How much does Starcross Trading Limited make?

Starcross Trading Limited reported revenue of £14.3m and a loss of £1.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Starcross Trading Limited have?

Starcross Trading Limited reported an average of 110 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Starcross Trading Limited profitable?

No — Starcross Trading Limited reported a loss of £1.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 07069657 · Incorporated 8 Nov 2009

Starcross Trading Limited

Registered name: STARCROSS TRADING LIMITED

Part of Bears Ambulance Service Limited group

Starcross Trading Limited made £14.3m revenue and a £1.1m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Starcross Trading Limited’s revenue fell 12% to £14.3m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £1.1m and 110 employees. The company is classified under “other passenger land transport” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection H · Transportation and storageSIC 49390Other passenger land transport

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 16 yrs · since 2009
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed

Revenue

£14.3m

Growth ▼12.3%

Profit

−£1.1m

Growth ▼166.8%

Profit margin

−7.4%

Gross 14.5%

Employees

110

Change ▼14.7%

Profit / employee

−£9.6k

Revenue/employee £130k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Mar 2022	31 Mar 2023	31 Mar 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£21.3m	£21.2m	£16.3m	£14.3m
Cost of sales	£14.9m	£16.5m	£12.3m	£12.2m
Gross profit	£6.4m	£4.7m	£4m	£2.1m
Operating profit	£3.4m	£2.6m	£2.3m	−£1.6m
Profit before tax	£3.3m	£2.5m	£2.2m	−£1.8m
Profit after tax	£2.8m	£1.8m	£1.6m	−£1.1m
Profit (best available)	£2.8m	£1.8m	£1.6m	−£1.1m
Staff costs	£5.6m	£5.7m	£4.5m	£5.2m
Employees (average)	154	137	129	110
Ratios
Profit margin	13.1%	8.5%	9.8%	−7.4%
Gross margin	30.1%	22.2%	24.7%	14.5%
Revenue per employee	£138k	£155k	£126k	£130k
Profit per employee	£18.1k	£13.1k	£12.3k	−£9.6k
Cash conversion	−160.1%	−75.9%	−107.9%	—
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼0.4%	▼23.1%	▼12.3%
Profit growth	—	▼35.8%	▼11.3%	▼166.8%
Headcount growth	—	▼11%	▼5.8%	▼14.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.4m	£171k	£208k	£318k
Net assets	£1.7m	£1.7m	£2.4m	£1.3m
Fixed assets	£3.1m	£4.1m	£4m	£3.9m
Current assets	£5.4m	£4.7m	£6.6m	£6.9m
Debtors	£2.5m	£2.1m	£1.8m	£1.5m
Cash from operations	−£5.4m	−£1.9m	−£2.5m	−£233k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −7.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 14.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £130k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£9.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 27.4%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 10.7%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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: ▼44%; Now £1.3m
Cash at bank: ▲53%; Now £318k
Headcount: ▼15%; Now 110
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: ▼3%; Now £3.9m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Bears Ambulance Service Limitedultimate parent50–75%
Starcross Trading Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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