How much does Side UK Limited make?

Side UK Limited reported revenue of £22.7m and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Side UK Limited have?

Side UK Limited reported an average of 56 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Side UK Limited profitable?

Yes — Side UK Limited reported a profit of £1.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03134517 · Incorporated 5 Dec 1995

Side UK Limited

Registered name: SIDE UK LIMITED

Part of Side International Holdings Limited group

Side UK Limited made £22.7m revenue and £1.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Side UK Limited’s revenue grew 22% to £22.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.6m profit and 56 employees. The company is classified under “video production activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 59112Video production activities

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 30 yrs · since 1995
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: “Side International Holdings Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£22.7m

Growth ▲22%

Profit

£1.6m

Growth ▼40.8%

Profit margin

7.2%

Gross 12.4%

Employees

Change ▲19.1%

Profit / employee

£29k

Revenue/employee £406k

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£14.6m	£18.6m	£22.7m
Cost of sales	£11.6m	£14.9m	£19.9m
Gross profit	£3.1m	£3.7m	£2.8m
Operating profit	−£46.1k	£2.7m	£1.3m
Profit before tax	−£12.1k	£2.7m	£1.6m
Profit after tax	−£305k	£2.7m	£1.6m
Profit (best available)	−£305k	£2.7m	£1.6m
Staff costs	£2m	£2.3m	£2.8m
Employees (average)	50	47	56
Ratios
Profit margin	−2.1%	14.8%	7.2%
Gross margin	20.9%	19.7%	12.4%
Revenue per employee	£293k	£396k	£406k
Profit per employee	−£6.1k	£58.5k	£29k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲27.1%	▲22%
Profit growth	—	—	▼40.8%
Headcount growth	—	▼6%	▲19.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£782k	£1.7m	£162k
Net assets	£5.7m	£8.4m	£10m
Fixed assets	£164k	£145k	£145k
Current assets	£9.2m	£15.7m	£22m
Debtors	£2.6m	£4.7m	£6.3m
Deferred income	£785k	£937k	£2.8m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 7.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 12.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £406k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £29k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 12.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 27.5%; 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: ▲19%; Now £10m
Cash at bank: ▼91%; Now £162k
Headcount: ▲19%; Now 56
Deferred income: ▲199%; Now £2.8m
Fixed assets: ▲0%; Now £145k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Side International Holdings Limitedultimate parent50–75%
Side UK Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (2)

Side International UK LimitedRev. £15.4m · Profit −£2.8m
Onexp UK LtdRev. — · Profit −£1.4m

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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