Araka Holdco 5 Limited
Registered name: ARAKA HOLDCO 5 LIMITED
Araka Holdco 5 Limited made £42.1m revenue and a £1.4m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.
Araka Holdco 5 Limited’s revenue fell 14% to £42.1m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £1.4m and 87 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Cheltenham; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cheltenham, South West
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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 | 31 Mar 2022 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £40.8m | £48.9m | £42.1m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £40.5m | £32.9m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £8.4m | £9.2m |
| Operating profit | — | — | −£309k | −£787k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£663k | −£1.2m |
| Profit after tax | — | −£15.8k | £15.3k | −£1.4m |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£15.8k | £15.3k | −£1.4m |
| Staff costs | — | £3.2m | £3.2m | £3.2m |
| Employees (average) | 1 | 4 | 88 | 87 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 0% | 0% | −3.2% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 17.3% | 21.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £10.2m | £556k | £484k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£3.9k | £174 | −£15.6k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▼13.9% |
| Profit growth | — | — | — | ▼8952% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | — | ▼1.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | — | £35 | £7.4k | £346 |
| Net assets | £100 | −£15.7k | −£343 | −£1.4m |
| Fixed assets | — | £1 | £227k | £250k |
| Current assets | £100 | £460k | £931k | £346 |
| Debtors | £100 | £7.4m | £5m | £4.1m |
| Deferred income | — | £15.7k | — | — |
| Cash from operations | — | — | £102k | −£327k |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −3.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 21.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £484k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£15.6k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 9.8%
- 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 −£1.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼95%
- Now £346
- Headcount
- ▼1%
- Now 87
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲10%
- Now £250k
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Araka Investco 5 LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£12m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£1.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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