The Independents Creative Collective UK Limited
Registered name: THE INDEPENDENTS CREATIVE COLLECTIVE UK LIMITED
Part of The Independents Holding Limited groupThe Independents Creative Collective UK Limited made £15.9m revenue and a £6.8m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
The Independents Creative Collective UK Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £15.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £6.8m and 104 employees. The company is classified under “public relations and communications activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 25 yrs · since 2001
- 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 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) | £12.6m | £11.5m | £15.2m | £15.9m |
| Cost of sales | £6.1m | £4.7m | £7.1m | £8.2m |
| Gross profit | £6.5m | £6.8m | £8.1m | £7.8m |
| Operating profit | £177k | £1.4m | £1.3m | £726k |
| Profit before tax | −£1.5m | −£3.1m | £8.1m | −£6.8m |
| Profit after tax | −£1.5m | −£3.1m | £8.1m | −£6.8m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.5m | −£3.1m | £8.1m | −£6.8m |
| Staff costs | £4.8m | £4.9m | £6.3m | £6.4m |
| Employees (average) | 86 | 86 | 0 | 104 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −11.7% | −26.9% | 53.1% | −42.6% |
| Gross margin | 51.5% | 59.3% | 53.6% | 48.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £147k | £134k | — | £153k |
| Profit per employee | −£17.1k | −£36.1k | — | −£65.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼8.7% | ▲31.7% | ▲4.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼184% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼100% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £627k | £506k | £901k | £1.2m |
| Net assets | −£8.2m | −£11.3m | −£3.2m | −£10m |
| Fixed assets | £9.4m | £62.9m | £106m | £115m |
| Current assets | £5.1m | £8.6m | £12.3m | £12.1m |
| Debtors | £1.7m | £1.7m | £2.4m | £2.7m |
| Deferred income | £1.3m | £3.4m | £7.2m | £14.9m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −42.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 48.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £153k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£65.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 724.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 93.6%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 17.2%
- 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 −£10m
- Cash at bank
- ▲31%
- Now £1.2m
- Headcount
- —
- Now 104
- Deferred income
- ▲108%
- Now £14.9m
- Fixed assets
- ▲9%
- Now £115m
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
- The Independents Holding Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- The Independents Creative Collective UK Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (8)
- Stella Enterprises LimitedRev. £47.7m · Profit £8.1m
- Ma Group London LimitedRev. £10.7m · Profit £42k
- 360Pm Europe LimitedFigures not disclosed
- A.I. PR LtdFigures not disclosed
- Atelier Athem LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Inca Productions LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Sunshine Partners Group LimitedActive - Proposal to Strike offFigures not disclosed
- We Are Ona 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 Dec 2025 (profit −£6.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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