Kelly Bidco Limited
Registered name: KELLY BIDCO LIMITED
Part of Literacy Capital PLC groupKelly Bidco Limited made £0 revenue and a £963k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Kelly Bidco Limited’s revenue was £0 in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with a loss of £963k and 3 employees. The company is classified under “dormant company” and is based in Manchester; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Manchester, North West
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Operating profit | −£40.9k | −£65.9k | −£70.7k | −£128k |
| Profit before tax | £2.5m | £2.4m | −£1.1m | −£967k |
| Profit after tax | £2.5m | £2.4m | −£1.1m | −£963k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.5m | £2.4m | −£1.1m | −£963k |
| Employees (average) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | — |
| Revenue per employee | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Profit per employee | £635k | £479k | −£213k | −£321k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Profit growth | — | ▼5.8% | ▼144.5% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲25% | 0% | ▼40% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.1k | £3.8k | £3.4k | £2.8k |
| Net assets | £3m | £1.9m | £822k | −£142k |
| Current assets | £6m | £5.4m | £5m | £4.9m |
| Debtors | £6m | £5.4m | £4.9m | £4.9m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £0
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£321k
- 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
- ▼117%
- Now −£142k
- Cash at bank
- ▼18%
- Now £2.8k
- Headcount
- ▼40%
- Now 3
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Literacy Capital PLCultimate parent75–100%
- Kelly Topco Limited75–100%
- Kelly Midco Limited75–100%
- Kelly Bidco Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Grayce Group LimitedRev. £21.6m · Profit £1.1m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit −£963k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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