Impellam UK Limited
Registered name: IMPELLAM UK LIMITED
Part of Headfirst Global PLC groupImpellam UK Limited made £16.9m revenue and a £5.8m loss in the year to 3 Jan 2025.
Impellam UK Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £16.9m in the year to 3 Jan 2025, with a loss of £5.8m and 127 employees. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Luton; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Luton, East of England
- 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.
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: “Impellam Group Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 5 Jan 2024 | 3 Jan 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £17.2m | £16.9m |
| Operating profit | −£8.6m | −£3.6m |
| Profit before tax | −£8.7m | −£6.9m |
| Profit after tax | −£6.2m | −£5.8m |
| Profit (best available) | −£6.2m | −£5.8m |
| Staff costs | £9m | £8.8m |
| Employees (average) | 141 | 127 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −36.1% | −34% |
| Revenue per employee | £122k | £133k |
| Profit per employee | −£44k | −£45.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼1.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼9.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £597k | £55k |
| Net assets | £40.6m | £34.8m |
| Fixed assets | £121m | £75.4m |
| Current assets | £54.8m | £116m |
| Debtors | £53.9m | £116m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −34%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £133k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£45.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 444.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 683%
- 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
- ▼14%
- Now £34.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▼91%
- Now £55k
- Headcount
- ▼10%
- Now 127
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼37%
- Now £75.4m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Headfirst Global PLCultimate parent75–100%
- Vertage Limited75–100%
- Impellam UK Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (5)
- Carbon60 LimitedRev. £120m · Profit £4.6m
- Science Recruitment Group LtdRev. £62.8m · Profit £5k
- Carlisle Group LimitedRev. — · Profit −£1.2m
- Carlisle Nominees LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
- Onetrue LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- Impellam Holdings LimitedRev. — · Profit −£36.2m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 3 Jan 2025 (profit −£5.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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