Red House Mysteries Ltd
Registered name: RED HOUSE MYSTERIES LTD
Red House Mysteries Ltd made £83.2k revenue and a £9.8k loss in the year to 30 Sep 2024.
Red House Mysteries Ltd’s revenue fell 31% to £83.2k in the year to 30 Sep 2024, with a loss of £9.8k and 5 employees. The company is classified under “performing arts” and is based in Exeter; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active - Proposal to Strike off
- Location
- Exeter, South West
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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 | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £121k | £83.2k |
| Profit after tax | — | −£17.4k | −£9.8k |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£17.4k | −£9.8k |
| Staff costs | — | £65.9k | £38.6k |
| Employees (average) | — | 6 | 5 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | −14.4% | −11.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £20.1k | £16.6k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£2.9k | −£2k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼31.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▼16.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | −£15.1k | −£51.4k | −£28.5k |
| Fixed assets | £4.9k | £345 | £325 |
| Current assets | £18.9k | £12.6k | £6.3k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −11.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £16.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- 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
- —
- Now −£28.5k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼17%
- Now 5
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼6%
- Now £325
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2024 (profit −£9.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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