How much does CDS Support Limited make?

CDS Support Limited reported revenue of £20.7m and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does CDS Support Limited have?

CDS Support Limited reported an average of 188 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is CDS Support Limited profitable?

Yes — CDS Support Limited reported a profit of £1.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 10459658 · Incorporated 2 Nov 2016

CDS Support Limited

Registered name: CDS SUPPORT LIMITED

Part of Bailie Group Limited group

CDS Support Limited made £20.7m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

CDS Support Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £20.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.6m profit and 188 employees. The company is classified under “other information technology service activities” and is based in Cheltenham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62090Other information technology service activities

Status: Active
Location: Cheltenham, South West
Age: 9 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. From the filing: “Corporate Document Services Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverage

Revenue

£20.7m

Growth ▲6.4%

Profit

£1.6m

Growth ▲37.3%

Profit margin

7.5%

Gross 35.1%

Employees

188

Change ▲6.2%

Profit / employee

£8.3k

Revenue/employee £110k

Profitable streak

4yrs

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	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£15m	£17m	£19.4m	£20.7m
Cost of sales	£10.1m	£11.6m	£12.2m	£13.4m
Gross profit	£4.9m	£5.5m	£7.2m	£7.3m
Operating profit	£848k	£978k	£1.3m	£1.7m
Profit before tax	£848k	£978k	£1.3m	£1.7m
Profit after tax	£897k	£947k	£1.1m	£1.6m
Profit (best available)	£897k	£947k	£1.1m	£1.6m
Staff costs	£8.9m	£9.5m	£11m	£12.1m
Employees (average)	153	164	177	188
Ratios
Profit margin	6%	5.6%	5.9%	7.5%
Gross margin	32.8%	32.2%	36.9%	35.1%
Revenue per employee	£98.2k	£104k	£110k	£110k
Profit per employee	£5.9k	£5.8k	£6.4k	£8.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲13.4%	▲13.9%	▲6.4%
Profit growth	—	▲5.6%	▲19.8%	▲37.3%
Headcount growth	—	▲7.2%	▲7.9%	▲6.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.2m	£1.3m	£911k	£2.1m
Net assets	£4.5m	£5.5m	£6.6m	£8.1m
Fixed assets	£473k	£336k	£246k	£192k
Current assets	£9.5m	£11.5m	£14.4m	£16.8m
Debtors	£2.3m	£2m	£2m	£1.6m
Deferred income	£595k	£2.1m	£2.1m	£833k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 7.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 35.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £110k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £8.3k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.9%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 7.5%; 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: ▲24%; Now £8.1m
Cash at bank: ▲132%; Now £2.1m
Headcount: ▲6%; Now 188
Deferred income: ▼60%; Now £833k
Fixed assets: ▼22%; Now £192k

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

Bailie Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Graphic Plates Limited75–100%
Corporate Document Services Limited75–100%
CDS Support Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Made to Measure Mentoring LimitedFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (1)

CDS Print Services LtdFigures 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 2025 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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