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Company No. SC045749 · Incorporated 13 Jun 1968

Visitor Centres Limited

Registered name: VISITOR CENTRES LIMITED

Visitor Centres Limited made £11.4m revenue and £1.4m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Visitor Centres Limited’s revenue fell 4% to £11.4m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £1.4m profit and 157 employees. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in Inverness-Shire; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection S · Other service activitiesSIC 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Inverness-Shire, Scotland
Age
58 yrs · since 1968
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£11.4m
Growth ▼3.9%
Profit
£1.4m
Growth ▼25.9%
Profit margin
12.1%
Gross 57.7%
Employees
157
Change ▼9.8%
Profit / employee
£8.8k
Revenue/employee £72.5k
Profitable streak
3yrs
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 to31 Oct 202331 Oct 202431 Oct 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£12m£11.8m£11.4m
Cost of sales£5.1m£5m£4.8m
Gross profit£6.9m£6.8m£6.6m
Operating profit£2.5m£2.1m£1.5m
Profit before tax£2.6m£2.5m£1.9m
Profit after tax£2m£1.9m£1.4m
Profit (best available)£2m£1.9m£1.4m
Staff costs£5.5m£5.7m£5.7m
Employees (average)171174157
Ratios
Profit margin16.9%15.7%12.1%
Gross margin57.2%57.5%57.7%
Revenue per employee£70.1k£68.1k£72.5k
Profit per employee£11.8k£10.7k£8.8k
Cash conversion−122.8%−98.7%−123.9%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼1.2%▼3.9%
Profit growth—▼8.2%▼25.9%
Headcount growth—▲1.8%▼9.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£9.9m£10.6m£11.4m
Net assets£12m£13.4m£14.3m
Fixed assets£4m£4.3m£4.3m
Current assets£10.6m£11.3m£12m
Debtors£108k£168k£170k
Cash from operations−£3.1m−£2.1m−£1.9m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
12.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
57.7%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£72.5k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£8.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−123.9%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
38%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
1.5%
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
▲7%
Now £14.3m
Cash at bank
▲8%
Now £11.4m
Headcount
▼10%
Now 157
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▲1%
Now £4.3m
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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