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Company No. 11322220 · Incorporated 23 Apr 2018

Machine Max Limited

Registered name: MACHINE MAX LIMITED

Part of Constellation Software UK Holdco Ltd group

Machine Max Limited made £1m revenue and a £4.1m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2022.

Machine Max Limited’s revenue grew 41% to £1m in the year to 31 Dec 2022, with a loss of £4.1m and 29 employees. The company is classified under “other professional, scientific and technical activities” and is based in Wallingford; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Wallingford, South East
Age
8 yrs · since 2018
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 2022

Key figures

Revenue
£1m
Growth ▲40.8%
Profit
−£4.1m
Growth —
Profit margin
−401%
Gross 35.8%
Employees
29
Change ▲93.3%
Profit / employee
−£141k
Revenue/employee £35.3k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202131 Dec 2022
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£726k£1m
Cost of sales£250k£657k
Gross profit£477k£366k
Operating profit−£2.3m−£5m
Profit before tax−£2.4m−£5m
Profit after tax−£2m−£4.1m
Profit (best available)−£2m−£4.1m
Employees (average)1529
Ratios
Profit margin−269%−401%
Gross margin65.6%35.8%
Revenue per employee£48.4k£35.3k
Profit per employee−£130k−£141k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲40.8%
Headcount growth—▲93.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£2.6m£4.5m
Net assets£7m£9.4m
Fixed assets£3.4m£3.8m
Current assets£4m£6.5m
Debtors£386k£299k
Deferred income£323k£705k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−401%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
35.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£35.3k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£141k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
370.8%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
68.9%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
29.3%
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
▲34%
Now £9.4m
Cash at bank
▲71%
Now £4.5m
Headcount
▲93%
Now 29
Deferred income
▲119%
Now £705k
Fixed assets
▲11%
Now £3.8m

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

  1. Constellation Software UK Holdco Ltdultimate parent75–100%
  2. Vesta Software Group Limited75–100%
  3. Machine Max Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (23)

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 2022 (profit −£4.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2023. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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