Firmdale Property Investments Limited
Registered name: FIRMDALE PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Part of Firmdale Holdings Limited groupFirmdale Property Investments Limited made £28.3m revenue and a £6.7m loss in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Firmdale Property Investments Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £28.3m in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with a loss of £6.7m and 275 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 23 yrs · since 2003
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Jan 2022 | 31 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £13.1m | £38.5m | £26.9m | £27m | £28.3m |
| Cost of sales | £12.3m | £23.1m | £18.8m | £20.7m | £21.6m |
| Gross profit | £791k | £15.5m | £8.1m | £6.3m | £6.7m |
| Operating profit | −£3.6m | £2.1m | £7.1m | −£283k | −£31k |
| Profit before tax | −£6.8m | −£1.1m | £4.7m | −£4.7m | −£8.9m |
| Profit after tax | −£5.1m | −£1.7m | £12.4m | −£2.6m | −£6.7m |
| Profit (best available) | −£5.1m | −£1.7m | £12.4m | −£2.6m | −£6.7m |
| Staff costs | £8.1m | £12.9m | £10.2m | £10.5m | £11.9m |
| Employees (average) | 303 | 362 | 391 | 277 | 275 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | −38.6% | −4.3% | 46.2% | −9.6% | −23.5% |
| Gross margin | 6% | 40.2% | 29.9% | 23.3% | 23.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £43.2k | £106k | £68.8k | £97.3k | £103k |
| Profit per employee | −£16.7k | −£4.6k | £31.8k | −£9.3k | −£24.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲194.5% | ▼30.2% | ▲0.2% | ▲5.1% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼120.7% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲19.5% | ▲8% | ▼29.2% | ▼0.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £2.5m | £948k | £839k | £688k | £197k |
| Net assets | £31.1m | £33.5m | £38.2m | £33.2m | £22.5m |
| Fixed assets | £182m | £182m | £135m | £131m | £140m |
| Current assets | £17.2m | £23.9m | £25.6m | £80.3m | £79.5m |
| Debtors | £207k | £75k | £78k | £99k | £55k |
| Deferred income | £961k | £1m | £425k | £26k | £154k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −23.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 23.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £103k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£24.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 495.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.2%
- 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
- ▼32%
- Now £22.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼71%
- Now £197k
- Headcount
- ▼1%
- Now 275
- Deferred income
- ▲492%
- Now £154k
- Fixed assets
- ▲7%
- Now £140m
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
- Firmdale Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Firmdale West End Limited75–100%
- Firmdale Property Investments Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Soho Hotel LimitedRev. £25.4m · Profit £109k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit −£6.7m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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