Autograph (Holdings) Limited
Registered name: AUTOGRAPH (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
Part of Sound of Spring Limited groupAutograph (Holdings) Limited made £160k revenue and a £397k loss in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Autograph (Holdings) Limited’s revenue fell 99% to £160k in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with a loss of £397k and 6 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 42 yrs · since 1984
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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: “Sound of Spring Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7.3m | £15.4m | £14.7m | £15.6m | £160k |
| Cost of sales | £5.5m | £7.8m | £8.2m | £7.9m | — |
| Gross profit | £1.8m | £7.5m | £6.5m | £7.8m | — |
| Operating profit | −£1.5m | £2.4m | £1.2m | £1.8m | −£423k |
| Profit before tax | −£1.7m | £2.2m | £1.1m | £1.7m | −£423k |
| Profit after tax | £66.3k | −£346k | −£531k | £1.6m | −£397k |
| Profit (best available) | £66.3k | −£346k | −£531k | £1.6m | −£397k |
| Staff costs | £2.1m | £3.7m | £3.4m | £4.1m | £395k |
| Employees (average) | 43 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 6 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 0.9% | −2.3% | −3.6% | 10.5% | −248.1% |
| Gross margin | 24.7% | 49% | 44.4% | 49.8% | — |
| Revenue per employee | £169k | £327k | £300k | £301k | £26.7k |
| Profit per employee | £1.5k | −£7.4k | −£10.8k | £31.5k | −£66.2k |
| Cash conversion | — | 191.5% | 407.2% | 323.7% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲111.9% | ▼4.5% | ▲6.6% | ▼99% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼622.2% | — | — | ▼124.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.3% | ▲4.3% | ▲6.1% | ▼88.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £1.3m | £1.2m | £390k | £91.8k | £39.8k |
| Net assets | £376k | £30.1k | −£501k | £1.2m | £819k |
| Fixed assets | £146k | £150k | £143k | £142k | £140k |
| Current assets | £3.2m | £3.4m | £2.4m | £1.8m | £1.6m |
| Debtors | £82.7k | £84.1k | £10.3k | £955k | £1.5m |
| Cash from operations | £1.7m | £4.5m | £4.8m | £5.7m | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −248.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £26.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£66.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 87.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 960.8%
- 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
- ▼33%
- Now £819k
- Cash at bank
- ▼57%
- Now £39.8k
- Headcount
- ▼88%
- Now 6
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼2%
- Now £140k
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Sound of Spring Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Autograph (Holdings) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (3)
- Autograph Sound Recording LimitedRev. £17.7m · Profit £1.2m
- Autograph Communications LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Autograph Sales LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit −£397k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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