How much does Advance Contracting Solutions Limited make?

Advance Contracting Solutions Limited reported revenue of £253m and £615k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Advance Contracting Solutions Limited have?

Advance Contracting Solutions Limited reported an average of 1,811 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Advance Contracting Solutions Limited profitable?

Yes — Advance Contracting Solutions Limited reported a profit of £615k in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 07134728 · Incorporated 25 Jan 2010

Advance Contracting Solutions Limited

Registered name: ADVANCE CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Part of Ag Trustee Limited group

Advance Contracting Solutions Limited made £253m revenue and £615k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Advance Contracting Solutions Limited’s revenue was £253m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £615k profit and 1,811 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Ewloe; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Ewloe, North West
Age: 16 yrs · since 2010
Type: Private Limited Company

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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with less

Revenue

£253m

Growth ▲0.5%

Profit

£615k

Growth ▲3%

Profit margin

0.2%

Gross 1%

Employees

1,811

Change ▼8.7%

Profit / employee

£340

Revenue/employee £140k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£220m	£250m	£252m	£253m
Cost of sales	£217m	£247m	£249m	£250m
Gross profit	£3.6m	£2.9m	£2.5m	£2.5m
Operating profit	£1.5m	£842k	£750k	£881k
Profit before tax	£1.6m	£826k	£762k	£858k
Profit after tax	£1.4m	£671k	£597k	£615k
Profit (best available)	£1.4m	£671k	£597k	£615k
Staff costs	£167m	£177m	£172m	£166m
Employees (average)	1,963	1,911	1,984	1,811
Ratios
Profit margin	0.6%	0.3%	0.2%	0.2%
Gross margin	1.6%	1.2%	1%	1%
Revenue per employee	£112k	£131k	£127k	£140k
Profit per employee	£689	£351	£301	£340
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲13.7%	▲0.5%	▲0.5%
Profit growth	—	▼50.3%	▼11%	▲3%
Headcount growth	—	▼2.6%	▲3.8%	▼8.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£6.1m	£5.3m	£1.3m	£126k
Net assets	£105k	£106k	£104k	£105k
Fixed assets	£529k	£448k	£310k	£397k
Current assets	£24.9m	£21.6m	£23.7m	£20.5m
Debtors	£2.6m	£4.4m	£6.8m	£6.1m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 0.2%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 1%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £140k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £340; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 2.4%; 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: ▲1%; Now £105k
Cash at bank: ▼90%; Now £126k
Headcount: ▼9%; Now 1,811
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲28%; Now £397k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Ag Trustee Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Advance Group Holdings Ltd75–100%
Advance Contracting Solutions Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (3)

Advance Accounting Solutions LtdFigures not disclosed
Advance IR35 LimitedFigures not disclosed
Advance Returns LtdFigures not disclosed

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 FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £615k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026

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