42 Technology Group Limited
Registered name: 42 TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED
Part of British Engines Holdings Limited group42 Technology Group Limited made £6.7m revenue and a £1.8m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
42 Technology Group Limited’s revenue fell 38% to £6.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £1.8m. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Cambridge; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cambridge, East of England
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2019
- 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.
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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £10.9m | £6.7m |
| Cost of sales | — | £3.6m | £3.6m | −£3.2m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £7.3m | £3.5m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £848k | −£2.1m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £903k | −£2.1m |
| Profit after tax | £171k | £2.7k | −£12.3k | −£1.8m |
| Profit (best available) | £171k | £2.7k | −£12.3k | −£1.8m |
| Staff costs | — | £0 | £0 | — |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −0.1% | −26% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 67% | 52% |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −101.6% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼38.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼98.4% | ▼547.3% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £2.6m | £2.9m | — |
| Net assets | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.3m | — |
| Fixed assets | — | £259k | £185k | — |
| Debtors | — | £0 | £0 | — |
| Deferred income | — | £5.2k | £9.3k | — |
| Cash from operations | — | −£1.2m | −£862k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −26%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 52%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Ownership chain
- British Engines Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- British Engines Limited75–100%
- British Engines (UK) Limited75–100%
- 42 Technology Group Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- 42 Technology LimitedRev. £10.9m · Profit £948k
- Fuseohm LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (7)
- Bel Engineering (UK) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Bel Valves LimitedFigures not disclosed
- CMP Products LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Michell Bearings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Rotary Power Ltd.Figures not disclosed
- Stadium Export Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Stephenson Gobin LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£1.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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