Estate LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £71.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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