Londonist DMC Ltd
Registered name: LONDONIST DMC LTD
Londonist DMC Ltd made £37.6m revenue and a £1.9m loss in the year to 31 Aug 2024.
Londonist DMC Ltd’s revenue grew 60% to £37.6m in the year to 31 Aug 2024, with a loss of £1.9m and 31 employees. The company is classified under “other accommodation” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2013
- 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 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £13.8m | £23.5m | £37.6m |
| Cost of sales | £12.7m | £19.3m | £34.6m |
| Gross profit | £1.2m | £4.3m | £2.9m |
| Operating profit | −£1.2m | £1.3m | — |
| Profit before tax | −£1.2m | £1.3m | −£1.9m |
| Profit after tax | −£1.2m | £1.3m | −£1.9m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.2m | £1.3m | −£1.9m |
| Staff costs | £877k | £1.1m | £1.6m |
| Employees (average) | 20 | 25 | 31 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −8.6% | 5.7% | −5% |
| Gross margin | 8.4% | 18.2% | 7.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £692k | £941k | £1.2m |
| Profit per employee | −£59.3k | £53.4k | −£61.1k |
| Cash conversion | — | 69.4% | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲70% | ▲59.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼242% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲25% | ▲24% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £1.8m | £232k | £397k |
| Net assets | −£7m | −£5.7m | −£8.3m |
| Fixed assets | £454k | £579k | £506k |
| Current assets | £11m | £18.1m | £21m |
| Debtors | £6.6m | £13.7m | £12.4m |
| Deferred income | — | £20.8m | £20.5m |
| Cash from operations | −£781k | £914k | −£184k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 7.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.2m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£61.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 54.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 33.1%
- 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 −£8.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▲71%
- Now £397k
- Headcount
- ▲24%
- Now 31
- Deferred income
- ▼1%
- Now £20.5m
- Fixed assets
- ▼13%
- Now £506k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Londonist Finsbury Management LtdFigures 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 2024 (profit −£1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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