How much does Q5 Ltd make?

Q5 Ltd reported revenue of £42.6m and £5.6m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Q5 Ltd have?

Q5 Ltd reported an average of 180 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Q5 Ltd profitable?

Yes — Q5 Ltd reported a profit of £5.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 15266902 · Incorporated 7 Nov 2023

Q5 Ltd

Registered name: Q5 LTD

Part of Q5 Holdings Ltd group

Q5 Ltd made £42.6m revenue and £5.6m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Q5 Ltd’s revenue was £42.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £5.6m profit and 180 employees. The company is classified under “management consultancy activities other than financial management” and is based in London.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 2 yrs · since 2023
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: “The immediate parent company and ultimate controlling party is Q5 Holdings Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightYoung and profitable

Revenue

£42.6m

Growth —

Profit

£5.6m

Growth —

Profit margin

13.1%

Gross 46.3%

Employees

180

Change —

Profit / employee

£30.9k

Revenue/employee £237k

Profitable streak

1yr

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

1 filed year

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£42.6m
Cost of sales	£22.9m
Gross profit	£19.7m
Operating profit	£7.5m
Profit before tax	£7.6m
Profit after tax	£5.6m
Profit (best available)	£5.6m
Staff costs	£25.9m
Employees (average)	180
Ratios
Profit margin	13.1%
Gross margin	46.3%
Revenue per employee	£237k
Profit per employee	£30.9k
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£11.9m
Net assets	£5.6m
Fixed assets	£466k
Current assets	£25m
Debtors	£9.5m
Deferred income	£11.2m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 13.1%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 46.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £237k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £30.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 1.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 26.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 22.4%; 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: —; Now £5.6m
Cash at bank: —; Now £11.9m
Headcount: —; Now 180
Deferred income: —; Now £11.2m
Fixed assets: —; Now £466k

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

Q5 Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Q5 Ltdthis company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Satsuma Resourcing 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 £5.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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