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Company No. 05863258 · Incorporated 30 Jun 2006

Countess Holdings Ltd

Registered name: COUNTESS HOLDINGS LTD

Countess Holdings Ltd made £14.2m revenue and £656k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Countess Holdings Ltd’s revenue fell 2% to £14.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £656k profit and 73 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation”; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 55100Hotels and similar accommodationSIC 70100Activities of head offices
Status
Active
Location
London
Age
20 yrs · since 2006
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£14.2m
Growth ▼2.4%
Profit
£656k
Growth ▼9.9%
Profit margin
4.6%
Gross 79.2%
Employees
73
Change ▲5.8%
Profit / employee
£9k
Revenue/employee £194k
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.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£14.4m£14.5m£14.2m
Cost of sales£3.1m£2.9m£2.9m
Gross profit£11.3m£11.6m£11.2m
Operating profit£3.9m£3.6m£3.2m
Profit before tax£1.6m£1.2m£1.1m
Profit after tax£1.1m£728k£656k
Profit (best available)£1.1m£728k£656k
Employees (average)566973
Ratios
Profit margin7.5%5%4.6%
Gross margin78.8%80.1%79.2%
Revenue per employee£257k£210k£194k
Profit per employee£19.2k£10.5k£9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲0.8%▼2.4%
Profit growth—▼32.2%▼9.9%
Headcount growth—▲23.2%▲5.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
4.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
79.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£194k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£9k
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.
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
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▲6%
Now 73
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Subsidiaries (1)

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £656k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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