Anstey Horne & Co. Limited
Registered name: ANSTEY HORNE & CO. LIMITED
Anstey Horne & Co. Limited made £15.9m revenue and £386k profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Anstey Horne & Co. Limited’s revenue grew 8% to £15.9m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £386k profit and 135 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 21 yrs · since 2005
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £10.9m | £14.7m | £15.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | £7.8m | £9.7m | £11.2m |
| Gross profit | — | £3m | £5m | £4.6m |
| Operating profit | — | £193k | £761k | £633k |
| Profit before tax | — | £189k | £755k | £633k |
| Profit after tax | £359k | £302k | £510k | £386k |
| Profit (best available) | £359k | £302k | £510k | £386k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £9.6m | £10.9m |
| Employees (average) | 63 | 98 | 123 | 135 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 2.8% | 3.5% | 2.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 28% | 34.3% | 29.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £111k | £119k | £117k |
| Profit per employee | £5.7k | £3.1k | £4.1k | £2.9k |
| Cash conversion | — | −304.3% | −101.6% | 120.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲35.3% | ▲7.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼16% | ▲68.9% | ▼24.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲55.6% | ▲25.5% | ▲9.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.1m | £228k | £3.7k | £3.4k |
| Net assets | £3.4m | £3.7m | £4m | £4.4m |
| Fixed assets | £485k | £448k | £360k | £286k |
| Current assets | £4.4m | £5.8m | £6.9m | £6.5m |
| Debtors | £1.5m | £3.7m | £5.3m | £4.3m |
| Deferred income | — | £44.6k | £261k | £234k |
| Cash from operations | — | −£588k | −£773k | £765k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 29.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £117k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £2.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 120.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 27.4%
- 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
- ▲10%
- Now £4.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼7%
- Now £3.4k
- Headcount
- ▲10%
- Now 135
- Deferred income
- ▼10%
- Now £234k
- Fixed assets
- ▼21%
- Now £286k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- Anstey Horne & Co. (Bristol) LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
- Grayscanlanhill LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- BGF Nominees Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit £386k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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