Kppes Ltd
Registered name: KPPES LTD
Kppes Ltd made £58.5m revenue and £4.2k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
Kppes Ltd’s revenue grew 10% to £58.5m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £4.2k profit and 1,300 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Glasgow; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Age
- 18 yrs · since 2008
- 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 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £41.3m | £44.2m | £53.2m | £58.5m |
| Cost of sales | £40.6m | £43.4m | £52.4m | £57.8m |
| Gross profit | £708k | £788k | £772k | £761k |
| Profit before tax | £14.7k | £13.1k | £18.1k | £27.9k |
| Profit after tax | £2.5k | £882 | £1.1k | £4.2k |
| Profit (best available) | £2.5k | £882 | £1.1k | £4.2k |
| Staff costs | £40.4m | £43.2m | £52.2m | £57.5m |
| Employees (average) | 898 | 1,073 | 1,400 | 1,300 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Gross margin | 1.7% | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £46k | £41.2k | £38k | £45k |
| Profit per employee | £3 | £1 | £1 | £3 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7% | ▲20.3% | ▲10% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼65.4% | ▲29.9% | ▲263% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲19.5% | ▲30.5% | ▼7.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £1.7m | £1.3m | £800k | £1.6m |
| Net assets | £114k | £115k | £116k | £120k |
| Fixed assets | £442k | £447k | £442k | £743k |
| Current assets | £1.8m | £1.6m | £1.4m | £2.3m |
| Debtors | £104k | £183k | £127k | £65.8k |
| Cash from operations | £306k | £357k | £412k | −£1.1m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 1.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £45k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £3
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 1.3%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 0.1%
- 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
- ▲4%
- Now £120k
- Cash at bank
- ▲99%
- Now £1.6m
- Headcount
- ▼7%
- Now 1,300
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲68%
- Now £743k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £4.2k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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