Hay International UK Ltd
Registered name: HAY INTERNATIONAL UK LTD
Hay International UK Ltd made £1.4m revenue and a £31.9k loss in the year to 31 May 2025.
Hay International UK Ltd’s revenue grew 5% to £1.4m in the year to 31 May 2025, with a loss of £31.9k and 7 employees. The company is classified under “specialised design activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2022 | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.3m | £1.4m | £1.3m | £1.4m |
| Cost of sales | £77k | £123k | £89.3k | £110k |
| Gross profit | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.3m | £1.3m |
| Operating profit | £448k | £362k | −£57.4k | −£11.7k |
| Profit before tax | £415k | £355k | −£43.2k | −£13k |
| Profit after tax | £317k | £274k | −£54.1k | −£31.9k |
| Profit (best available) | £317k | £274k | −£54.1k | −£31.9k |
| Employees (average) | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 24.8% | 19.9% | −4% | −2.3% |
| Gross margin | 94% | 91.1% | 93.4% | 92.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £214k | £197k | — | £202k |
| Profit per employee | £52.9k | £39.1k | — | −£4.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.4% | ▼2.2% | ▲5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼13.7% | ▼119.8% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲16.7% | ▼100% | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £108k | £792k | £240k | £320k |
| Net assets | −£40.3k | £234k | £180k | £148k |
| Fixed assets | £433k | £312k | £205k | £128k |
| Current assets | £658k | £1.1m | £565k | £650k |
| Debtors | £11.7k | £14.3k | £4k | £5.1k |
| Deferred income | £126k | £143k | £77.4k | £44.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 92.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £202k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£4.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 3.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- 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
- ▼18%
- Now £148k
- Cash at bank
- ▲33%
- Now £320k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 7
- Deferred income
- ▼42%
- Now £44.6k
- Fixed assets
- ▼38%
- Now £128k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit −£31.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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