Crypto Research Ltd
Registered name: CRYPTO RESEARCH LTD
Crypto Research Ltd made £14.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024 (revenue not disclosed).
Crypto Research Ltd reported £14.6m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2024; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 1 employee. The company is classified under “other service activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- 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
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — |
| Cost of sales | £2.9m | £932k | £1.4m |
| Profit after tax | −£89k | −£44.2k | £14.6m |
| Profit (best available) | −£89k | −£44.2k | £14.6m |
| Staff costs | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | −£89k | −£44.2k | £14.6m |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £263k | £161k | £2.4m |
| Net assets | — | £7.3m | £47m |
| Fixed assets | £19.6k | £3.1k | £147k |
| Current assets | £927k | £583k | £15.2m |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £50.8k | £34.2k | £57.7k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £14.6m
- 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
- ▲547%
- Now £47m
- Cash at bank
- ▲1377%
- Now £2.4m
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- ▲69%
- Now £57.7k
- Fixed assets
- ▲4634%
- Now £147k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- CF Benchmarks LtdRev. £14.5m · Profit £5.3m
- Crypto Facilities LtdRev. £50.7k · Profit £4.4m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit £14.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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