How much does Sight and Sound Technology Limited make?

Sight and Sound Technology Limited reported revenue of £34m and £8.6m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Sight and Sound Technology Limited have?

Sight and Sound Technology Limited reported an average of 63 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Sight and Sound Technology Limited profitable?

Yes — Sight and Sound Technology Limited reported a profit of £8.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 01408275 · Incorporated 10 Jan 1979

Sight and Sound Technology Limited

Registered name: SIGHT AND SOUND TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Part of GVT Investments Ltd group

Sight and Sound Technology Limited made £34m revenue and £8.6m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Sight and Sound Technology Limited’s revenue was £34m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £8.6m profit and 63 employees. The company is classified under “other information technology service activities” and is based in Northampton; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62090Other information technology service activities

Status: Active
Location: Northampton, East Midlands
Age: 47 yrs · since 1979
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£34m

Growth —

Profit

£8.6m

Growth —

Profit margin

25.3%

Gross 33.1%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

£136k

Revenue/employee £539k

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 to	31 Oct 2022	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£12m	£24.1m	£34m
Cost of sales	£8.9m	£18m	£22.7m
Gross profit	£3.1m	£6.1m	£11.2m
Operating profit	£390k	£1.4m	£7.4m
Profit before tax	£379k	£1.4m	£10.4m
Profit after tax	£309k	£1.1m	£8.6m
Profit (best available)	£309k	£1.1m	£8.6m
Staff costs	£1.4m	£2.6m	£2.4m
Employees (average)	44	52	63
Ratios
Profit margin	2.6%	4.6%	25.3%
Gross margin	26%	25.3%	33.1%
Revenue per employee	£272k	£464k	£539k
Profit per employee	£7k	£21.1k	£136k
Cash conversion	−47.6%	43.9%	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£587k	£953k	£5.6m
Net assets	£5.8m	£6.9m	£9.3m
Fixed assets	£179k	£224k	£182k
Current assets	£7.8m	£9.5m	£13.3m
Debtors	£1.3m	£1.4m	£1.1m
Deferred income	£145k	£75.9k	£117k
Cash from operations	−£186k	£617k	—
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 25.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 33.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £539k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £136k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.5%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.4%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 3.1%; 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: —; Now £9.3m
Cash at bank: —; Now £5.6m
Headcount: —; Now 63
Deferred income: —; Now £117k
Fixed assets: —; Now £182k

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

GVT Investments Ltdultimate parent50–75%
Seckloe 402 Limited50–75%
Sight and Sound Technology 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 31 Mar 2025 (profit £8.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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