Kainos Group PLC
Registered name: KAINOS GROUP PLC
Kainos Group PLC made £431m revenue and £42.5m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Kainos Group PLC’s revenue grew 17% to £431m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £42.5m profit and 2,947 employees. The company is classified under “information technology consultancy activities” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- Type
- Public 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 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £367m | £431m |
| Cost of sales | −£191m | −£232m |
| Gross profit | £176m | £199m |
| Operating profit | £42.5m | £54.8m |
| Profit before tax | £48.6m | £58.1m |
| Profit after tax | £35.6m | £42.5m |
| Profit (best available) | £35.6m | £42.5m |
| Employees (average) | 2,953 | 2,947 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 9.7% | 9.9% |
| Gross margin | 47.9% | 46.1% |
| Revenue per employee | £124k | £146k |
| Profit per employee | £12k | £14.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲17.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲19.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼0.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 9.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 46.1%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £146k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £14.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- —
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- —
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼0%
- Now 2,947
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Kainos Software LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £42.5m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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