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Company No. SC585716 · Incorporated 15 Jan 2018

Whitekirk Hill Limited

Registered name: WHITEKIRK HILL LIMITED

Part of Zest Capital Management Limited group

Whitekirk Hill Limited made £2.4m revenue and a £980k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Whitekirk Hill Limited’s revenue grew 15% to £2.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £980k and 76 employees. The company is classified under “holiday centres and villages” and is based in Dunbar; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 55201Holiday centres and villages
Status
Active
Location
Dunbar, Scotland
Age
8 yrs · since 2018
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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Cash flow filed
Revenue
£2.4m
Growth ▲15.1%
Profit
−£980k
Growth —
Profit margin
−40.9%
Gross 35.3%
Employees
76
Change ▲26.7%
Profit / employee
−£12.9k
Revenue/employee £31.5k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 2024
DisclosureNo P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£2.1m£2.4m
Cost of sales—£1.3m£1.6m
Gross profit—£751k£845k
Operating profit—−£246k−£376k
Profit before tax—−£636k−£980k
Profit after tax—−£636k−£980k
Profit (best available)—−£636k−£980k
Employees (average)466076
Ratios
Profit margin—−30.6%−40.9%
Gross margin—36.1%35.3%
Revenue per employee—£34.7k£31.5k
Profit per employee—−£10.6k−£12.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▲15.1%
Headcount growth—▲30.4%▲26.7%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£45.2k£71.9k£69.7k
Net assets£5.9m£5.3m£4.3m
Fixed assets£8.8m£8.9m£10.8m
Current assets£1.2m£669k£793k
Debtors£607£0£701k
Deferred income—£35.9k£72.4k
Cash from operations—£241k£532k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−40.9%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
35.3%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£31.5k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£12.9k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
450.2%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
3%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
29.3%
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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
▼20%
Now £4.3m
Cash at bank
▼3%
Now £69.7k
Headcount
▲27%
Now 76
Deferred income
▲101%
Now £72.4k
Fixed assets
▲21%
Now £10.8m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Zest Capital Management Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Whitekirk Hill Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£980k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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