Designs on Life Limited
Registered name: DESIGNS ON LIFE LIMITED
Designs on Life Limited made £43.3k revenue and a £26.9k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Designs on Life Limited’s revenue fell 47% to £43.3k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £26.9k and 2 employees. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in Penarth; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Penarth, Wales
- Age
- 19 yrs · since 2007
- 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 | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £82.2k | £43.3k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | £28.8k | −£26.9k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | £28.8k | −£26.9k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £8.6k | £22.1k |
| Employees (average) | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 35% | −62.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £41.1k | £21.6k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | £14.4k | −£13.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼47.3% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼193.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼66.7% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £6.1k | £5.8k | £1.5k | — |
| Net assets | £11.7k | £3k | £27.6k | £759 |
| Fixed assets | £70.3k | £69.5k | £68.6k | £59.9k |
| Current assets | — | £5.8k | £10.2k | £0 |
| Debtors | — | £0 | £8.6k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −62.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £21.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£13.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 138.4%
- 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
- ▼97%
- Now £759
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼13%
- Now £59.9k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£26.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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