Shortstay in London Limited
Registered name: SHORTSTAY IN LONDON LIMITED
Shortstay in London Limited made £187k revenue and a £5.7k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Shortstay in London Limited’s revenue grew 43% to £187k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £5.7k and 1 employee. The company is classified under “residents property management” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- 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 | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.5k | — | £131k | £187k |
| Cost of sales | — | £0 | £1.8k | £1.4k |
| Gross profit | £1.5k | £0 | £129k | £185k |
| Operating profit | −£981 | −£612 | −£51.7k | −£5.7k |
| Profit before tax | −£981 | −£612 | −£51.7k | −£5.7k |
| Profit after tax | −£981 | −£612 | −£51.7k | −£5.7k |
| Profit (best available) | −£981 | −£612 | −£51.7k | −£5.7k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −63.4% | — | −39.5% | −3% |
| Gross margin | 100% | — | 98.6% | 99.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.5k | — | £131k | £187k |
| Profit per employee | −£981 | −£612 | −£51.7k | −£5.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲42.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £2 | £6.9k | £11.2k |
| Net assets | −£881 | −£512 | −£51.6k | −£24.2k |
| Current assets | — | £2 | £6.9k | £11.2k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 99.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £187k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£5.7k
- 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 −£24.2k
- Cash at bank
- ▲61%
- Now £11.2k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 1
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£5.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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