How much does Keywords UK Limited make?

Keywords UK Limited reported revenue of £0 and £1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Keywords UK Limited have?

Keywords UK Limited reported an average of 125 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Is Keywords UK Limited profitable?

Yes — Keywords UK Limited reported a profit of £1m in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

Company No. 11831259 · Incorporated 18 Feb 2019

Keywords UK Limited

Registered name: KEYWORDS UK LIMITED

Part of Houting Topco UK Limited group

Keywords UK Limited made £0 revenue and £1m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Keywords UK Limited’s revenue was £0 in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £1m profit and 125 employees. The company is classified under “other information technology service activities” and is based in London; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62090Other information technology service activities

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 7 yrs · since 2019
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. From the filing: “The immediate parent undertaking is Keywords UK Holdings Limited, a company formed in England & Wales. It's registered office address is 4th Floor, 110 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6JS.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£0

Growth —

Profit

£1m

Growth ▼26.2%

Profit margin

—

Employees

125

Change ▲19.1%

Profit / employee

£8.1k

Revenue/employee £0

Profitable streak

2yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

Unusual figures. Profit is higher than revenue in this filing. That usually means investment income, dividends from subsidiaries or one-off gains — or a mis-tagged figure. Check the original filing before drawing conclusions.

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

5 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	31 Dec 2021	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024	31 Dec 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—	£0	£0
Cost of sales	—	—	—	£1m	£1.1m
Gross profit	—	—	—	−£1m	−£1.1m
Operating profit	—	—	—	£1m	£1.1m
Profit before tax	—	—	—	£1.3m	£983k
Profit after tax	£13k	£28.4k	−£47.1k	£1.4m	£1m
Profit (best available)	£13k	£28.4k	−£47.1k	£1.4m	£1m
Staff costs	—	—	—	£11m	£12.4m
Employees (average)	2	2	78	105	125
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—	—	—
Revenue per employee	—	—	—	£0	£0
Profit per employee	£6.5k	£14.2k	−£604	£13k	£8.1k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▲118.8%	▼265.7%	—	▼26.2%
Headcount growth	—	0%	▲3800%	▲34.6%	▲19.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£62.7k	£39.2k	£0	—	—
Net assets	£68.3k	£82.4k	£35.4k	£1.4m	£2.4m
Fixed assets	—	£108k	£173k	£287k	£245k
Current assets	£105k	£41.4k	£6.7m	—	—
Debtors	£42.3k	£2.2k	£6.7m	£7.5m	£4.4m
Deferred income	£14.9k	£15.8k	—	£469k	£221k
Source	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023	FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026

Derived from the latest filing

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: £8.1k; 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.

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: ▲72%; Now £2.4m
Cash at bank: —; Now —
Headcount: ▲19%; Now 125
Deferred income: ▼53%; Now £221k
Fixed assets: ▼15%; Now £245k

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

Houting Topco UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Houting Midco Limited75–100%
Houting UK Limited75–100%
Keywords Studios Limited75–100%
Keywords UK Holdings Limited75–100%
Keywords UK Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

Sister companies (19)

Electric Square LimitedRev. £30.2m · Profit −£563k
Climax Studios LimitedRev. £30.1m · Profit £5.3m
D3T LtdRev. £20.7m · Profit −£105k
The Multiplayer Group LtdRev. £20m · Profit −£3.4m
Wushu Studios LtdRev. £17.6m · Profit £3.4m
Studio Gobo LimitedRev. £10.7m · Profit £232k
Bright White LimitedFigures not disclosed
Cord Worldwide LtdLiquidationFigures not disclosed
Fire Without Smoke LtdFigures not disclosed
Freeanimal UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
Indigo Pearl LimitedFigures not disclosed
Keywords Australia Holdings LimitedFigures not disclosed
Keywords Ventures LimitedFigures not disclosed
Laced Music LtdFigures not disclosed
Laced Publishing LimitedFigures not disclosed
Maverick Media LimitedFigures not disclosed
Player Research LtdFigures not disclosed
The Trailerfarm LimitedFigures not disclosed
Waste Creative LimitedFigures not disclosed

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

Same industry, similar size

Similar profitable businesses

Industry benchmarks →

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Contains public sector information from Companies House licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data from Companies House, © Crown copyright. View the licence.