X1 Media City Limited
Registered name: X1 MEDIA CITY LIMITED
X1 Media City Limited made £48.2m revenue and £2.2m profit in the year to 31 Oct 2023.
X1 Media City Limited’s revenue grew 16501% to £48.2m in the year to 31 Oct 2023, with £2.2m profit and 0 employees. The company is classified under “buying and selling of own real estate” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- In Administration
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2013
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Oct 2021 | 31 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £41.2m | £290k | £48.2m |
| Cost of sales | £40.6m | £205k | £42.4m |
| Gross profit | £599k | £85.4k | £5.8m |
| Operating profit | £469k | £118k | £5.6m |
| Profit before tax | −£607k | −£2.1m | £2.1m |
| Profit after tax | −£607k | −£2.1m | £2.2m |
| Profit (best available) | −£607k | −£2.1m | £2.2m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −1.5% | −729.7% | 4.5% |
| Gross margin | 1.5% | 29.4% | 12.1% |
| Cash conversion | −7509% | 22233% | −302.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲16501% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £270k | £176k | £351k |
| Net assets | £71.9k | −£2m | £108k |
| Current assets | £60.6m | £79.8m | £57.5m |
| Debtors | £38.5m | £0 | £282k |
| Deferred income | £292k | £203k | £416k |
| Cash from operations | −£35.2m | £26.3m | −£16.9m |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 4.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −302.9%
- 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
- 0.9%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.6%
- 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 £108k
- Cash at bank
- ▲100%
- Now £351k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- ▲105%
- Now £416k
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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 Oct 2023 (profit £2.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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