Stark Software International Ltd.
Registered name: STARK SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL LTD.
Part of Stark Software International (Holdings) Limited groupStark Software International Ltd. made £49.6m revenue and £14.1m profit in the year to 31 May 2025.
Stark Software International Ltd.’s revenue grew 15% to £49.6m in the year to 31 May 2025, with £14.1m profit and 244 employees. The company is classified under “other software publishing” and is based in Horley; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Horley, South East
- Age
- 32 yrs · since 1994
- 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. From the filing: “The immediate and ultimate parent company is Stark Software International (Holdings) Limited, a company registered in England and Wales with its registered office at Sentinel House, 10-12 Massets Road”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £32.3m | £35.9m | £43.1m | £49.6m |
| Cost of sales | £10.8m | £11.2m | £15.3m | £17.5m |
| Gross profit | £21.4m | £24.7m | £27.9m | £32.1m |
| Operating profit | £11.4m | £12.4m | £13.8m | £15.4m |
| Profit before tax | £11.4m | £12.4m | £14m | £15.4m |
| Profit after tax | £10.7m | £11.4m | £11.6m | £14.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £10.7m | £11.4m | £11.6m | £14.1m |
| Staff costs | £8m | £9m | £10.6m | £12.5m |
| Employees (average) | 199 | 225 | 233 | 244 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 33.1% | 31.8% | 26.8% | 28.5% |
| Gross margin | 66.4% | 68.8% | 64.6% | 64.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £162k | £160k | £185k | £203k |
| Profit per employee | £53.8k | £50.8k | £49.6k | £57.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲11.2% | ▲20.2% | ▲15% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲6.8% | ▲1.3% | ▲22.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲13.1% | ▲3.6% | ▲4.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £6.1m | £8.8m | £10.7m | £3.5m |
| Net assets | £44.5m | £55.9m | £67.5m | £10.1m |
| Fixed assets | £4.9m | £5.8m | £7.4m | £11.5m |
| Current assets | £49.8m | £61.9m | £74.7m | £34.4m |
| Debtors | £7m | £6.9m | £7.8m | £8.3m |
| Deferred income | £6.1m | £7.5m | £8.4m | £10.2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 28.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 64.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £203k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £57.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 23.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 20.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 16.8%
- 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
- ▼85%
- Now £10.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▼67%
- Now £3.5m
- Headcount
- ▲5%
- Now 244
- Deferred income
- ▲22%
- Now £10.2m
- Fixed assets
- ▲55%
- Now £11.5m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Stark Software International (Holdings) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Stark Midco Limited75–100%
- Stark Software International Ltd.this company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (6)
- Perse Technology LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Squire Energy Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Stark Energy Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Stark Technical Services LtdFigures not disclosed
- Stark Utility Funding LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Tym Huckin LtdFigures 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 May 2025 (profit £14.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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