Nesta Enterprises Limited
Registered name: NESTA ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Part of Nesta groupNesta Enterprises Limited made £493k revenue and £197k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2023.
Nesta Enterprises Limited’s revenue was £493k in the year to 31 Mar 2023, with £197k profit. The company is classified under “research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities” and is based in London.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2013
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 |
|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |
| Revenue (turnover) | £493k |
| Cost of sales | −£277k |
| Gross profit | £217k |
| Operating profit | £197k |
| Profit before tax | £197k |
| Profit after tax | £197k |
| Profit (best available) | £197k |
| Employees (average) | — |
| Ratios | |
| Profit margin | 40% |
| Gross margin | 43.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |
| Net assets | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 40%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 43.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- 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 —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Nestaultimate parent75–100%
- Nesta Enterprises Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (6)
- Behavioural Insights LtdFigures not disclosed
- Nesta ChallengesFigures not disclosed
- Nesta GP LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Nesta Mission Studio LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Nesta Partners LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Nesta Pri LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2023 (profit £197k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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