Advance Northumberland Limited
Registered name: ADVANCE NORTHUMBERLAND LIMITED
Part of Northumberland County Council groupAdvance Northumberland Limited made £93.2k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Advance Northumberland Limited reported £93.2k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, down 60% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 33 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Ashington; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Ashington, North East
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- 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
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Cost of sales | £21.3m | £24.5m | £32.6m | £53.2m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £3.1m | £19m |
| Profit after tax | — | £162k | £232k | £93.2k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £162k | £232k | £93.2k |
| Staff costs | £1.2m | £1.4m | £1.6m | £1.6m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £7k | £2.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲42.9% | ▼59.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £574k | £148k | £550k | £910k |
| Net assets | £3.8m | £3.9m | £4.1m | £4.2m |
| Fixed assets | £3.4m | £3.3m | £3.4m | £3.4m |
| Current assets | £1.4m | £868k | £1.4m | £1.7m |
| Debtors | £25.2k | £260 | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Cash from operations | −£17.9m | −£22m | −£8.6m | −£25.9m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▲2%
- Now £4.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲65%
- Now £910k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 33
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- ▼0%
- Now £3.4m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Northumberland County Council (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
- Advance Northumberland Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (6)
- Advance Northumberland (Developments) LimitedRev. £45.7m · Profit −£1.2m
- Advance Northumberland (Commercial) LimitedRev. £16.8m · Profit £6.9m
- Advance Northumberland (Housing) LimitedRev. £6.8m · Profit £14.5m
- Advance Green Futures LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Advance Manor Walks LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Advance Northumberland (Projects) LtdRev. — · Profit £23k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £93.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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