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Company No. 02710631 · Incorporated 29 Apr 1992

Meridian Audio Limited

Registered name: MERIDIAN AUDIO LIMITED

Meridian Audio Limited made £8.9m revenue and a £253k loss in the year to 31 May 2025. read from filing text

Meridian Audio Limited’s revenue fell 26% to £8.9m in the year to 31 May 2025, with a loss of £253k and 71 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of consumer electronics” and is based in Cambridgeshire; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Status
Active
Location
Cambridgeshire, East of England
Age
34 yrs · since 1992
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2025

Key figures

IndependentCash flow filed
Revenue
£8.9m
Growth ▼26.1%
Profit
−£253k
Growth ▼126.8%
Profit margin
−2.8%
Gross 61.1%
Employees
71
Change ▼6.6%
Profit / employee
−£3.6k
Revenue/employee £126k
Profitable streak
0yrs
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 May 202231 May 202331 May 202431 May 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£8.6m£9.4m£12.1m£8.9m
Cost of sales£3.3m£3.6m£3.9m£3.5m
Gross profit£5.4m£5.8m£8.1m£5.5m
Operating profit£1.6m£1m£2m£22.8k
Profit before tax£1.4m£752k£1.8m−£226k
Profit after tax£1.2m£542k£945k−£253k
Profit (best available)£1.2m£542k£945k−£253k
Staff costs£3.1m£3.2m£3.7m£3.2m
Employees (average)66747671
Ratios
Profit margin13.9%5.8%7.8%−2.8%
Gross margin62.3%61.5%67.4%61.1%
Revenue per employee£131k£127k£159k£126k
Profit per employee£18.1k£7.3k£12.4k−£3.6k
Cash conversion−9.5%52.7%67.2%−4664%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲8.7%▲28.7%▼26.1%
Profit growth—▼54.7%▲74.3%▼126.8%
Headcount growth—▲12.1%▲2.7%▼6.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£15.9k£57.1k£96.2k£1.7k
Net assets£5.9m£4.4m£6.3m£6.2m
Fixed assets£8.4m£7.6m£2.8m£3.6m
Current assets£4.8m£5.8m£6.2m£5.9m
Debtors£293k£697k£385k£335k
Deferred income£491k£448k£356k£129k
Cash from operations−£156k£529k£1.3m−£1.1m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−2.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
61.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£126k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£3.6k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−4664%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
40.6%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
1.4%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
3.8%
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
▼1%
Now £6.2m
Cash at bank
▼98%
Now £1.7k
Headcount
▼7%
Now 71
Deferred income
▼64%
Now £129k
Fixed assets
▲30%
Now £3.6m

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 May 2025 (profit −£253k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026

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