Pe487 Limited
Registered name: PE487 LIMITED
Pe487 Limited made £13.7m revenue and a £331k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Pe487 Limited’s revenue was £13.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £331k. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Winchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Winchester, South East
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- 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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | £13.7m |
| Cost of sales | £12.7m | £13.1m | £8.7m | −£10.2m |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | £3.6m |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | −£629k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | −£471k |
| Profit after tax | £1.6m | £7.1m | £1.9m | −£331k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.6m | £7.1m | £1.9m | −£331k |
| Staff costs | £678k | £587k | £584k | — |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 5 | 5 | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | −2.4% |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | 26% |
| Profit per employee | £317k | £1.4m | £378k | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▲346.2% | ▼73.3% | ▼117.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £13.3k | £3.6m | £3.3m | — |
| Net assets | £3.2m | £5.5m | £7.2m | — |
| Fixed assets | £2.6m | £2.9m | £3.6m | — |
| Current assets | £4m | £5.1m | £3.7m | — |
| Debtors | £0 | £1.2k | £3.7k | — |
| Deferred income | £191k | £72.2k | £35.1k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 26%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- 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
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Now —
- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (4)
- Biopharma Process Systems LimitedRev. £10.1m · Profit £142k
- Biopharma Technology LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Easytesters LimitedRev. — · Profit £65.2k
- Pe489 LimitedRev. — · Profit −£76.5k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£331k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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