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Company No. 08236922 · Incorporated 2 Oct 2012

Urban Initiatives Studio Ltd.

Registered name: URBAN INITIATIVES STUDIO LTD.

Part of Dar Al-Handasah (UK) Limited group

Urban Initiatives Studio Ltd. made £305k revenue and £116k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Urban Initiatives Studio Ltd.’s revenue grew 12% to £305k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with £116k profit and 3 employees. The company is classified under “urban planning and landscape architectural activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 71112Urban planning and landscape architectural activities
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Small teamOperating leverageDoing more with less
Revenue
£305k
Growth ▲11.6%
Profit
£116k
Growth ▲86.3%
Profit margin
38.1%
Gross 75.1%
Employees
3
Change ▼25%
Profit / employee
£38.7k
Revenue/employee £102k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Oct 202231 Oct 202331 Dec 2024
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£273k£305k
Cost of sales—£44.4k£76k
Gross profit—£229k£229k
Profit before tax—£77.8k£157k
Profit after tax—£62.4k£116k
Profit (best available)—£62.4k£116k
Employees (average)443
Ratios
Profit margin—22.8%38.1%
Gross margin—83.8%75.1%
Revenue per employee—£68.3k£102k
Profit per employee—£15.6k£38.7k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲11.6%
Profit growth——▲86.3%
Headcount growth—0%▼25%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£117k£54.9k£318k
Net assets£124k£124k£225k
Fixed assets£1.9k£2.7k—
Current assets£200k£169k£366k
Debtors£77.9k£103k£14k
Deferred income—£4.5k£14.5k
SourceFilletedAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FilletedAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
38.1%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
75.1%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£102k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£38.7k
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
4.8%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
4.6%
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
▲81%
Now £225k
Cash at bank
▲478%
Now £318k
Headcount
▼25%
Now 3
Deferred income
▲223%
Now £14.5k
Fixed assets
—
Now —

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Dar Al-Handasah (UK) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Urban Initiatives Studio Ltd.this company

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

Sister companies (9)

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 Dec 2024 (profit £116k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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