Cobalt Consulting Holdings Limited
Registered name: COBALT CONSULTING HOLDINGS LIMITED
Cobalt Consulting Holdings Limited made £27.8m revenue and a £512k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Cobalt Consulting Holdings Limited’s revenue fell 3% to £27.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £512k and 143 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
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.
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) | — | — | £28.8m | £27.8m |
| Cost of sales | £7.1m | £10.6m | £12.1m | £12.3m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £16.6m | £15.5m |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£372k | −£863k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£698k | −£1.3m |
| Profit after tax | −£364k | −£4.2m | −£1.1m | −£512k |
| Profit (best available) | −£364k | −£4.2m | −£1.1m | −£512k |
| Staff costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £18.5m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −3.7% | −1.8% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 57.8% | 55.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £194k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | −£3.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼3.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £5.1k | £1k | £560 | £307k |
| Net assets | £3.1m | −£1.1m | −£2.1m | −£2.1m |
| Fixed assets | £230k | £215k | £295k | £284k |
| Current assets | £1.3m | £142k | £414k | £2.3m |
| Debtors | £3 | £1 | £0 | £2m |
| Deferred income | £25k | £0 | £0 | — |
| Cash from operations | — | — | £1m | −£590k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 55.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £194k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£3.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.2%
- 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
- —
- Now −£2.1m
- Cash at bank
- ▲54706%
- Now £307k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 143
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼4%
- Now £284k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Comanos Holding LimitedFigures not disclosed
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 −£512k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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