Babylon Park UK Play & Entertainment Ltd
Registered name: BABYLON PARK UK PLAY & ENTERTAINMENT LTD
Babylon Park UK Play & Entertainment Ltd made £4.4m revenue and a £890k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2023.
Babylon Park UK Play & Entertainment Ltd’s revenue grew 160% to £4.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with a loss of £890k and 94 employees. The company is classified under “other amusement and recreation activities” and is based in Camden, London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Camden, 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 | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £7.7k | £1.7m | £4.4m |
| Cost of sales | £315k | −£331k | £0 |
| Gross profit | −£308k | £2m | £4.4m |
| Operating profit | −£793k | £70.3k | −£814k |
| Profit before tax | −£851k | −£30k | −£890k |
| Profit after tax | −£851k | −£30k | −£890k |
| Profit (best available) | −£851k | −£30k | −£890k |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 65 | 94 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −11094% | −1.8% | −20.3% |
| Gross margin | −4009% | 119.7% | 100% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.5k | £25.9k | £46.6k |
| Profit per employee | −£170k | −£461 | −£9.5k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲159.8% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲44.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £802k | £308k | £271k |
| Net assets | −£1.1m | −£1.2m | −£2m |
| Fixed assets | £1.9m | £7m | £5.9m |
| Current assets | £15m | £15.8m | £15.3m |
| Debtors | £1.8k | £0 | £14.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −20.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 100%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £46.6k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£9.5k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 134.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 334.9%
- 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
- —
- Now −£2m
- Cash at bank
- ▼12%
- Now £271k
- Headcount
- ▲45%
- Now 94
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼16%
- Now £5.9m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit −£890k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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