Kestrl Ltd
Registered name: KESTRL LTD
Kestrl Ltd made £261k revenue and a £271k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Kestrl Ltd’s revenue grew 5% to £261k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £271k and 15 employees. The company is classified under “business and domestic software development” and is based in Moorgate; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Moorgate, London
- Age
- 6 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 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £248k | £261k |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £364k | £412k |
| Gross profit | — | — | −£116k | −£150k |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£221k | −£291k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£220k | −£271k |
| Profit after tax | −£232k | −£93.5k | −£205k | −£271k |
| Profit (best available) | −£232k | −£93.5k | −£205k | −£271k |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 8 | 15 | 15 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −82.8% | −103.8% |
| Gross margin | — | — | −46.6% | −57.4% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £16.5k | £17.4k |
| Profit per employee | −£232k | −£11.7k | −£13.7k | −£18.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲5.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲700% | ▲87.5% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £14.1k | £144k | £509k | £279k |
| Net assets | £7.6k | −£2.7k | £560k | £259k |
| Fixed assets | — | — | £0 | £23.9k |
| Current assets | £33.2k | £146k | £576k | £282k |
| Debtors | £19.1k | £2.4k | £0 | £2.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −103.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- −57.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £17.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£18.1k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 9.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1%
- 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
- ▼54%
- Now £259k
- Cash at bank
- ▼45%
- Now £279k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 15
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now £23.9k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Kestrl Invest LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£271k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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