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Company No. 06536543 · Incorporated 17 Mar 2008

Science Group PLC

Registered name: SCIENCE GROUP PLC

Science Group PLC made £112m revenue and £33.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Science Group PLC’s revenue grew 1% to £112m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £33.3m profit and 531 employees. The company is classified under “management consultancy activities other than financial management” and is based in Cambridge; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial managementSIC 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activitiesSIC 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineeringSIC 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Cambridge, East of England
Age
18 yrs · since 2008
Type
Public Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

IndependentOperating leverageDoing more with less
Revenue
£112m
Growth ▲0.9%
Profit
£33.3m
Growth ▲176.8%
Profit margin
29.8%
 
Employees
531
Change ▼10%
Profit / employee
£62.7k
Revenue/employee £210k
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 to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£113m£111m£112m
Operating profit£8.1m£14.9m£40.9m
Profit before tax£7.6m£14.7m£41.5m
Profit after tax£5.5m£12m£33.3m
Profit (best available)£5.5m£12m£33.3m
Employees (average)696590531
Ratios
Profit margin4.9%10.9%29.8%
Revenue per employee£163k£188k£210k
Profit per employee£7.9k£20.4k£62.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼2.4%▲0.9%
Profit growth—▲117.6%▲176.8%
Headcount growth—▼15.2%▼10%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data May 2025Accounts · bulk data May 2025Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
29.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£210k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£62.7k
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
▼10%
Now 531
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (10)

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 £33.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026

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