Shiva Kingsway Limited
Registered name: SHIVA KINGSWAY LIMITED
Part of Kingsway Mezz Co Limited groupShiva Kingsway Limited made £12.5m revenue and a £12.1m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2023.
Shiva Kingsway Limited’s revenue grew 222% to £12.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2023, with a loss of £12.1m and 100 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £3.9m | £12.5m |
| Cost of sales | £1.1m | £3m |
| Gross profit | £2.7m | £9.5m |
| Operating profit | −£4.8m | −£2.8m |
| Profit before tax | −£11.8m | −£12.1m |
| Profit after tax | −£11.8m | −£12.1m |
| Profit (best available) | −£11.8m | −£12.1m |
| Employees (average) | 59 | 100 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −303.8% | −96.8% |
| Gross margin | 70.8% | 76.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £65.6k | £125k |
| Profit per employee | −£199k | −£121k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲222.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲69.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £6.7m | £2m |
| Net assets | −£42m | −£54m |
| Fixed assets | £161m | £159m |
| Current assets | £10.3m | £5.1m |
| Debtors | £256k | −£19.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −96.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 76.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £125k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£121k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1271%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- −0.1%
- 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 −£54m
- Cash at bank
- ▼69%
- Now £2m
- Headcount
- ▲69%
- Now 100
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼1%
- Now £159m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Kingsway Mezz Co Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Kingsway Asset Co Limited75–100%
- Shiva Kingsway Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
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 2023 (profit −£12.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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