Host Student Housing Management ( UK) Limited
Registered name: HOST STUDENT HOUSING MANAGEMENT ( UK) LIMITED
Part of Host Student Housing Limited groupHost Student Housing Management ( UK) Limited made £3.4m revenue and £795k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025. read from filing text
Host Student Housing Management ( UK) Limited’s revenue grew 19% to £3.4m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £795k profit and 110 employees. The company is classified under “management of real estate on a fee or contract basis” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- 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. From the filing: “The parent company is Host Student Housing Limited and its registered office is 9 Bonhill Street, London EC2A 4DJ. Host Student Housing Limited is the only group of undertakings for which group accoun”
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&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.8m | £2.3m | £2.9m | £3.4m |
| Cost of sales | £1.2m | £1.8m | £1.9m | £1.5m |
| Gross profit | £546k | £526k | £994k | £1.9m |
| Operating profit | −£910k | −£649k | −£336k | £491k |
| Profit before tax | −£1.2m | −£644k | −£336k | £795k |
| Profit after tax | −£1.2m | −£644k | −£336k | £795k |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.2m | −£644k | −£336k | £795k |
| Staff costs | £0 | £1.9m | £2.1m | £1.7m |
| Employees (average) | 101 | 123 | 112 | 110 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −68.9% | −27.9% | −11.7% | 23.4% |
| Gross margin | 31.1% | 22.7% | 34.8% | 57.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £17.4k | £18.8k | £25.5k | £30.9k |
| Profit per employee | −£12k | −£5.2k | −£3k | £7.2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲31.6% | ▲23.7% | ▲19% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲21.8% | ▼8.9% | ▼1.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £3.1m | £583k | £146k | £2.4m |
| Net assets | £3.3m | £2.6m | £2.3m | £2.8m |
| Fixed assets | £0 | £6.8k | £5.8k | £1.6m |
| Current assets | £7.5m | £6.4m | £8.2m | £7.3m |
| Debtors | £528k | £484k | £446k | £948k |
| Deferred income | £563k | £536k | £218k | £86k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 23.4%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 57.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £30.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.2k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 48.5%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 2.5%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 27.9%
- 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
- ▲24%
- Now £2.8m
- Cash at bank
- ▲1562%
- Now £2.4m
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 110
- Deferred income
- ▼60%
- Now £86k
- Fixed assets
- ▲28384%
- Now £1.6m
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Host Student Housing Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Host Student Housing Management ( UK) Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- Habito Co-Living LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Host(Avon Street) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (3)
- Host Student Housing Management LimitedFigures not disclosed
- VHM (Nominee) LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Victoria Hall LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £795k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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