Stanza Holdings (Ni) Limited
Registered name: STANZA HOLDINGS (NI) LIMITED
Stanza Holdings (Ni) Limited made £22.4m revenue and £601k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2025.
Stanza Holdings (Ni) Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £22.4m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with £601k profit and 855 employees. The company is classified under “activities of financial services holding companies” and is based in Newry; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Newry, Northern Ireland
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- 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.
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. From the filing: “The group is comprised of Stanza Holdings (NI) Ltd and its two wholly owned subsidiaries Stanza Properties (NI) Ltd and First Choice Selection Services Ltd, however the ultimate controlling party has ”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 | 30 Sep 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £19.5m | £20.1m | £19.9m | £22.4m |
| Cost of sales | £17.1m | £17.6m | £17.7m | £19.8m |
| Gross profit | £2.5m | £2.5m | £2.2m | £2.6m |
| Operating profit | £809k | £632k | £374k | £711k |
| Profit before tax | £812k | £710k | £360k | £802k |
| Profit after tax | £650k | £560k | £270k | £601k |
| Profit (best available) | £650k | £560k | £270k | £601k |
| Staff costs | £18m | £18.7m | £18.7m | £20.9m |
| Employees (average) | 872 | 864 | 846 | 855 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 3.3% | 2.8% | 1.4% | 2.7% |
| Gross margin | 12.7% | 12.3% | 11.2% | 11.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £22.4k | £23.3k | £23.5k | £26.2k |
| Profit per employee | £746 | £648 | £319 | £703 |
| Cash conversion | 40.3% | 141.2% | 124.5% | 127.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲2.9% | ▼1.1% | ▲12.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼13.9% | ▼51.8% | ▲122.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼0.9% | ▼2.1% | ▲1.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £2.1m | £2.1m | £1.9m | £2.2m |
| Net assets | £4.3m | £4.8m | £5m | £5.6m |
| Fixed assets | £523k | £516k | £508k | £544k |
| Current assets | £5.8m | £6.3m | £7m | £7.8m |
| Debtors | £1.5m | £1.3m | £1.7m | £1.7m |
| Deferred income | £872k | £890k | £1.2m | £1.1m |
| Cash from operations | £326k | £893k | £466k | £909k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 11.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £26.2k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £703
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 127.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 2.4%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 4.7%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.5%
- 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
- ▲11%
- Now £5.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▲12%
- Now £2.2m
- Headcount
- ▲1%
- Now 855
- Deferred income
- ▼11%
- Now £1.1m
- Fixed assets
- ▲7%
- Now £544k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Stanza Properties (Ni) LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit £601k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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