Ion Industries Ltd
Registered name: ION INDUSTRIES LTD
Ion Industries Ltd made £5.5m revenue and £212k profit in the year to 30 Jun 2026. read from filing text
Ion Industries Ltd’s revenue was £5.5m in the year to 30 Jun 2026, with £212k profit and 38 employees. The company is classified under “information technology consultancy activities” and is based in Newcastle Upon Tyne; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2016
- 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 | 30 Jun 2025 | 30 Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £2.7m | £6.3m | £5.5m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £2m | £3.9m | £3.7m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £712k | £2.4m | £1.9m |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£380k | £309k | £239k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£429k | £263k | £218k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£375k | £264k | £212k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£375k | £264k | £212k |
| Employees (average) | 31 | 30 | 23 | 30 | 38 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −13.7% | 4.2% | 3.8% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 26.1% | 38.5% | 33.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £119k | £211k | £146k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£16.3k | £8.8k | £5.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Headcount growth | — | ▼3.2% | ▼23.3% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £158k | £186k | £176k | £304k | £389k |
| Net assets | £136k | −£379k | −£388k | −£666k | −£455k |
| Fixed assets | £36k | £28.6k | £24.5k | £356k | £725k |
| Current assets | £754k | £514k | £527k | £15.3m | £17.9m |
| Debtors | £476k | £136k | £263k | £580k | £601k |
| Deferred income | — | — | £4.4m | £9.7m | £11.6m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 33.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £146k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 13.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 209.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 10.9%
- 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 −£455k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £389k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 38
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £11.6m
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £725k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Jun 2026 (profit £212k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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