Foundation Software Ltd
Registered name: FOUNDATION SOFTWARE LTD
Foundation Software Ltd made £79.1k revenue and £45.4k profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
Foundation Software Ltd’s revenue grew 21% to £79.1k in the year to 31 May 2025, with £45.4k profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “business and domestic software development” and is based in Carnforth; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Carnforth, North West
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £50.4k | £54.2k | £65.2k | £79.1k |
| Profit after tax | £33.1k | £29k | £37.7k | £45.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £33.1k | £29k | £37.7k | £45.4k |
| Staff costs | £8.7k | £15.3k | £14.3k | £14.8k |
| Employees (average) | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 65.7% | 53.5% | 57.8% | 57.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £54.2k | £65.2k | £79.1k |
| Profit per employee | — | £29k | £37.7k | £45.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.7% | ▲20.2% | ▲21.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼12.4% | ▲29.9% | ▲20.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £31.2k | £43.5k | £58.2k | £47.2k |
| Fixed assets | £314 | £1.8k | £4.2k | £1.6k |
| Current assets | £30.9k | £41.7k | £54k | £59.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 57.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £79.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £45.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2%
- 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
- ▼19%
- Now £47.2k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼63%
- Now £1.6k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £45.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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