Ready-made shortlists of businesses that make money
Each list is a saved combination of filters run against the latest filed accounts. Lists exclude holding, staffing and umbrella vehicles, and only use figures companies actually published.
Tiny teams, big profits
Trading businesses with fewer than 5 employees making at least £250k profit.
- Profit ≥ £250k
- Employees 1–4
Fast risers
Profitable companies under 5 years old growing revenue 30%+ a year.
- Profit ≥ £1
- Company age ≤ 5 yrs
- Revenue growth (YoY) ≥ 30%
Boring but brilliant
Unglamorous trades and services — cleaning, waste, plumbing, storage — with 25%+ margins.
- Boring industry
- Profit margin ≥ 25%
Doing more with less
Profitable companies growing revenue while headcount fell.
- Doing more with less
- Profit ≥ £1
Steady earners
Profitable for 3+ consecutive years with margins of 15%+.
- Profit margin ≥ 15%
- Consecutive profitable years ≥ 3
Capital-light winners
Independent businesses with fixed assets under 10% of revenue and 20%+ margins.
- Independent
- Profit margin ≥ 20%
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue ≤ 10%
Quiet growers (no P&L)
Companies that don't publish revenue but whose net assets, cash and headcount all grew. Indirect signals only — not revenue or profit.
- Profit only or Balance sheet only
- Headcount growth (YoY) ≥ 1%
- Net assets growth (YoY) ≥ 1%
- Cash growth (YoY) ≥ 1%
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