Swann Group Limited
Registered name: SWANN GROUP LIMITED
Swann Group Limited made £16.3m revenue and £2.5m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Swann Group Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £16.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £2.5m profit and 114 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Braintree; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Braintree, East of England
- Age
- 21 yrs · since 2005
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. 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) | £19.6m | £17.4m | £16.3m |
| Cost of sales | −£14.6m | −£10.9m | −£9.5m |
| Gross profit | £5m | £6.5m | £6.7m |
| Operating profit | £1.8m | £3.3m | £3.4m |
| Profit before tax | £1.6m | £3.3m | £3.4m |
| Profit after tax | £1.4m | £2.4m | £2.5m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.4m | £2.4m | £2.5m |
| Employees (average) | 121 | 115 | 114 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 7% | 14% | 15.3% |
| Gross margin | 25.6% | 37.3% | 41.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £162k | £151k | £143k |
| Profit per employee | £11.4k | £21.2k | £21.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼11.4% | ▼6.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲77.2% | ▲2.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼5% | ▼0.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 15.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 41.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £143k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £21.9k
- 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
- ▼1%
- Now 114
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Swann Engineering Group Ltd.Rev. £16.3m · Profit £2.5m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £2.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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