Design for Purpose Limited
Registered name: DESIGN FOR PURPOSE LIMITED
Design for Purpose Limited made £7.4k revenue and £847 profit in the year to 31 Jan 2026.
Design for Purpose Limited’s revenue fell 12% to £7.4k in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with £847 profit and 1 employee. The company is classified under “other information technology service activities” and is based in Nottingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Nottingham, East Midlands
- Age
- 21 yrs · since 2005
- 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 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £8.4k | £14.1k | £8.5k | £7.4k |
| Profit after tax | −£761 | £7.8k | £3.2k | £847 |
| Profit (best available) | −£761 | £7.8k | £3.2k | £847 |
| Staff costs | £7.6k | £2.7k | £1.8k | £1.8k |
| Employees (average) | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −9% | 55.7% | 37.4% | 11.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £14.1k | £8.5k | £7.4k |
| Profit per employee | — | £7.8k | £3.2k | £847 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲67.1% | ▼39.9% | ▼12.2% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼59.7% | ▼73.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £857 | £9k | £14.6k | £11.1k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Current assets | £855 | £9k | £14.6k | £11.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 11.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £7.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £847
- 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
- ▼24%
- Now £11.1k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit £847), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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