ST. Piran's (GB) Ltd
Registered name: ST. PIRAN'S (GB) LTD
ST. Piran's (GB) Ltd made £56.9m revenue and £10.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
ST. Piran's (GB) Ltd’s revenue fell 21% to £56.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £10.9m profit and 115 employees. The company is classified under “post-graduate level higher education” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 24 yrs · since 2002
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £74.1m | £72.5m | £56.9m |
| Cost of sales | £13m | £13.3m | £10.6m |
| Gross profit | £61.1m | £59.2m | £46.3m |
| Operating profit | £38.5m | £33.6m | £15.4m |
| Profit before tax | £38.5m | £33.4m | £15.1m |
| Profit after tax | £29.4m | £24.4m | £10.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £29.4m | £24.4m | £10.9m |
| Staff costs | £15.4m | £17.7m | £23.9m |
| Employees (average) | 134 | 126 | 115 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 39.7% | 33.7% | 19.2% |
| Gross margin | 82.4% | 81.7% | 81.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £553k | £575k | £495k |
| Profit per employee | £219k | £194k | £94.9k |
| Cash conversion | −110.8% | −131.5% | −53.4% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼2.2% | ▼21.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼17% | ▼55.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼6% | ▼8.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £27.6m | £30.8m | £8.3m |
| Net assets | £31.5m | £17.7m | £3.2m |
| Fixed assets | £5.5m | £1.2m | £1.2m |
| Current assets | £47.7m | £40.9m | £13.8m |
| Debtors | £8.2m | £8m | £4m |
| Cash from operations | −£42.6m | −£44.1m | −£8.2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 19.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 81.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £495k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £94.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −53.4%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7%
- 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
- ▼82%
- Now £3.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼73%
- Now £8.3m
- Headcount
- ▼9%
- Now 115
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼6%
- Now £1.2m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £10.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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