The Engine Yard Edinburgh Ltd
Registered name: THE ENGINE YARD EDINBURGH LTD
Part of Places for People Group Limited groupThe Engine Yard Edinburgh Ltd made £10m revenue and a £963k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
The Engine Yard Edinburgh Ltd’s revenue fell 47% to £10m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £963k. The company is classified under “development of building projects” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £16.9m | £18.9m | £10m |
| Cost of sales | −£14.1m | −£15m | −£8.4m |
| Gross profit | £2.7m | £3.9m | £1.6m |
| Operating profit | £1.3m | £165k | £1.1m |
| Profit before tax | −£2.2m | −£2.7m | −£1.2m |
| Profit after tax | −£2.3m | −£2.9m | −£963k |
| Profit (best available) | −£2.3m | −£2.9m | −£963k |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −13.5% | −15.3% | −9.6% |
| Gross margin | 16.3% | 20.6% | 16.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲12.1% | ▼46.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −9.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
- Places for People Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- The Engine Yard Edinburgh Ltdthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- Shrubhill Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Shrubhill NHT LLPFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (28)
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- Lighthouse Court LLPLiquidationFigures not disclosed
- Origin Finance 2 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Origin Finance LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Origin Housing Developments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Origin Properties LtdFigures not disclosed
- PFP Manco Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Places for People Arrangements 1 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Places for People Finance PLCFigures not disclosed
- Places for People Financial Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Places for People Landscapes LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Places for People Pension Car LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Places for People SPV 1 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Places for People SPV 2 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Places for People Treasury PLCFigures not disclosed
- Places for People Ventures LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Places Homes LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Places Living+ LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Thriving Investments 1 LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£963k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 21 Oct 2026
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