501 Entertainment Ltd
Registered name: 501 ENTERTAINMENT LTD
501 Entertainment Ltd made £9.9m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 23 Nov 2025.
501 Entertainment Ltd’s revenue grew 43% to £9.9m in the year to 23 Nov 2025, with £1.3m profit and 37 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods” and is based in Aylesford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Aylesford, South East
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2018
- 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 | 24 Nov 2023 | 23 Nov 2024 | 24 Nov 2024 | 23 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £3.8m | £6.9m | £6.9m | £9.9m |
| Cost of sales | −£1.5m | −£2.9m | −£2.9m | −£3.6m |
| Gross profit | £2.4m | £4m | £4m | £6.2m |
| Operating profit | £352k | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.8m |
| Profit before tax | £296k | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.8m |
| Profit after tax | £220k | £891k | £891k | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £220k | £891k | £891k | £1.3m |
| Employees (average) | 18 | 25 | 25 | 37 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 5.8% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 13.4% |
| Gross margin | 61.8% | 57.6% | 57.6% | 63.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £212k | £276k | £276k | £266k |
| Profit per employee | £12.2k | £35.6k | £35.6k | £35.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲80.9% | — | ▲43.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲305.9% | — | ▲47.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲38.9% | — | ▲48% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | — | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 13.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 63.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £266k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £35.6k
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲48%
- Now 37
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Smarts Darts LtdRev. £2m · Profit £1.4m
- Lowparsto LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 23 Nov 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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