How much does Brightlocal Ltd make?

Brightlocal Ltd reported revenue of £15.1m and £401k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Brightlocal Ltd have?

Brightlocal Ltd reported an average of 74 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Brightlocal Ltd profitable?

Yes — Brightlocal Ltd reported a profit of £401k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 10384626 · Incorporated 20 Sep 2016

Brightlocal Ltd

Registered name: BRIGHTLOCAL LTD

Part of Brightlocal Services Ltd group

Brightlocal Ltd made £15.1m revenue and £401k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Brightlocal Ltd’s revenue grew 18% to £15.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £401k profit and 74 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Brighton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Brighton, South East
Age: 10 yrs · since 2016
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverage

Revenue

£15.1m

Growth ▲17.5%

Profit

£401k

Growth ▲24%

Profit margin

2.7%

Gross 63.5%

Employees

Change ▲7.2%

Profit / employee

£5.4k

Revenue/employee £204k

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£11.5m	£12.8m	£15.1m
Cost of sales	—	£4.6m	£4.9m	£5.5m
Gross profit	—	£6.8m	£7.9m	£9.6m
Operating profit	—	£1.2m	£436k	£582k
Profit before tax	—	£1.2m	£459k	£591k
Profit after tax	—	£861k	£324k	£401k
Profit (best available)	—	£861k	£324k	£401k
Staff costs	—	£2.8m	£4.6m	£5.5m
Employees (average)	49	59	69	74
Ratios
Profit margin	—	7.5%	2.5%	2.7%
Gross margin	—	59.6%	61.9%	63.5%
Revenue per employee	—	£195k	£186k	£204k
Profit per employee	—	£14.6k	£4.7k	£5.4k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲11.7%	▲17.5%
Profit growth	—	—	▼62.4%	▲24%
Headcount growth	—	▲20.4%	▲17%	▲7.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£3.4m	£3.4m	£3.5m	£2.9m
Net assets	£2.2m	£2.4m	£1.5m	£1.2m
Fixed assets	£359	£14.1k	£263k	£278k
Current assets	£4m	£4.1m	£4.7m	£4.1m
Debtors	£62.4k	£79.2k	£254k	£322k
Deferred income	£82.2k	£180k	£1.4m	£1.2m
Source	FilletedAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FilletedAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 63.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £204k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £5.4k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 7.8%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 2.1%; 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: ▼20%; Now £1.2m
Cash at bank: ▼17%; Now £2.9m
Headcount: ▲7%; Now 74
Deferred income: ▼15%; Now £1.2m
Fixed assets: ▲6%; Now £278k

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

Brightlocal Services Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Brightlocal Ltdthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Bright Little Light LtdFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

Same industry, similar size

Similar profitable businesses

Industry benchmarks →

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £401k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.