Kingsway Lif Holdings Limited
Registered name: KINGSWAY LIF HOLDINGS LIMITED
Part of Ludgate Northumberland Holdings Limited groupKingsway Lif Holdings Limited made £10.6m revenue and £1.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Kingsway Lif Holdings Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £10.6m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.9m profit and 33 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in Esher; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Esher, London
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2009
- 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.
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: “Ludgate Northumberland Holdings Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | £10.2m | £10.6m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | — | £3.8m | £4m |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | £6.5m | £6.7m |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2.5m | £2.6m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2.7m | £2.8m |
| Profit after tax | — | £1.3m | £2m | £1.9m | £1.9m |
| Profit (best available) | — | £1.3m | £2m | £1.9m | £1.9m |
| Staff costs | — | — | — | £1.2m | £1.2m |
| Employees (average) | 21 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | 18.4% | 18.1% |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | 63.3% | 62.7% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £310k | £322k |
| Profit per employee | — | £45k | £59.7k | £57k | £58.2k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | — | 221.6% | 36.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | — | ▲3.6% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲45.9% | ▼4.6% | ▲2.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲42.9% | ▲10% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £878k | £5.3m | £1.6m | £7.2m | £7.5m |
| Net assets | −£1.6m | −£295k | £1.7m | £3.6m | £5.5m |
| Fixed assets | £23.4m | £22.2m | £21.2m | £20.3m | £20.2m |
| Current assets | £1.2m | £6.3m | £2.4m | £7.7m | £9.1m |
| Debtors | £141k | £815k | £531k | £179k | £342k |
| Deferred income | £130k | £186k | £165k | £337k | £318k |
| Cash from operations | — | £4.4m | −£3.7m | £5.6m | £942k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 18.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 62.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £322k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £58.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 36.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 190.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 3.2%
- 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
- ▲54%
- Now £5.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▲4%
- Now £7.5m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 33
- Deferred income
- ▼6%
- Now £318k
- Fixed assets
- ▼0%
- Now £20.2m
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
- Ludgate Northumberland Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Kingsway Lif Holdings Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (3)
- Northumberland House LimitedRev. £21.1m · Profit £3.5m
- 42 Kingsway Residential LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ludgate Associates 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 £1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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