Stellar Finance 1 Limited
Registered name: STELLAR FINANCE 1 LIMITED
Part of Stellar Associates 1 Limited groupStellar Finance 1 Limited made £10m revenue and a £618k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Stellar Finance 1 Limited’s revenue fell 17% to £10m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £618k and 73 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Nottingham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Nottingham, East Midlands
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2017
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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 | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £12m | £10m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | −£7.9m | −£6.7m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £4.1m | £3.3m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £523k | −£227k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £222k | −£555k |
| Profit after tax | £688k | −£289k | −£376k | −£618k |
| Profit (best available) | £688k | −£289k | −£376k | −£618k |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −3.1% | −6.2% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 34.2% | 33% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £136k |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | −£8.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼16.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼142% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £15.3k | £11.6k | £19.8k | — |
| Net assets | £818k | £529k | £498k | — |
| Fixed assets | £14.7m | £14.7m | £14.7m | — |
| Current assets | £31.3k | £27.6k | £265k | — |
| Debtors | £16k | £0 | £0 | — |
| Deferred income | £2.8k | £10.8k | £16.7k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −6.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 33%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £136k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£8.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- 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 —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 73
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Stellar Associates 1 Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Stellar Finance 1 Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Esprit Automation LimitedRev. £11.7m · Profit £1.6m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£618k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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