Bishopsgate Law Ltd
Registered name: BISHOPSGATE LAW LTD
Bishopsgate Law Ltd made £14.4m revenue and a £3.5m loss in the year to 28 Feb 2025.
Bishopsgate Law Ltd’s revenue was £14.4m in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with a loss of £3.5m and 193 employees. The company is classified under “solicitors” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 10 yrs · since 2016
- 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 Aug 2022 | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £13.7m | £14.4m |
| Cost of sales | — | £3.7m | £7m |
| Gross profit | — | £9.9m | £7.4m |
| Profit before tax | — | −£4.1m | −£3.5m |
| Profit after tax | — | −£4.1m | −£3.5m |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£4.1m | −£3.5m |
| Staff costs | — | £11m | £9.1m |
| Employees (average) | 118 | 152 | 193 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | −29.8% | −24% |
| Gross margin | — | 72.6% | 51.3% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £89.9k | £74.8k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£26.8k | −£17.9k |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £303k | £255k | £325k |
| Net assets | −£3.5m | £1.4m | £983k |
| Fixed assets | £502k | £515k | £140k |
| Current assets | £2.7m | £6.5m | £6.7m |
| Debtors | £202k | £239k | £280k |
| Cash from operations | — | −£8.8m | −£2.8m |
| Source | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FilletedAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −24%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 51.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £74.8k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£17.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.9%
- 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 £983k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now £325k
- Headcount
- —
- Now 193
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £140k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit −£3.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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