Arbtron Ltd
Registered name: ARBTRON LTD
Arbtron Ltd made £112k revenue and a £63.6k loss in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Arbtron Ltd’s revenue was £112k in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with a loss of £63.6k and 4 employees. The company is classified under “combined facilities support activities” and is based in Blackburn.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Blackburn, North West
- Age
- 1 yr · since 2025
- 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 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |
| Revenue (turnover) | £112k |
| Cost of sales | £0 |
| Gross profit | £112k |
| Operating profit | −£63.6k |
| Profit before tax | −£63.6k |
| Profit after tax | −£63.6k |
| Profit (best available) | −£63.6k |
| Employees (average) | 4 |
| Ratios | |
| Profit margin | −57% |
| Gross margin | 100% |
| Revenue per employee | £27.9k |
| Profit per employee | −£15.9k |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |
| Cash at bank | £17.9k |
| Net assets | −£63.5k |
| Fixed assets | £1.9k |
| Current assets | £17.9k |
| Debtors | £0 |
| Deferred income | £0 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −57%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £27.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£15.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- —
- Now −£63.5k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £17.9k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 4
- Deferred income
- —
- Now £0
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £1.9k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit −£63.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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