Business Systems International Ltd.
Registered name: BUSINESS SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Business Systems International Ltd. made £189m revenue and £28.7m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Business Systems International Ltd.’s revenue grew 154% to £189m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £28.7m profit and 11 employees. The company is classified under “other information technology service activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 37 yrs · since 1988
- 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 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £54.5m | £53.3m | £74.4m | £189m |
| Cost of sales | £42.2m | £40.7m | £55.3m | −£144m |
| Gross profit | £12.3m | £12.6m | £19.1m | £45.2m |
| Operating profit | £7.8m | £8.1m | £11.5m | £34.1m |
| Profit before tax | £7.8m | £8.2m | £12.6m | £36.5m |
| Profit after tax | £8m | £7.6m | £10.5m | £28.7m |
| Profit (best available) | £8m | £7.6m | £10.5m | £28.7m |
| Staff costs | £3.6m | £3.7m | £6.3m | — |
| Employees (average) | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 14.7% | 14.2% | 14.1% | 15.2% |
| Gross margin | 22.5% | 23.7% | 25.6% | 23.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £7.8m | £8.9m | £7.4m | £17.2m |
| Profit per employee | £1.1m | £1.3m | £1m | £2.6m |
| Cash conversion | −161.9% | −42.2% | −111.4% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼2.1% | ▲39.5% | ▲153.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼5.1% | ▲38.2% | ▲173.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼14.3% | ▲66.7% | ▲10% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £20.3m | £21.5m | £35.4m | — |
| Net assets | £20.3m | £24.9m | £35.2m | — |
| Fixed assets | £23.1k | £73.6k | £83.1k | — |
| Current assets | £27.3m | £29.8m | £43.8m | — |
| Debtors | £2.8m | £2.8m | £3.2m | — |
| Deferred income | £3.6m | £397k | £653k | — |
| Cash from operations | −£12.5m | −£3.4m | −£12.9m | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 15.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 23.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £17.2m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.6m
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲10%
- Now 11
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £28.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 21 Oct 2026
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