How much does Flexible Support Options Limited make?

Flexible Support Options Limited reported revenue of £14.8m and £2.2m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Flexible Support Options Limited have?

Flexible Support Options Limited reported an average of 377 employees in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Is Flexible Support Options Limited profitable?

Yes — Flexible Support Options Limited reported a profit of £2.2m in the year to 31 Oct 2025.

Company No. 07920625 · Incorporated 23 Jan 2012

Flexible Support Options Limited

Registered name: FLEXIBLE SUPPORT OPTIONS LIMITED

Part of Flexible Support Options Holdings Limited group

Flexible Support Options Limited made £14.8m revenue and £2.2m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2025. read from filing text

Flexible Support Options Limited’s revenue grew 9% to £14.8m in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with £2.2m profit and 377 employees. The company is classified under “residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse” and is based in Newcastle Upon Tyne; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection Q · Human health and social workSIC 87200Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse

Status: Active
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East
Age: 14 yrs · since 2012
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. From the filing: “Flexible Support Options Holdings Limited is the immediate and ultimate parent company and is the smallest and largest group for which consolidated accounts including Flexible Support Options Limited ”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightOperating leverageDoing more with less

Revenue

£14.8m

Growth ▲8.9%

Profit

£2.2m

Growth ▲10.1%

Profit margin

14.6%

Gross 23.3%

Employees

377

Change ▼1.6%

Profit / employee

£5.7k

Revenue/employee £39.3k

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 Oct 2022	31 Oct 2023	31 Oct 2024	31 Oct 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£10.7m	£11.7m	£13.6m	£14.8m
Cost of sales	£8.4m	£9m	£10.5m	£11.3m
Gross profit	£2.3m	£2.7m	£3.1m	£3.4m
Profit before tax	£2.2m	£2.2m	£2.6m	£2.9m
Profit after tax	£1.8m	£1.7m	£2m	£2.2m
Profit (best available)	£1.8m	£1.7m	£2m	£2.2m
Staff costs	£8.3m	£8.9m	£10.4m	£11.3m
Employees (average)	341	344	383	377
Ratios
Profit margin	16.5%	14.4%	14.4%	14.6%
Gross margin	21.6%	23%	23%	23.3%
Revenue per employee	£31.3k	£33.9k	£35.5k	£39.3k
Profit per employee	£5.2k	£4.9k	£5.1k	£5.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲9.3%	▲16.5%	▲8.9%
Profit growth	—	▼4.5%	▲16.1%	▲10.1%
Headcount growth	—	▲0.9%	▲11.3%	▼1.6%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.2m	£1.8m	£2.2m	£1.4m
Net assets	£6.7m	£5.9m	£5.4m	£5m
Fixed assets	£84.7k	£91.9k	£110k	£93.6k
Current assets	£10.1m	£11.6m	£13.9m	£16.5m
Debtors	£1.9m	£1.3m	£252k	£858k
Deferred income	£353k	£428k	£541k	£616k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 14.6%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 23.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £39.3k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £5.7k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 4.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 5.8%; 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: ▼6%; Now £5m
Cash at bank: ▼35%; Now £1.4m
Headcount: ▼2%; Now 377
Deferred income: ▲14%; Now £616k
Fixed assets: ▼15%; Now £93.6k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Flexible Support Options Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Flexible Support Options Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (1)

Interactive Development Support LimitedFigures 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 Oct 2025 (profit £2.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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