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Company No. 02390791 · Incorporated 31 May 1989

Thornton Tomasetti Defence Limited

Registered name: THORNTON TOMASETTI DEFENCE LIMITED

Thornton Tomasetti Defence Limited made £7.5m revenue and £1.1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Thornton Tomasetti Defence Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £7.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.1m profit and 42 employees. The company is classified under “other engineering activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 71129Other engineering activities
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
37 yrs · since 1989
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. From the filing: “The ultimate parent company is Thornton Tomasetti Inc, a company registered in the United States of America, with a registered address of 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271, USA. This is the largest and”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Operating leverage
Revenue
£7.5m
Growth ▲8.1%
Profit
£1.1m
Growth ▲28.7%
Profit margin
14%
Gross 66.4%
Employees
42
Change ▲10.5%
Profit / employee
£25.1k
Revenue/employee £179k
Profitable streak
4yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureProfit onlyProfit onlyFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——£7m£7.5m
Cost of sales——£2.6m£2.5m
Gross profit——£4.3m£5m
Profit before tax——£1.1m£1.4m
Profit after tax£425k£37.8k£819k£1.1m
Profit (best available)£425k£37.8k£819k£1.1m
Employees (average)35373842
Ratios
Profit margin——11.8%14%
Gross margin——62.2%66.4%
Revenue per employee——£183k£179k
Profit per employee£12.1k£1k£21.6k£25.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth———▲8.1%
Profit growth—▼91.1%▲2070%▲28.7%
Headcount growth—▲5.7%▲2.7%▲10.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£173k£57.1k£230k£1.1m
Net assets£3m£3.1m£3.9m£4.9m
Fixed assets£937k£857k£965k£819k
Current assets£4.3m£4.9m£6m£6.7m
Debtors£899k£1.1m£1.6m£991k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
14%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
66.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£179k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£25.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
10.9%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
13.2%
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
▲27%
Now £4.9m
Cash at bank
▲393%
Now £1.1m
Headcount
▲11%
Now 42
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼15%
Now £819k
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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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