Blythson Limited
Registered name: BLYTHSON LIMITED
Blythson Limited made £9.4m revenue and £1.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Blythson Limited’s revenue grew 17% to £9.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £1.4m profit and 214 employees. The company is classified under “residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- 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 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £8m | £9.4m |
| Cost of sales | £6.1m | £7.3m |
| Gross profit | £2m | £2.1m |
| Operating profit | £1.2m | £1.4m |
| Profit before tax | £1.2m | £1.4m |
| Profit after tax | £1.2m | £1.4m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.2m | £1.4m |
| Employees (average) | 199 | 214 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 15% | 14.7% |
| Gross margin | 24.5% | 22.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £40.3k | £43.8k |
| Profit per employee | £6.1k | £6.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲16.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲14.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲7.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £583k | £1.3m |
| Net assets | £3.6m | £3.9m |
| Fixed assets | £2.8m | £2.8m |
| Current assets | £1.4m | £1.9m |
| Debtors | £676k | £334k |
| Deferred income | £255k | £254k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 14.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 22.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £43.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £6.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 30.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 2.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.6%
- 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
- ▲7%
- Now £3.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲118%
- Now £1.3m
- Headcount
- ▲8%
- Now 214
- Deferred income
- ▼0%
- Now £254k
- Fixed assets
- ▲1%
- Now £2.8m
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 Mar 2026 (profit £1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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