Star Platforms Limited
Registered name: STAR PLATFORMS LIMITED
Part of Sudhir Power (UK) Limited groupStar Platforms Limited made £31.4m revenue and £1.9m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Star Platforms Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £31.4m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £1.9m profit and 177 employees. The company is classified under “renting and leasing of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment” and is based in Dunstable; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Dunstable, East of England
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2013
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £24.7m | £27.1m | £29.7m | £31.4m |
| Cost of sales | £11.5m | £12.2m | £14.6m | £15.1m |
| Gross profit | £13.2m | £15m | £15.2m | £16.3m |
| Operating profit | £2.5m | £3m | £2.5m | £3m |
| Profit before tax | £1.9m | £2.2m | £1.7m | £2.4m |
| Profit after tax | £1.5m | £2.3m | £1.6m | £1.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.5m | £2.3m | £1.6m | £1.9m |
| Staff costs | £6.9m | £7.8m | £8.4m | £9m |
| Employees (average) | 154 | 168 | 178 | 177 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 6% | 8.3% | 5.4% | 6% |
| Gross margin | 53.4% | 55.2% | 51% | 52% |
| Revenue per employee | £161k | £162k | £167k | £177k |
| Profit per employee | £9.6k | £13.5k | £9.1k | £10.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲9.7% | ▲9.6% | ▲5.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲52.2% | ▼28.7% | ▲17.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.1% | ▲5.9% | ▼0.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £723 | £551k | £13.4k | £156k |
| Net assets | £7.3m | £8.6m | £9.6m | £10.9m |
| Fixed assets | £28.4m | £25.8m | £25.3m | £24.5m |
| Current assets | £5.9m | £7.2m | £6.9m | £7.8m |
| Debtors | £5m | £5.4m | £5.6m | £5.9m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 52%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £177k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £10.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 78.1%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 18.8%
- 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
- ▲13%
- Now £10.9m
- Cash at bank
- ▲1068%
- Now £156k
- Headcount
- ▼1%
- Now 177
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼3%
- Now £24.5m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Sudhir Power (UK) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Star Platforms Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- Star Power Hire LimitedFigures 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 Mar 2026 (profit £1.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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