Trilateral Research Ltd
Registered name: TRILATERAL RESEARCH LTD
Trilateral Research Ltd made £2.1m revenue and a £527k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text
Trilateral Research Ltd’s revenue grew 26% to £2.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £527k and 73 employees. The company is classified under “other professional, scientific and technical activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2013
- 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. From the filing: “The company deems Mr. Kush Wadhwa as the ultimate controlling party as he owns 75% or more of the shares in the company.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £2.9m | £1.6m | £2.1m |
| Operating profit | — | −£40.9k | −£989k | −£729k |
| Profit before tax | — | −£77.7k | −£1m | −£945k |
| Profit after tax | — | £203k | −£1m | −£527k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £203k | −£1m | −£527k |
| Staff costs | — | £2.3m | £2.1m | £2.2m |
| Employees (average) | 54 | 70 | 72 | 73 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 7% | −63% | −25.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £41.5k | £22.6k | £28.2k |
| Profit per employee | — | £2.9k | −£14.3k | −£7.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼44% | ▲26.4% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼606.3% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲29.6% | ▲2.9% | ▲1.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £40k | £146k | £228k | £191k |
| Net assets | £304k | £507k | −£519k | −£646k |
| Fixed assets | £2.4m | £3.5m | £5.5m | £7.4m |
| Current assets | £671k | £1.4m | £411k | £1m |
| Debtors | £136k | £127k | £22.1k | £245k |
| Deferred income | — | £220k | £382k | £483k |
| Cash from operations | — | −£3m | −£1.7m | −£2.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −25.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £28.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£7.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 357.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 23.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 11.9%
- 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 −£646k
- Cash at bank
- ▼16%
- Now £191k
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 73
- Deferred income
- ▲26%
- Now £483k
- Fixed assets
- ▲35%
- Now £7.4m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£527k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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