Ballinger & Co. Ltd
Registered name: BALLINGER & CO. LTD
Part of Ballinger Group Holdings (UK) Ltd groupBallinger & Co. Ltd made £29.7m revenue and £8.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2023.
Ballinger & Co. Ltd’s revenue grew 60% to £29.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with £8.6m profit and 36 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £18.6m | £29.7m |
| Cost of sales | £11.7m | £13.3m |
| Gross profit | £6.9m | £16.4m |
| Operating profit | £2.7m | £10.3m |
| Profit before tax | £2.7m | £11.2m |
| Profit after tax | £2.2m | £8.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.2m | £8.6m |
| Employees (average) | 27 | 36 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 11.9% | 29.1% |
| Gross margin | 37.1% | 55.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £689k | £825k |
| Profit per employee | £82.3k | £240k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲59.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲288.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲33.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £3.6m | £7.8m |
| Net assets | £6.3m | £15.4m |
| Fixed assets | £562k | £783k |
| Current assets | £17m | £42.4m |
| Debtors | £12.3m | £32m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 29.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 55.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £825k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £240k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 107.7%
- 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
- ▲145%
- Now £15.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▲117%
- Now £7.8m
- Headcount
- ▲33%
- Now 36
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲39%
- Now £783k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Ballinger Group Holdings (UK) Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Ballinger & Co. Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
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 2023 (profit £8.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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