Zephyrus Partners Limited
Registered name: ZEPHYRUS PARTNERS LIMITED
Part of Algal (UK) Limited groupZephyrus Partners Limited made £4m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Zephyrus Partners Limited’s revenue grew 15% to £4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.3m profit and 7 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £3.5m | £4m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £3.5m | £4m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1.6m | £937k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1.9m | £1.1m |
| Profit after tax | £3.1m | £1.5m | £1.3m | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £3.1m | £1.5m | £1.3m | £1.3m |
| Staff costs | — | — | £1.1m | £1.3m |
| Employees (average) | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | 38.1% | 32.3% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 100% | 100% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £435k | £570k |
| Profit per employee | £280k | £145k | £165k | £184k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | 108% | 290.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲14.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼52.8% | ▼9% | ▼2.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼9.1% | ▼20% | ▼12.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.4m | £1.8m | £2.3m | £3.3m |
| Net assets | £4.1m | £3.9m | £3.7m | £3.2m |
| Fixed assets | £51.1k | £32.1k | £19.8k | £15.9k |
| Current assets | £5.1m | £4.7m | £4.4m | £4.4m |
| Debtors | £1m | £843k | £479k | £896k |
| Deferred income | £409k | £728k | £551k | £705k |
| Cash from operations | — | — | £1.8m | £2.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 32.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £570k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £184k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 290.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 17.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 22.5%
- 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
- ▼15%
- Now £3.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲46%
- Now £3.3m
- Headcount
- ▼13%
- Now 7
- Deferred income
- ▲28%
- Now £705k
- Fixed assets
- ▼20%
- Now £15.9k
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
- Algal (UK) Limitedultimate parent50–75%
- Zephyrus Partners Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Knowa LimitedRev. £929k · Profit −£330k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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