Arada Holdings Limited
Registered name: ARADA HOLDINGS LIMITED
Arada Holdings Limited made £3.7m revenue and a £2.5m loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Arada Holdings Limited’s revenue fell 22% to £3.7m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £2.5m and 43 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Axminster; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Axminster, South West
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £4.7m | £3.7m |
| Cost of sales | £3.4m | £2.9m |
| Gross profit | £1.3m | £743k |
| Operating profit | −£270k | −£160k |
| Profit before tax | −£463k | −£407k |
| Profit after tax | £687k | −£2.5m |
| Profit (best available) | £687k | −£2.5m |
| Staff costs | £2.1m | £1.6m |
| Employees (average) | 62 | 43 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 14.5% | −68.1% |
| Gross margin | 28.4% | 20.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £76.6k | £85.7k |
| Profit per employee | £11.1k | −£58.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼22.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼465% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼30.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £95 | £121 |
| Net assets | £3.8m | £1.2m |
| Fixed assets | £3.2m | £2.3m |
| Current assets | £2.7m | £1.7m |
| Debtors | £324k | £254k |
| Cash from operations | −£251k | −£206k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −68.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 20.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £85.7k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£58.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 62.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 6.9%
- 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
- ▼67%
- Now £1.2m
- Cash at bank
- ▲27%
- Now £121
- Headcount
- ▼31%
- Now 43
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼28%
- Now £2.3m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Arada LimitedRev. £3.7m · Profit £148k
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£2.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 15 Oct 2026
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