Sidequest Ltd
Registered name: SIDEQUEST LTD
Sidequest Ltd made £276k revenue and a £2m loss in the year to 31 Jan 2026. read from filing text
Sidequest Ltd’s revenue grew 72% to £276k in the year to 31 Jan 2026, with a loss of £2m and 21 employees. The company is classified under “publishing of computer games” and is based in Belfast; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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 Jan 2023 | 31 Jan 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | 31 Jan 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £339k | £160k | £276k |
| Cost of sales | — | £18k | £57.7k | £68.5k |
| Gross profit | — | £321k | £102k | £207k |
| Operating profit | — | −£2.3m | −£3.3m | −£2.2m |
| Profit before tax | — | −£2.1m | −£3.1m | −£2.1m |
| Profit after tax | — | −£1.9m | −£3m | −£2m |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£1.9m | −£3m | −£2m |
| Employees (average) | 18 | 16 | 34 | 21 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −565.8% | −1893% | −726.3% |
| Gross margin | — | 94.7% | 63.9% | 75.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £21.2k | £4.7k | £13.1k |
| Profit per employee | — | −£120k | −£89k | −£95.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼52.8% | ▲72.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼11.1% | ▲112.5% | ▼38.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £11.2m | £9.2m | £6m | £3.9m |
| Net assets | £11.4m | £9.8m | £6.6m | £4.5m |
| Fixed assets | £42.5k | £74.6k | £640k | £831k |
| Current assets | £11.5m | £9.9m | £6.5m | £4.2m |
| Debtors | £3.6k | £2.1k | £54.8k | £62.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −726.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 75.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £13.1k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£95.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 301.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 22.7%
- 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
- ▼32%
- Now £4.5m
- Cash at bank
- ▼35%
- Now £3.9m
- Headcount
- ▼38%
- Now 21
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲30%
- Now £831k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jan 2026 (profit −£2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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