K.M. Dastur & Co Limited
Registered name: K.M. DASTUR & CO LIMITED
Part of K.M. Dastur Holdings Limited groupK.M. Dastur & Co Limited made £4.7m revenue and a £2.9m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
K.M. Dastur & Co Limited’s revenue fell 7% to £4.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with a loss of £2.9m and 39 employees. The company is classified under “non-life insurance” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 27 yrs · since 1999
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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: “K.M. Dastur Holdings Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £6.4m | £7.9m | £5.7m | £5.1m | £4.7m |
| Gross profit | £6.4m | £7.9m | £5.7m | £5.1m | £4.7m |
| Operating profit | £67.8k | £49.3k | −£2.7m | −£2.8m | −£2.9m |
| Profit before tax | £28.2k | £22.8k | −£2.7m | −£2.8m | −£2.9m |
| Profit after tax | £24.9k | −£1.4k | −£2.7m | −£2.8m | −£2.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £24.9k | −£1.4k | −£2.7m | −£2.8m | −£2.9m |
| Staff costs | £4.4m | £5.4m | — | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 42 | 42 | 47 | 45 | 39 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | 0.4% | 0% | −47.1% | −55.5% | −61.4% |
| Gross margin | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| Revenue per employee | £152k | £188k | £121k | £113k | £121k |
| Profit per employee | £592 | −£33 | −£57.2k | −£62.8k | −£74.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲23.5% | ▼27.6% | ▼10.9% | ▼7.1% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼105.6% | — | — | — |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲11.9% | ▼4.3% | ▼13.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £8.2m | £11.3m | — | — | — |
| Net assets | £2.3m | £3.3m | — | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £113k | £51k | — | — | — |
| Current assets | £57.4m | £63m | — | — | — |
| Debtors | £163k | £922k | — | — | — |
| Deferred income | £183k | £173k | — | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −61.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £121k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£74.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- 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
- —
- 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 —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼13%
- Now 39
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- K.M. Dastur Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- K.M. Dastur & Co Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- STLL Consultancy PVT LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit −£2.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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