Abacus Ark Ltd
Registered name: ABACUS ARK LTD
Part of Imbiba Growth 2 LP groupAbacus Ark Ltd made a £999k loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Abacus Ark Ltd reported a loss of £999k in the year to 31 Aug 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 25 employees. The company is classified under “pre-primary education” 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
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.
Key figures
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | No P&L | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£402k | −£999k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£402k | −£999k |
| Employees (average) | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£17.5k | −£39.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.1% | ▼4.2% | ▲8.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £10.5k | £5.2k | £1.2m | £334k |
| Net assets | −£2.6m | −£3.1m | −£3.4m | −£4.4m |
| Fixed assets | £19.1k | £3.3k | £63.4k | £627k |
| Current assets | £3.2m | £3m | £4.5m | £3.9m |
| Debtors | £4.4k | £23.3k | £28.3k | £76.9k |
| Deferred income | — | — | £136k | £213k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£39.9k
- 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 −£4.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼71%
- Now £334k
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 25
- Deferred income
- ▲56%
- Now £213k
- Fixed assets
- ▲888%
- Now £627k
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
- Imbiba Growth 2 LPultimate parent75–100%
- Abacus Ark Holdings Ltd75–100%
- Abacus Ark Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (4)
- Abacus Ark Property LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Abacus ARK2 LimitedRev. — · Profit £547k
- Abacus Arkadia LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Abacusark3 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 Aug 2025 (profit −£999k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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