Dar Al-Taqwa Limited
Registered name: DAR AL-TAQWA LIMITED
Dar Al-Taqwa Limited made £139k revenue and a £29.6k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Dar Al-Taqwa Limited’s revenue fell 8% to £139k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £29.6k and 6 employees. The company is classified under “retail sale of books in specialised stores”; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 41 yrs · since 1985
- 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 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £173k | £151k | £139k |
| Profit after tax | — | −£7k | −£44.8k | −£29.6k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£7k | −£44.8k | −£29.6k |
| Staff costs | — | £55.5k | £54.5k | £52.4k |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 8 | -8 | 6 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −4% | −29.7% | −21.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £21.6k | −£18.9k | £23.2k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£874 | £5.6k | −£4.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼12.7% | ▼7.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲60% | ▼200% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £126k | £119k | £73.8k | £44.3k |
| Fixed assets | £7.9k | £7.6k | £7.2k | £7.1k |
| Current assets | £198k | £203k | £162k | £151k |
| Deferred income | — | £1.8k | £1.8k | £1.8k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −21.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £23.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£4.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 5.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 1.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- ▼40%
- Now £44.3k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 6
- Deferred income
- 0%
- Now £1.8k
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £7.1k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£29.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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