Ekwilliams Accountants Limited
Registered name: EKWILLIAMS ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED
Ekwilliams Accountants Limited made £33.8m revenue and £2.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Ekwilliams Accountants Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £33.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £2.1m profit and 250 employees. The company is classified under “accounting and auditing activities” and is based in Bolton; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bolton, North West
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2017
- 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 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) | £26.7m | £31.7m | £31.9m | £33.8m |
| Cost of sales | £2.5m | £2.8m | £2.9m | £3m |
| Gross profit | £24.2m | £28.9m | £29m | £30.8m |
| Operating profit | £3.2m | £4.1m | £4.9m | £3.6m |
| Profit before tax | £3.6m | £4.6m | £5.9m | £4.7m |
| Profit after tax | £1.6m | £2.5m | £1.5m | £2.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.6m | £2.5m | £1.5m | £2.1m |
| Staff costs | £15.3m | £17.8m | £18.8m | £20m |
| Employees (average) | 228 | 258 | 242 | 250 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 6% | 7.8% | 4.7% | 6.1% |
| Gross margin | 90.5% | 91.1% | 91% | 91% |
| Revenue per employee | £117k | £123k | £132k | £135k |
| Profit per employee | £7.1k | £9.6k | £6.2k | £8.2k |
| Cash conversion | −21.8% | −19.7% | 2.4% | −10.5% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲18.9% | ▲0.5% | ▲6.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲54% | ▼39.1% | ▲36.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲13.2% | ▼6.2% | ▲3.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £157k | £209k | £252k | £249k |
| Net assets | £2.9m | £5.3m | £6.8m | £8.9m |
| Fixed assets | £10.5m | £13.8m | £12.6m | £13.8m |
| Current assets | £927k | £922k | £3.6m | £2.9m |
| Debtors | £200k | £211k | £303k | £294k |
| Cash from operations | −£693k | −£805k | £116k | −£377k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 91%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £135k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £8.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −10.5%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 40.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.9%
- 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
- ▲30%
- Now £8.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▼1%
- Now £249k
- Headcount
- ▲3%
- Now 250
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲9%
- Now £13.8m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- SRLV LLPRev. £31.9m · Profit £8.3m
- HWB Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- Etl Holdings (UK) Ltd 25–50%
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 2025 (profit £2.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026
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