Contrarius Investment Advisory Limited
Registered name: CONTRARIUS INVESTMENT ADVISORY LIMITED
Contrarius Investment Advisory Limited made £4.7m revenue and £426k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2026.
Contrarius Investment Advisory Limited’s revenue grew 22% to £4.7m in the year to 30 Apr 2026, with £426k profit and 8 employees. The company is classified under “financial intermediation not elsewhere classified” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 18 yrs · since 2008
- 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 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 | 30 Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £3.2m | £3.8m | £4.7m |
| Operating profit | £477k | £538k | £635k |
| Profit before tax | £393k | £550k | £588k |
| Profit after tax | £276k | £412k | £426k |
| Profit (best available) | £276k | £412k | £426k |
| Employees (average) | 8 | 9 | 8 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 8.5% | 10.8% | 9.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £405k | £425k | £584k |
| Profit per employee | £34.5k | £45.8k | £53.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲18% | ▲22.2% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲49.5% | ▲3.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲12.5% | ▼11.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 9.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £584k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £53.3k
- 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.
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
- ▼11%
- Now 8
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- CHHW LimitedRev. £125k · Profit £25.3k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Apr 2026 (profit £426k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 11 Oct 2026
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