How much does David Chipperfield Architects Limited. make?

David Chipperfield Architects Limited. reported revenue of £12.5m and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does David Chipperfield Architects Limited. have?

David Chipperfield Architects Limited. reported an average of 90 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is David Chipperfield Architects Limited. profitable?

Yes — David Chipperfield Architects Limited. reported a profit of £1.3m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 03899734 · Incorporated 24 Dec 1999

David Chipperfield Architects Limited.

Registered name: DAVID CHIPPERFIELD ARCHITECTS LIMITED.

Part of DC Studio Limited group

David Chipperfield Architects Limited. made £12.5m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

David Chipperfield Architects Limited.’s revenue fell 15% to £12.5m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.3m profit and 90 employees. The company is classified under “architectural activities” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 71111Architectural activities

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 26 yrs · since 1999
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

Capital-light

Revenue

£12.5m

Growth ▼15.3%

Profit

£1.3m

Growth ▼3.2%

Profit margin

10.8%

Gross 49.4%

Employees

Change ▼17.4%

Profit / employee

£14.9k

Revenue/employee £139k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2021	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	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£9.3m	£12.3m	£16.1m	£14.8m	£12.5m
Cost of sales	£4.1m	£6.7m	£7.4m	£7.3m	£6.3m
Gross profit	£5.1m	£5.6m	£8.7m	£7.5m	£6.2m
Operating profit	£207k	−£227k	£2.1m	£1.8m	£822k
Profit before tax	£180k	−£274k	£2m	£1.7m	£873k
Profit after tax	£269k	−£258k	£2.1m	£1.4m	£1.3m
Profit (best available)	£269k	−£258k	£2.1m	£1.4m	£1.3m
Employees (average)	93	109	121	109	90
Ratios
Profit margin	2.9%	−2.1%	13.2%	9.4%	10.8%
Gross margin	55.6%	45.3%	54.2%	50.8%	49.4%
Revenue per employee	£99.5k	£113k	£133k	£135k	£139k
Profit per employee	£2.9k	−£2.4k	£17.6k	£12.7k	£14.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲33.3%	▲30.3%	▼8.2%	▼15.3%
Profit growth	—	▼195.9%	—	▼34.6%	▼3.2%
Headcount growth	—	▲17.2%	▲11%	▼9.9%	▼17.4%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.2m	£1.1m	£2.4m	£4.4m	£4.5m
Net assets	£2.4m	£2.1m	£4.2m	£5.1m	£6.4m
Fixed assets	£523k	£946k	£737k	£973k	£754k
Debtors	£963k	£1.8m	£4m	£3.7m	£3.8m
Deferred income	£2.5m	£1.9m	£2.8m	£3.5m	£2.9m
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: 10.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 49.4%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £139k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £14.9k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 6%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 23.2%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 30.5%; 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: ▲26%; Now £6.4m
Cash at bank: ▲3%; Now £4.5m
Headcount: ▼17%; Now 90
Deferred income: ▼16%; Now £2.9m
Fixed assets: ▼23%; Now £754k

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

DC Studio Limitedultimate parent75–100%
David Chipperfield Architects Limited.this company

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

Subsidiaries (1)

Group DC LtdFigures 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 £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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