Ideaworks (London) Group Limited
Registered name: IDEAWORKS (LONDON) GROUP LIMITED
Ideaworks (London) Group Limited made £24.6m revenue and £670k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Ideaworks (London) Group Limited’s revenue fell 18% to £24.6m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £670k profit and 7 employees. The company is classified under “other professional, scientific and technical activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 12 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 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £29.8m | £24.6m |
| Cost of sales | £18m | £23.1m | £19m |
| Gross profit | £5.5m | £6.7m | £5.6m |
| Operating profit | £1.5m | £1.7m | £1m |
| Profit before tax | £1.3m | £1.6m | £1.1m |
| Profit after tax | £1.3m | £1.2m | £670k |
| Profit (best available) | £1.3m | £1.2m | £670k |
| Staff costs | £7m | £26.1k | £54.1k |
| Employees (average) | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | 3.9% | 2.7% |
| Gross margin | — | 22.5% | 22.6% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £3.7m | £3.5m |
| Profit per employee | £157k | £146k | £95.8k |
| Cash conversion | 29.1% | −85.9% | −59.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼17.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼6.8% | ▼42.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼12.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £51.2k | £72.7k | £51.7k |
| Net assets | £2.5m | £2.7m | £2.6m |
| Fixed assets | £5.2m | £5.2m | £5.2m |
| Current assets | £55k | £76.3k | £61.1k |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £66.5k | £88k | £24k |
| Cash from operations | £424k | −£1.5m | −£607k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 22.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £3.5m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £95.8k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −59.2%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 21.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0%
- 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
- ▼3%
- Now £2.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼29%
- Now £51.7k
- Headcount
- ▼13%
- Now 7
- Deferred income
- ▼73%
- Now £24k
- Fixed assets
- ▲0%
- Now £5.2m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Ideaworks Global LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- Ideaworks Group Ltd 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £670k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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