The Reference Service Ltd
Registered name: THE REFERENCE SERVICE LTD
The Reference Service Ltd made £5.7k revenue and £194 profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
The Reference Service Ltd’s revenue grew 37% to £5.7k in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £194 profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “investigation activities” and is based in Rotherham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Rotherham, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- 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 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £4.2k | £5.7k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£972 | £194 |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£972 | £194 |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −23.4% | 3.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £2.1k | £2.9k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£486 | £97 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲37.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | −£5.3k | −£5.7k | −£6.7k | −£6.5k |
| Current assets | £1.5k | £1.2k | £137 | £1.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £2.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £97
- 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 −£6.5k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £194), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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