Ra (Arts) Limited
Registered name: RA (ARTS) LIMITED
Part of The Royal Academy of Arts groupRa (Arts) Limited made £2.7m revenue and £1.5m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Ra (Arts) Limited’s revenue grew 20% to £2.7m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £1.5m profit. The company is classified under “operation of arts facilities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 33 yrs · since 1993
- 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 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.1m | £2.2m | £2.7m |
| Cost of sales | −£136k | −£606k | −£397k |
| Gross profit | £2m | £1.6m | £2.3m |
| Operating profit | £1.6m | £933k | £1.5m |
| Profit before tax | £1.6m | £933k | £1.5m |
| Profit after tax | £1.6m | £933k | £1.5m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.6m | £933k | £1.5m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 73.7% | 41.9% | 57% |
| Gross margin | 93.6% | 72.8% | 85.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲5.2% | ▲20.3% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼40.1% | ▲63.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 57%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 85.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Ownership chain
- The Royal Academy of Artsultimate parent75–100%
- Ra (Arts) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- R.a. Enterprises LimitedRev. £5.9m · Profit £357k
- Burlington House LimitedRev. £429k · Profit £70.5k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £1.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026
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