G.a. Design International Limited
Registered name: G.A. DESIGN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
Part of G.a. Group Holdings Limited groupG.a. Design International Limited made £10.8m revenue and £417k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
G.a. Design International Limited’s revenue fell 9% to £10.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £417k profit and 60 employees. The company is classified under “specialised design activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 39 yrs · since 1987
- 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.
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 | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £9.2m | £4.7m | £11.8m | £10.8m |
| Cost of sales | £6m | £6.5m | £7.4m | £7.1m |
| Gross profit | £3.2m | −£1.9m | £4.4m | £3.7m |
| Operating profit | £171k | −£6.7m | £1.7m | £1.1m |
| Profit after tax | −£139k | −£7.6m | £2.5m | £417k |
| Profit (best available) | −£139k | −£7.6m | £2.5m | £417k |
| Staff costs | £5m | £5.3m | £5.1m | £4.5m |
| Employees (average) | 82 | 85 | 75 | 60 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −1.5% | −164% | 21.5% | 3.9% |
| Gross margin | 35.2% | −39.9% | 37.5% | 34.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £112k | £54.7k | £157k | £180k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.7k | −£89.8k | £33.8k | £7k |
| Cash conversion | −252.9% | — | −66.2% | −148.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼49.5% | ▲153.6% | ▼8.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼83.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲3.7% | ▼11.8% | ▼20% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £684k | £226k | £752k | £958k |
| Net assets | £3.2m | −£4.4m | −£1.9m | −£1.9m |
| Current assets | £8m | £5.6m | £8.3m | £8.5m |
| Debtors | £2.7m | £2.1m | £1.2m | £2m |
| Cash from operations | −£434k | £2.3m | −£1.1m | −£1.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 34.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £180k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −148.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 18.7%
- 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
- —
- Now −£1.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲27%
- Now £958k
- Headcount
- ▼20%
- Now 60
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- G.a. Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- G.a. Design International Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- G. a. Brand Design 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 Dec 2025 (profit £417k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 16 Oct 2026
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