United Kingdom Accreditation Service
Registered name: UNITED KINGDOM ACCREDITATION SERVICE
United Kingdom Accreditation Service made £49.8m revenue and £4.4m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
United Kingdom Accreditation Service’s revenue grew 4% to £49.8m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £4.4m profit and 346 employees. The company is classified under “other professional, scientific and technical activities” and is based in Staines-Upon-Thames; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Staines-Upon-Thames, London
- Age
- 31 yrs · since 1995
- Type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £45.4m | £48.1m | £49.8m |
| Cost of sales | −£27.1m | −£28.7m | −£30.1m |
| Gross profit | £18.3m | £19.4m | £19.7m |
| Operating profit | £3.2m | £2.4m | £2.8m |
| Profit before tax | £4.6m | £4.5m | £5.7m |
| Profit after tax | £3.7m | £3.5m | £4.4m |
| Profit (best available) | £3.7m | £3.5m | £4.4m |
| Employees (average) | 322 | 338 | 346 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 8.1% | 7.2% | 8.9% |
| Gross margin | 40.4% | 40.3% | 39.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £141k | £142k | £144k |
| Profit per employee | £11.4k | £10.2k | £12.8k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲5.8% | ▲3.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼6.1% | ▲28% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲5% | ▲2.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 39.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £144k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £12.8k
- 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
- ▲2%
- Now 346
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Ukas Pension Trustee Company LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £4.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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