How much does Pentest Limited make?

Pentest Limited reported revenue of £3.7m and a loss of £510k in the year to 30 Jun 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Pentest Limited have?

Pentest Limited reported an average of 29 employees in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Is Pentest Limited profitable?

No — Pentest Limited reported a loss of £510k in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Company No. 11925182 · Incorporated 4 Apr 2019

Pentest Limited

Registered name: PENTEST LIMITED

Part of Shearwater Group PLC group

Pentest Limited made £3.7m revenue and a £510k loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Pentest Limited’s revenue was £3.7m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £510k and 29 employees. The company is classified under “other information technology service activities” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62090Other information technology service activities

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 7 yrs · since 2019
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 30 Jun 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£3.7m

Growth —

Profit

−£510k

Growth —

Profit margin

−13.9%

Gross 32.9%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

−£17.6k

Revenue/employee £127k

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 to	31 Mar 2024	30 Jun 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£4m	£3.7m
Cost of sales	£1.9m	£2.5m
Gross profit	£2.1m	£1.2m
Operating profit	£502k	−£510k
Profit before tax	£502k	−£510k
Profit after tax	£503k	−£510k
Profit (best available)	£503k	−£510k
Employees (average)	30	29
Ratios
Profit margin	12.7%	−13.9%
Gross margin	53.1%	32.9%
Revenue per employee	£132k	£127k
Profit per employee	£16.8k	−£17.6k
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£128k	£161k
Net assets	−£586k	−£1.1m
Fixed assets	£90.6k	£80.2k
Current assets	£1.2m	£1.2m
Debtors	£594k	£355k
Deferred income	£183k	£158k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −13.9%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 32.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £127k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£17.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 2.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 9.7%; 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: —; Now −£1.1m
Cash at bank: —; Now £161k
Headcount: —; Now 29
Deferred income: —; Now £158k
Fixed assets: —; Now £80.2k

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

Shearwater Group PLCultimate parent75–100%
Pentest Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (2)

Securenvoy LimitedRev. £2.6m · Profit −£1.7m
Brookcourt Solutions LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 30 Jun 2025 (profit −£510k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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