Research Organisation (KC) Ltd
Registered name: RESEARCH ORGANISATION (KC) LTD
Research Organisation (KC) Ltd made £3.6m revenue and a £256k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Research Organisation (KC) Ltd’s revenue fell 40% to £3.6m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £256k and 34 employees. The company is classified under “other professional, scientific and technical activities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 8 yrs · since 2018
- 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 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £4.2m | £6.1m | £5.9m | £3.6m |
| Cost of sales | £1.5m | £2.4m | £2m | £859k |
| Gross profit | £2.7m | £3.6m | £3.9m | £2.7m |
| Operating profit | £164k | £220k | £102k | −£266k |
| Profit before tax | £102k | £124k | £36k | −£278k |
| Profit after tax | £82.2k | £100k | £29.1k | −£256k |
| Profit (best available) | £82.2k | £100k | £29.1k | −£256k |
| Employees (average) | 30 | 34 | 36 | 34 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.5% | −7.2% |
| Gross margin | 63.9% | 59.9% | 66.3% | 75.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £141k | £179k | £164k | £105k |
| Profit per employee | £2.7k | £2.9k | £808 | −£7.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲43.8% | ▼3.1% | ▼39.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲21.7% | ▼70.9% | ▼978.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲13.3% | ▲5.9% | ▼5.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £373k | £1.1m | £164k | £185k |
| Net assets | £591k | £691k | £720k | £465k |
| Fixed assets | £62.7k | £58k | £49.8k | £31.7k |
| Current assets | £1.7m | £2.8m | £3.5m | £3.1m |
| Debtors | £475k | £645k | £2m | £1.9m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −7.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 75.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £105k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£7.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 53.2%
- 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
- ▼35%
- Now £465k
- Cash at bank
- ▲13%
- Now £185k
- Headcount
- ▼6%
- Now 34
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼36%
- Now £31.7k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£256k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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