How much does Essential Access Platforms Limited make?

Essential Access Platforms Limited reported revenue of £16.3m and £1.2m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Essential Access Platforms Limited have?

Essential Access Platforms Limited reported an average of 47 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is Essential Access Platforms Limited profitable?

Yes — Essential Access Platforms Limited reported a profit of £1.2m in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 13542224 · Incorporated 2 Aug 2021

Essential Access Platforms Limited

Registered name: ESSENTIAL ACCESS PLATFORMS LIMITED

Part of Essential Access Platforms Group Ltd group

Essential Access Platforms Limited made £16.3m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text

Essential Access Platforms Limited’s revenue grew 47% to £16.3m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £1.2m profit and 47 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment” and is based in Manchester; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 77320Renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment

Status: Active
Location: Manchester, 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 Company became a wholly‑owned subsidiary of Essential Access Platforms Group Limited on 20 March 2025 shortly after the incorporation of the parent company.”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Young and profitableBoring industry

Revenue

£16.3m

Growth ▲46.6%

Profit

£1.2m

Growth ▲13.5%

Profit margin

7.5%

Gross 40.5%

Employees

Change ▲34.3%

Profit / employee

£26.1k

Revenue/employee £346k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£11.1m	£16.3m
Cost of sales	—	£6.3m	£9.7m
Gross profit	—	£4.8m	£6.6m
Operating profit	—	£2.5m	£3.1m
Profit before tax	—	£1.5m	£1.7m
Profit after tax	—	£1.1m	£1.2m
Profit (best available)	—	£1.1m	£1.2m
Staff costs	—	£1.3m	£1.9m
Employees (average)	21	35	47
Ratios
Profit margin	—	9.7%	7.5%
Gross margin	—	43%	40.5%
Revenue per employee	—	£317k	£346k
Profit per employee	—	£30.9k	£26.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲46.6%
Profit growth	—	—	▲13.5%
Headcount growth	—	▲66.7%	▲34.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£98.8k	£143k	£218k
Net assets	£472k	£864k	£1.4m
Fixed assets	£6.4m	£13.2m	£19.9m
Current assets	£1.7m	£3.2m	£5.5m
Debtors	£1.5m	£2.7m	£4.5m
Deferred income	—	£0	£157k
Source	FilletedAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FilletedAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 7.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 40.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £346k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £26.1k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 122.7%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 1%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 27.6%; 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: ▲61%; Now £1.4m
Cash at bank: ▲53%; Now £218k
Headcount: ▲34%; Now 47
Deferred income: —; Now £157k
Fixed assets: ▲51%; Now £19.9m

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

Essential Access Platforms Group Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Essential Access Platforms Limitedthis company

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

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 Apr 2025 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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