Gray Starling Designs Ltd
Registered name: GRAY STARLING DESIGNS LTD
Gray Starling Designs Ltd made £21.7k revenue and a £849 loss in the year to 31 Oct 2024.
Gray Starling Designs Ltd’s revenue fell 46% to £21.7k in the year to 31 Oct 2024, with a loss of £849 and 1 employee. The company is classified under “specialised design activities” and is based in Leeds; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Location
- Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- 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 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £34.6k | £40.5k | £21.7k |
| Profit after tax | −£3.4k | −£1.4k | −£849 |
| Profit (best available) | −£3.4k | −£1.4k | −£849 |
| Staff costs | £10.9k | £12.3k | £11.4k |
| Employees (average) | — | 2 | 1 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −9.9% | −3.4% | −3.9% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £20.3k | £21.7k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£680 | −£849 |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲17.1% | ▼46.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼50% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £9k | £12.5k | £4.5k |
| Fixed assets | £9k | £12.5k | £4.5k |
| Current assets | £0 | £0 | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £21.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£849
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 20.7%
- 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
- ▼64%
- Now £4.5k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼50%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼64%
- Now £4.5k
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2024 (profit −£849), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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