Spectral Networks Ltd
Registered name: SPECTRAL NETWORKS LTD
Spectral Networks Ltd made £38.8m revenue and £3.3m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Spectral Networks Ltd’s revenue grew 15% to £38.8m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £3.3m profit and 48 employees. The company is classified under “agents specialized in the sale of other particular products” and is based in Manchester; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- Age
- 6 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 Oct 2021 | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £6.1m | £10.9m | £33.7m | £38.8m |
| Cost of sales | — | £4.1m | £6.1m | £27.7m | £30.9m |
| Gross profit | — | £2.1m | £4.8m | £6m | £7.9m |
| Operating profit | — | £1.1m | £2.4m | £3.1m | £4.4m |
| Profit before tax | — | £1.1m | £2.4m | £3.1m | £4.4m |
| Profit after tax | — | £877k | £1.8m | £2.3m | £3.3m |
| Profit (best available) | — | £877k | £1.8m | £2.3m | £3.3m |
| Employees (average) | 27 | 23 | 23 | 44 | 48 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | 14.3% | 16.6% | 6.8% | 8.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 33.8% | 43.8% | 17.9% | 20.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £267k | £473k | £767k | £809k |
| Profit per employee | — | £38.1k | £78.7k | £52.1k | £68.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲77.1% | ▲210.3% | ▲15.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲106.3% | ▲26.8% | ▲42.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼14.8% | 0% | ▲91.3% | ▲9.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £708k | £418k | £350k | £862k | £825k |
| Net assets | £1.4m | £877k | £2.7m | £5m | £4.8m |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £466k | £1.2m | £2.1m | £2.3m |
| Current assets | £1.4m | £547k | £1.5m | £3.1m | £2.6m |
| Debtors | £418k | £11k | £255k | £392k | £432k |
| Source | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 | AbridgedAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 20.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £809k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £68.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.1%
- 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
- ▼5%
- Now £4.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼4%
- Now £825k
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 48
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲11%
- Now £2.3m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £3.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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