BLS International Services (UK) Limited
Registered name: BLS INTERNATIONAL SERVICES (UK) LIMITED
BLS International Services (UK) Limited made £15.6m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
BLS International Services (UK) Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £15.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £1.3m profit and 14 employees. The company is classified under “travel agency activities” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2016
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £9.2m | £13.7m | £15.6m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £2.5m | £5.5m | £7.1m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £6.8m | £8.2m | £8.5m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £2.6m | £2.4m | £2m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £2.6m | £2.4m | £1.9m |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £2.1m | £1.9m | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £2.1m | £1.9m | £1.3m |
| Staff costs | — | — | — | £568k | £571k |
| Employees (average) | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 22.4% | 14.1% | 8.5% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 73.3% | 60% | 54.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £924k | £975k | £1.1m |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £207k | £138k | £95.1k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | — | 2.5% | −132.3% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲47.7% | ▲14.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼6.8% | ▼31% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲66.7% | ▲40% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £258k | £475k | £774k | £457k | £638k |
| Net assets | −£5m | −£3.8m | −£1.7m | £241k | £172k |
| Fixed assets | £3.1m | £3m | £3.2m | £4.2m | £3.9m |
| Current assets | £1.2m | £1.9m | £1.5m | £2m | £2.1m |
| Debtors | £966k | £1.5m | £0 | £570k | £240k |
| Deferred income | £84.6k | £0 | — | — | — |
| Cash from operations | — | — | — | £60.9k | −£2.6m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 8.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 54.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.1m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £95.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −132.3%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 25%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.5%
- 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
- ▼29%
- Now £172k
- Cash at bank
- ▲39%
- Now £638k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 14
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼8%
- Now £3.9m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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