How much does Payroll Business Solutions Limited make?

Payroll Business Solutions Limited reported revenue of £1.1m and £181k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

Is Payroll Business Solutions Limited profitable?

Yes — Payroll Business Solutions Limited reported a profit of £181k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03638851 · Incorporated 22 Sep 1998

Payroll Business Solutions Limited

Registered name: PAYROLL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Part of Bletchley Topco Limited group

Payroll Business Solutions Limited made £1.1m revenue and £181k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Payroll Business Solutions Limited’s revenue fell 20% to £1.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £181k profit. The company is classified under “data processing, hosting and related activities” and is based in Reading; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 63110Data processing, hosting and related activities

Status: Active
Location: Reading, South East
Age: 28 yrs · since 1998
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£1.1m

Growth ▼19.9%

Profit

£181k

Growth ▼0.8%

Profit margin

17.2%

Gross 96.1%

Employees

—

Change —

Profit / employee

—

Profitable streak

3yrs

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)	£1.6m	£1.3m	£1.1m
Cost of sales	−£17.6k	−£25.6k	−£40.7k
Gross profit	£1.6m	£1.3m	£1m
Profit before tax	£128k	£243k	£90.9k
Profit after tax	£106k	£182k	£181k
Profit (best available)	£106k	£182k	£181k
Employees (average)	—	—	—
Ratios
Profit margin	6.7%	13.9%	17.2%
Gross margin	98.9%	98%	96.1%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼17.2%	▼19.9%
Profit growth	—	▲71.8%	▼0.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets	—	—	—
Source	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025	Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 17.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 96.1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: —; 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.

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: —; Now —
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: —; Now —
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now —

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Bletchley Topco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Bletchley Midco Limited75–100%
Bletchley Bidco Limited75–100%
Ciphr Holdings Limited75–100%
Ciphr Group Limited75–100%
Payroll Business Solutions Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (5)

Marshall Acm LtdRev. £1.6m · Profit £787k
Ciphr Benefits Group LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £138k
Ciphr LimitedFigures not disclosed
Source Shaper LimitedFigures not disclosed
Tauro Investments LtdFigures not disclosed

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 accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £181k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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