Merak UK Holdings Limited
Registered name: MERAK UK HOLDINGS LIMITED
Merak UK Holdings Limited made £30m revenue and £1.4m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Merak UK Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £30m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.4m profit and 1,957 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Bristol; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bristol, South West
- Age
- 3 yrs · since 2022
- 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.
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 | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £23.6m | £26.2m | £30m |
| Cost of sales | — | £20.2m | £22.7m | £25.8m |
| Gross profit | — | £3.5m | £3.5m | £4.2m |
| Operating profit | — | £631k | £348k | £726k |
| Profit before tax | — | £337k | −£55.7k | £233k |
| Profit after tax | — | £1.4m | £142k | £1.4m |
| Profit (best available) | — | £1.4m | £142k | £1.4m |
| Staff costs | — | £19.4m | £22.2m | £25.1m |
| Employees (average) | — | 1,966 | 2,006 | 1,957 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 5.8% | 0.5% | 4.5% |
| Gross margin | — | 14.7% | 13.3% | 14% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £12k | £13.1k | £15.3k |
| Profit per employee | — | £694 | £71 | £691 |
| Cash conversion | — | 722.4% | 541.7% | −87.3% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲11% | ▲14.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼89.6% | ▲849.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲2% | ▼2.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £2.9k | £2.5k | £353 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1.2m | £1.2m | £2.4m |
| Fixed assets | — | £4.3m | £4.6m | £5.3m |
| Current assets | £1 | £2.9k | £4.7m | £6.6m |
| Debtors | £1 | — | — | — |
| Cash from operations | −£1 | £4.6m | £1.9m | −£634k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 14%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £15.3k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £691
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −87.3%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 17.6%
- 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
- ▲106%
- Now £2.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼86%
- Now £353
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 1,957
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲15%
- Now £5.3m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Glen Group Ltd.Rev. £28.8m · Profit £342k
- RCB Business Solutions LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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