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Company No. 08650737 · Incorporated 14 Aug 2013

The Indie Stone Ltd

Registered name: THE INDIE STONE LTD

The Indie Stone Ltd made £14.2m revenue and £6.2m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

The Indie Stone Ltd’s revenue fell 9% to £14.2m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £6.2m profit and 12 employees. The company is classified under “ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development” and is based in Gateshead; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62011Ready-made interactive leisure and entertainment software development
Status
Active
Location
Gateshead, North East
Age
13 yrs · since 2013
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

IndependentCapital-lightCash flow filed
Revenue
£14.2m
Growth ▼8.5%
Profit
£6.2m
Growth ▼22.9%
Profit margin
44%
Gross 78.8%
Employees
12
Change ▲20%
Profit / employee
£520k
Revenue/employee £1.2m
Profitable streak
2yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Aug 202431 Aug 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£15.5m£14.2m
Cost of sales£2.6m£3m
Gross profit£12.9m£11.2m
Operating profit£10.9m£8.3m
Profit before tax£10.8m£8.3m
Profit after tax£8.1m£6.2m
Profit (best available)£8.1m£6.2m
Staff costs£851k£1.1m
Employees (average)1012
Ratios
Profit margin52.3%44%
Gross margin83%78.8%
Revenue per employee£1.5m£1.2m
Profit per employee£810k£520k
Cash conversion−102.4%−101%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼8.5%
Profit growth—▼22.9%
Headcount growth—▲20%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£28.9m£31.8m
Net assets£27.9m£32.2m
Fixed assets£40.2k£47.8k
Current assets£29.7m£32.6m
Debtors£817k£824k
Deferred income£38k£30.5k
Cash from operations−£11.1m−£8.4m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data May 2026FullAccounts · bulk data May 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
44%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
78.8%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£1.2m
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£520k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
−101%
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
0.3%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
0.2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
5.8%
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
▲15%
Now £32.2m
Cash at bank
▲10%
Now £31.8m
Headcount
▲20%
Now 12
Deferred income
▼20%
Now £30.5k
Fixed assets
▲19%
Now £47.8k

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

Minority corporate shareholders

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

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £6.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 14 Oct 2026

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