Sadie Coles H Q Limited
Registered name: SADIE COLES H Q LIMITED
Sadie Coles H Q Limited made £25.8m revenue and £397k profit in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
Sadie Coles H Q Limited’s revenue fell 10% to £25.8m in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with £397k profit and 37 employees. The company is classified under “operation of arts facilities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 30 yrs · since 1996
- 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 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £43.8m | £51.7m | £28.7m | £25.8m |
| Cost of sales | £30.7m | £35.7m | £21.4m | £17.1m |
| Gross profit | £13.1m | £16m | £7.3m | £8.7m |
| Operating profit | £6.4m | £5.1m | £65.8k | £507k |
| Profit before tax | £6.5m | £5.1m | £400k | £628k |
| Profit after tax | £5.2m | £4m | £206k | £397k |
| Profit (best available) | £5.2m | £4m | £206k | £397k |
| Staff costs | £3.3m | £3.2m | £2.2m | £2.7m |
| Employees (average) | 37 | 37 | 39 | 37 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 11.9% | 7.7% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
| Gross margin | 29.9% | 30.9% | 25.4% | 33.9% |
| Revenue per employee | £1.2m | £1.4m | £736k | £698k |
| Profit per employee | £141k | £108k | £5.3k | £10.7k |
| Cash conversion | 161.2% | 5.8% | −3663% | 538.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲17.9% | ▼44.5% | ▼10% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼23.8% | ▼94.8% | ▲92.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲5.4% | ▼5.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £12.6m | £10.8m | £5.8m | £5.2m |
| Net assets | £29m | £32.5m | £30.8m | £30.4m |
| Fixed assets | £1.7m | £1.5m | £1.9m | £4.6m |
| Current assets | £37.6m | £46.1m | £32.6m | £30.2m |
| Debtors | £4.4m | £11.2m | £3.2m | £2.2m |
| Cash from operations | £10.4m | £294k | −£2.4m | £2.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 1.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 33.9%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £698k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £10.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- 538.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 17.8%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 8.4%
- 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
- ▼1%
- Now £30.4m
- Cash at bank
- ▼11%
- Now £5.2m
- Headcount
- ▼5%
- Now 37
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲136%
- Now £4.6m
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit £397k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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