Powervamp Limited
Registered name: POWERVAMP LIMITED
Powervamp Limited made £23.4m revenue and £2.5m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Powervamp Limited’s revenue grew 58% to £23.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £2.5m profit and 79 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of electric motors, generators and transformers” and is based in Bedford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Bedford, South East
- Age
- 32 yrs · since 1994
- 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 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £5.8m | £10.1m | £14.8m | £23.4m |
| Cost of sales | £4.1m | £6.5m | £10.7m | £14.6m |
| Gross profit | £1.7m | £3.5m | £4.1m | £8.8m |
| Operating profit | −£807k | −£553k | £59.4k | £3.1m |
| Profit before tax | −£928k | −£768k | −£331k | £2.6m |
| Profit after tax | −£928k | −£768k | −£331k | £2.5m |
| Profit (best available) | −£928k | −£768k | −£331k | £2.5m |
| Staff costs | £2.2m | £2.9m | £3.7m | £4.4m |
| Employees (average) | 54 | 61 | 67 | 79 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −15.9% | −7.6% | −2.2% | 10.9% |
| Gross margin | 29.8% | 35.2% | 27.7% | 37.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £108k | £165k | £221k | £296k |
| Profit per employee | −£17.2k | −£12.6k | −£4.9k | £32.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲72.2% | ▲47.3% | ▲58% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲13% | ▲9.8% | ▲17.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £803k | £292k | £804k | £1.4m |
| Net assets | £590k | −£178k | −£509k | £2m |
| Fixed assets | £5.8m | £5.5m | £5.2m | £4.9m |
| Current assets | £4.7m | £8.3m | £10.8m | £13.2m |
| Debtors | £398k | £138k | £1m | £263k |
| Deferred income | £129k | £152k | £722k | £512k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 37.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £296k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £32.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 21.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 2.2%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.1%
- 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 £2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲78%
- Now £1.4m
- Headcount
- ▲18%
- Now 79
- Deferred income
- ▼29%
- Now £512k
- Fixed assets
- ▼5%
- Now £4.9m
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 Dec 2024 (profit £2.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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