Penfriend Limited
Registered name: PENFRIEND LIMITED
Penfriend Limited made £336 revenue and a £2.8k loss in the year to 31 Oct 2025.
Penfriend Limited’s revenue fell 50% to £336 in the year to 31 Oct 2025, with a loss of £2.8k and 0 employees. The company is classified under “business and domestic software development” and is based in Midlothian; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Midlothian, Scotland
- Age
- 27 yrs · since 1999
- 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 Oct 2022 | 31 Oct 2023 | 31 Oct 2024 | 31 Oct 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £18.7k | £449 | £678 | £336 |
| Profit after tax | −£75 | −£1.4k | −£1.1k | −£2.8k |
| Profit (best available) | −£75 | −£1.4k | −£1.1k | −£2.8k |
| Staff costs | £7.7k | — | — | £900 |
| Employees (average) | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −0.4% | −312.3% | −156.5% | −838.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼97.6% | ▲51% | ▼50.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £194 | −£1.2k | −£2.3k | −£7.2k |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £30 | £41 | £0 |
| Current assets | £5.1k | £4.6k | £5.2k | £137 |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −838.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- 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
- 0%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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 −£7.2k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- —
- Now 0
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼100%
- Now £0
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Oct 2025 (profit −£2.8k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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