Engine by Starling Limited
Registered name: ENGINE BY STARLING LIMITED
Part of Starling Group Holdings Limited groupEngine by Starling Limited made £10.9m revenue and a £14.9m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Engine by Starling Limited’s revenue grew 28% to £10.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with a loss of £14.9m. The company is classified under “other information technology service activities” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit & loss | Profit & loss |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £8.5m | £10.9m |
| Cost of sales | −£5.4m | −£7.2m |
| Gross profit | £3.1m | £3.7m |
| Operating profit | −£11.6m | −£18.8m |
| Profit before tax | −£12.1m | −£19.7m |
| Profit after tax | −£9.1m | −£14.9m |
| Profit (best available) | −£9.1m | −£14.9m |
| Employees (average) | — | — |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −106.9% | −136.8% |
| Gross margin | 36.1% | 33.7% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲27.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −136.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 33.7%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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 —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Starling Group Holdings Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Starling Intermediate Holdings Limited75–100%
- Starling FS Services Limited75–100%
- Engine by Starling Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Engine by Starling Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit −£14.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026