How much does Automation Consultants Limited make?

Automation Consultants Limited reported revenue of £20.3m and £481k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Automation Consultants Limited have?

Automation Consultants Limited reported an average of 78 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Automation Consultants Limited profitable?

Yes — Automation Consultants Limited reported a profit of £481k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 04047568 · Incorporated 1 Aug 2000

Automation Consultants Limited

Registered name: AUTOMATION CONSULTANTS LIMITED

Part of Automation Consultants Holdings Limited group

Automation Consultants Limited made £20.3m revenue and £481k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Automation Consultants Limited’s revenue fell 14% to £20.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £481k profit and 78 employees. The company is classified under “business and domestic software development” and is based in Reading; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62012Business and domestic software development SIC 62020Information technology consultancy activities

Status: Active
Location: Reading, South East
Age: 26 yrs · since 2000
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: “The ultimate controlling party is Francis Miers by virtue of his shares in the parent company, Automation Consultants Holdings Limited. Automation Consultants Holdings Limited is the immediate parent ”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£20.3m

Growth ▼14%

Profit

£481k

Growth ▼55%

Profit margin

2.4%

Gross 32.8%

Employees

Change ▲11.4%

Profit / employee

£6.2k

Revenue/employee £261k

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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	No P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£13.9m	£23.6m	£20.3m
Cost of sales	—	£9m	£17.2m	£13.7m
Gross profit	—	£4.9m	£6.4m	£6.7m
Operating profit	—	£1.2m	£1.2m	£749k
Profit before tax	—	£1.2m	£1.2m	£642k
Profit after tax	—	£1.1m	£1.1m	£481k
Profit (best available)	—	£1.1m	£1.1m	£481k
Staff costs	—	£2.9m	£4.1m	£5m
Employees (average)	42	55	70	78
Ratios
Profit margin	—	7.7%	4.5%	2.4%
Gross margin	—	35.4%	27.3%	32.8%
Revenue per employee	—	£253k	£338k	£261k
Profit per employee	—	£19.6k	£15.3k	£6.2k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▲69.8%	▼14%
Profit growth	—	—	▼0.7%	▼55%
Headcount growth	—	▲30.9%	▲27.3%	▲11.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.7m	£2.3m	£6.7m	£1.9m
Net assets	£1.6m	£2.4m	£3.1m	£3.6m
Fixed assets	—	£35.9k	£48.3k	£4.8k
Current assets	£2.6m	£3.5m	£13.7m	£5.9m
Debtors	£906k	£1.1m	£6.6m	£1.1m
Deferred income	—	£8k	£0	£109k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 2.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 32.8%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £261k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £6.2k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 0.5%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 5.6%; 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: ▲15%; Now £3.6m
Cash at bank: ▼71%; Now £1.9m
Headcount: ▲11%; Now 78
Deferred income: —; Now £109k
Fixed assets: ▼90%; Now £4.8k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Automation Consultants Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Automation Consultants Limitedthis company

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

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 Mar 2025 (profit £481k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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