How much does Stage One Creative Services Limited make?

Stage One Creative Services Limited reported revenue of £18.1m and a loss of £778k in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Stage One Creative Services Limited have?

Stage One Creative Services Limited reported an average of 134 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Stage One Creative Services Limited profitable?

No — Stage One Creative Services Limited reported a loss of £778k in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03150434 · Incorporated 24 Jan 1996

Stage One Creative Services Limited

Registered name: STAGE ONE CREATIVE SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Ninety Degrees Investments Ltd group

Stage One Creative Services Limited made £18.1m revenue and a £778k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Stage One Creative Services Limited’s revenue grew 19% to £18.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £778k and 134 employees. The company is classified under “other manufacturing” and is based in Tockwith; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 32990Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Tockwith, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 30 yrs · since 1996
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Doing more with less

Revenue

£18.1m

Growth ▲18.6%

Profit

−£778k

Growth ▼1018%

Profit margin

−4.3%

Gross 18.3%

Employees

134

Change ▼0.7%

Profit / employee

−£5.8k

Revenue/employee £135k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
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)	£36.8m	£21m	£15.2m	£18.1m
Cost of sales	£23.6m	£14.7m	£11.4m	£14.7m
Gross profit	£13.2m	£6.2m	£3.8m	£3.3m
Operating profit	£7.8m	£1.6m	−£245k	−£820k
Profit before tax	£7.8m	£1.6m	−£77.4k	−£745k
Profit after tax	£7.3m	£1.4m	£84.8k	−£778k
Profit (best available)	£7.3m	£1.4m	£84.8k	−£778k
Staff costs	£6.8m	£6.8m	£6.9m	£7.4m
Employees (average)	117	134	135	134
Ratios
Profit margin	19.7%	6.8%	0.6%	−4.3%
Gross margin	35.8%	29.7%	25%	18.3%
Revenue per employee	£315k	£156k	£113k	£135k
Profit per employee	£62k	£10.7k	£628	−£5.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼43%	▼27.4%	▲18.6%
Profit growth	—	▼80.2%	▼94.1%	▼1018%
Headcount growth	—	▲14.5%	▲0.8%	▼0.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£5.2m	£5.7m	£4.2m	£4.6m
Net assets	£4.6m	£5.1m	£5.1m	£4.4m
Fixed assets	£3.2m	£2.8m	£2.8m	£4.2m
Current assets	£11.2m	£13.3m	£12.5m	£11.8m
Debtors	£438k	£727k	£505k	£1.1m
Deferred income	£2.8m	£3.2m	£2.6m	£3.8m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −4.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 18.3%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £135k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£5.8k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 23.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 21%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 6.1%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▼15%; Now £4.4m
Cash at bank: ▲11%; Now £4.6m
Headcount: ▼1%; Now 134
Deferred income: ▲48%; Now £3.8m
Fixed assets: ▲51%; Now £4.2m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Ninety Degrees Investments Ltdultimate parent50–75%
Stage One Group Limited75–100%
Stage One Creative Services Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Subsidiaries (1)

Ces Electrical Services LtdFigures not disclosed

Sister companies (2)

Flux Axis LimitedFigures not disclosed
Stage One Hire LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£778k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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