The Fellows House Limited
Registered name: THE FELLOWS HOUSE LIMITED
Part of SPK Group Ltd groupThe Fellows House Limited made £9.1m revenue and £863k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text
The Fellows House Limited’s revenue grew 14% to £9.1m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £863k profit and 112 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in Cambridge; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Cambridge, East of England
- Age
- 11 yrs · since 2015
- 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 company's ultimate parent company is SPK Group Limited by way of its 100% shareholding.”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 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) | £5.1m | £7.7m | £8m | £9.1m |
| Cost of sales | £2.3m | £3.2m | £3.4m | £3.7m |
| Gross profit | £2.7m | £4.6m | £4.6m | £5.4m |
| Operating profit | £540k | £2.1m | £1.2m | £2.7m |
| Profit before tax | −£390k | £542k | −£835k | £862k |
| Profit after tax | −£390k | £543k | −£836k | £863k |
| Profit (best available) | −£390k | £543k | −£836k | £863k |
| Employees (average) | 92 | 94 | 103 | 112 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −7.7% | 7% | −10.4% | 9.5% |
| Gross margin | 53.7% | 59% | 57.4% | 59.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £55k | £82.2k | £77.9k | £81.5k |
| Profit per employee | −£4.2k | £5.8k | −£8.1k | £7.7k |
| Cash conversion | — | −230.6% | −317.1% | −115.8% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲52.7% | ▲3.8% | ▲13.8% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼253.8% | — |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.2% | ▲9.6% | ▲8.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £430k | £849k | £61.9k | £55.9k |
| Net assets | −£729k | £9.3m | £11.7m | £12.6m |
| Fixed assets | £30.9m | £43.7m | £47.1m | £47.3m |
| Current assets | £3m | £4.3m | £3.1m | £3.7m |
| Debtors | £257k | £112k | £205k | £156k |
| Cash from operations | — | −£4.8m | −£3.8m | −£3.2m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 9.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 59.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £81.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £7.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −115.8%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 517.7%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 1.7%
- 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
- ▲8%
- Now £12.6m
- Cash at bank
- ▼10%
- Now £55.9k
- Headcount
- ▲9%
- Now 112
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲0%
- Now £47.3m
Group structure
Ownership chain
- SPK Group Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- The Fellows House Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- SPK Residential Cambridge 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 30 Apr 2025 (profit £863k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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