How many employees does Kayak Software (UK) Limited have?

Kayak Software (UK) Limited reported an average of 59 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Kayak Software (UK) Limited profitable?

Yes — Kayak Software (UK) Limited reported a profit of £4.9m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 06076185 · Incorporated 31 Jan 2007

Kayak Software (UK) Limited

Registered name: KAYAK SOFTWARE (UK) LIMITED

Kayak Software (UK) Limited made £4.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Kayak Software (UK) Limited reported £4.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, down 0% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 59 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 19 yrs · since 2007
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. From the filing: “Kayak Software Corporation”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£4.9m

Growth ▼0.4%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change ▲11.3%

Profit / employee

£83.3k

Profitable streak

4yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£7m	£14.1m	£14.1m	—
Cost of sales	£6.7m	£7.6m	£7.5m	£7.9m
Gross profit	£304k	£6.5m	£6.6m	—
Operating profit	−£251k	£5.5m	£5.8m	—
Profit before tax	−£181k	£5.8m	£6.6m	£6.6m
Profit after tax	£169k	£4.5m	£4.9m	£4.9m
Profit (best available)	£169k	£4.5m	£4.9m	£4.9m
Staff costs	£6.7m	£7.6m	£7.5m	£7.9m
Employees (average)	56	61	53	59
Ratios
Profit margin	2.4%	32.1%	35%	—
Gross margin	4.4%	46.2%	47%	—
Revenue per employee	£125k	£231k	£266k	—
Profit per employee	£3k	£74.3k	£93.1k	£83.3k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲102.3%	▼0.1%	—
Profit growth	—	▲2584%	▲8.9%	▼0.4%
Headcount growth	—	▲8.9%	▼13.1%	▲11.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£100k	£100k	£100k	£100k
Net assets	£5.1m	£9.5m	£12.6m	£17.4m
Fixed assets	£66.9k	£42k	£40k	£47.2k
Current assets	£8.4m	£13.9m	£20.9m	£26.1m
Debtors	£342	£342	£342	£342
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £83.3k; 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: ▲38%; Now £17.4m
Cash at bank: 0%; Now £100k
Headcount: ▲11%; Now 59
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▲18%; Now £47.2k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Booking Holdings Inc. (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Kayak Software (UK) Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £4.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026

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