How much does Knowa Limited make?

Knowa Limited reported revenue of £929k and a loss of £330k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Knowa Limited have?

Knowa Limited reported an average of 6 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Knowa Limited profitable?

No — Knowa Limited reported a loss of £330k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 11202958 · Incorporated 13 Feb 2018

Knowa Limited

Registered name: KNOWA LIMITED

Part of Algal (UK) Limited group

Knowa Limited made £929k revenue and a £330k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Knowa Limited’s revenue grew 54% to £929k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £330k and 6 employees. The company is classified under “other information technology service activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62090Other information technology service activities SIC 66290Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 8 yrs · since 2018
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Small teamCapital-light

Revenue

£929k

Growth ▲53.7%

Profit

−£330k

Growth —

Profit margin

−35.5%

Gross 33.9%

Employees

Change ▲50%

Profit / employee

−£55k

Revenue/employee £155k

Profitable streak

0yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£201k	£605k	£929k
Cost of sales	£305k	£284k	£614k
Gross profit	−£105k	£320k	£315k
Operating profit	−£332k	−£261k	−£454k
Profit before tax	−£414k	−£414k	−£638k
Profit after tax	−£446k	−£51.5k	−£330k
Profit (best available)	−£446k	−£51.5k	−£330k
Employees (average)	3	4	6
Ratios
Profit margin	−222.3%	−8.5%	−35.5%
Gross margin	−52.1%	53%	33.9%
Revenue per employee	£66.9k	£151k	£155k
Profit per employee	−£149k	−£12.9k	−£55k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲201.1%	▲53.7%
Headcount growth	—	▲33.3%	▲50%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£77.8k	£55.8k	£187k
Net assets	−£1.5m	−£1.5m	−£1.8m
Fixed assets	£739	£3.8k	£7.3k
Current assets	£132k	£311k	£460k
Debtors	£30.9k	£186k	£208k
Deferred income	£164k	£357k	£741k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024	Accounts · bulk data Sep 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −35.5%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 33.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £155k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£55k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0.8%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 79.7%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 22.4%; Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.

Indirect — not revenue

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 −£1.8m
Cash at bank: ▲235%; Now £187k
Headcount: ▲50%; Now 6
Deferred income: ▲108%; Now £741k
Fixed assets: ▲95%; Now £7.3k

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Algal (UK) Limitedultimate parent50–75%
Zephyrus Partners Limited75–100%
Knowa 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

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£330k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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