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Company No. 09174489 · Incorporated 13 Aug 2014

Cornerstone Research UK Limited

Registered name: CORNERSTONE RESEARCH UK LIMITED

Cornerstone Research UK Limited made £49.7m revenue and £1.4m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Cornerstone Research UK Limited’s revenue grew 40% to £49.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1.4m profit and 75 employees. The company is classified under “other professional, scientific and technical activities” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
12 yrs · since 2014
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: “Cornerstone Research Inc.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Capital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£49.7m
Growth ▲40.4%
Profit
£1.4m
Growth ▼46.8%
Profit margin
2.9%
Gross 60.8%
Employees
75
Change ▲22.9%
Profit / employee
£19.3k
Revenue/employee £663k
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£35.4m£49.7m
Cost of sales£13.3m£19.5m
Gross profit£22.1m£30.3m
Operating profit£4m£2m
Profit before tax£3.8m£2m
Profit after tax£2.7m£1.4m
Profit (best available)£2.7m£1.4m
Staff costs£22.4m£33.1m
Employees (average)6175
Ratios
Profit margin7.7%2.9%
Gross margin62.5%60.8%
Revenue per employee£581k£663k
Profit per employee£44.6k£19.3k
Cash conversion95.9%39.6%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲40.4%
Profit growth—▼46.8%
Headcount growth—▲22.9%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£538k£2.2m
Net assets£3.6m£5.1m
Fixed assets£1.1m£837k
Current assets£12.8m£25.7m
Debtors£7.1m£15.4m
Deferred income£373k£1m
Cash from operations£3.8m£778k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
2.9%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
60.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£663k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£19.3k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
39.6%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
1.7%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
31.1%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▲40%
Now £5.1m
Cash at bank
▲311%
Now £2.2m
Headcount
▲23%
Now 75
Deferred income
▲171%
Now £1m
Fixed assets
▼24%
Now £837k

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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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