Efs Global Limited
Registered name: EFS GLOBAL LIMITED
Efs Global Limited made £63.4m revenue and £159k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Efs Global Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £63.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £159k profit and 386 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Burnley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Burnley, North West
- 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.
Key figures
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 | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £69.4m | £60.4m | £59.4m | £63.4m |
| Cost of sales | £55.8m | £47.9m | £47.5m | £50.6m |
| Gross profit | £13.6m | £12.5m | £11.9m | £12.8m |
| Operating profit | £4m | £2.2m | £2.2m | £1.7m |
| Profit before tax | £3.6m | £1.7m | £1.3m | £763k |
| Profit after tax | £75.7k | £574k | £15.2k | £159k |
| Profit (best available) | £75.7k | £574k | £15.2k | £159k |
| Staff costs | £10.6m | £14.7m | £15.8m | £16.1m |
| Employees (average) | 288 | 361 | 369 | 386 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0% | 0.3% |
| Gross margin | 19.6% | 20.7% | 20.1% | 20.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £241k | £167k | £161k | £164k |
| Profit per employee | £263 | £1.6k | £41 | £413 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼13% | ▼1.6% | ▲6.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲657.9% | ▼97.4% | ▲949.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲25.4% | ▲2.2% | ▲4.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.2k | £178k | £473k | £389k |
| Net assets | £985k | £1.1m | £976k | £1.1m |
| Fixed assets | £16.3m | £17.5m | £16.1m | £14.4m |
| Current assets | £1.2m | £3.1m | £4.3m | £5.4m |
| Debtors | £1.2m | £294k | £2.3m | £3.8m |
| 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
- 0.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 20.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £164k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £413
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 22.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 6%
- 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
- ▲16%
- Now £1.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼18%
- Now £389k
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 386
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼10%
- Now £14.4m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (5)
- Jones Metcalf LtdRev. £11.9m · Profit £1.3m
- Efs Boss LtdRev. £1.3m · Profit −£2.2m
- Afi UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ecosse Transport Logistics LtdFigures not disclosed
- Express Freight Solutions LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £159k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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