Ems Group Solutions Ltd
Registered name: EMS GROUP SOLUTIONS LTD
Part of The Ems Group Ltd groupEms Group Solutions Ltd made £11.6m revenue and a £3.1m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text
Ems Group Solutions Ltd’s revenue fell 25% to £11.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £3.1m and 111 employees. The company is classified under “other professional, scientific and technical activities” and is based in Macclesfield; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Macclesfield, North West
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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. From the filing: “The ultimate parent company is The EMS Group Limited, a company incorporated in Great Britain and registered in England and Wales. The registered office is No 3 Glasshouse, Alderley Park, Congleton Ro”
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 | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £17.7m | £15.6m | £11.6m |
| Cost of sales | £8.9m | £5.6m | £5.2m | £3.4m |
| Gross profit | — | £12.1m | £10.3m | £8.2m |
| Operating profit | — | £1.8m | −£860k | −£2.8m |
| Profit before tax | — | £9.9m | −£1.9m | −£3.9m |
| Profit after tax | £3.4m | £10.1m | −£2.1m | −£3.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £3.4m | £10.1m | −£2.1m | −£3.1m |
| Staff costs | £3.5m | £3.9m | £4.1m | £3.9m |
| Employees (average) | 105 | 150 | 130 | 111 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 57.1% | −13.3% | −26.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 68.4% | 66.4% | 70.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £118k | £120k | £105k |
| Profit per employee | £32.8k | £67.3k | −£15.9k | −£27.6k |
| Cash conversion | — | −277.8% | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼12% | ▼25.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲193.4% | ▼120.4% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲42.9% | ▼13.3% | ▼14.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.8m | £1.1m | £1.8m | £2.1m |
| Net assets | £3.4m | £13.5m | £11.5m | £8.4m |
| Fixed assets | £23.1m | £26.4m | £25.4m | £21.3m |
| Current assets | £5.3m | £5.5m | £6.3m | £6.8m |
| Debtors | £1.9m | £2.2m | £1.3m | £868k |
| Deferred income | £2.1m | £2.2m | £2.7m | £2.1m |
| Cash from operations | −£12.5m | −£5.1m | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −26.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 70.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £105k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£27.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 183.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 18.4%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.5%
- 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
- ▼27%
- Now £8.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▲13%
- Now £2.1m
- Headcount
- ▼15%
- Now 111
- Deferred income
- ▼21%
- Now £2.1m
- Fixed assets
- ▼16%
- Now £21.3m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- The Ems Group Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Ems Group Solutions Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- Ems Healthcare LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Event Marketing Solutions LtdFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- Ems Midco LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£3.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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