Profit and Loss
Commentary
Current to 12 Oct 26Revenue of £2,022,966 against total cost of £3,450,978 left EBITDA at -£1,428,012 for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Watch the month-on-month easing in recurring revenue, from £190,519 to £181,767.
As at 9 Oct 2026, recognised revenue for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 was £2,022,966 against total cost of £3,450,978, giving EBITDA of -£1,428,012.
What moved: Monthly recurring revenue rose from £100,616 in the month to 30 Sep 2025 to £181,767 in the month to 30 Sep 2026. Total cost for the latest month was £283,650.
Against target: Recurring % of revenue, at 86.1%, is within tolerance and on target. Gross margin %, at 58.0% against 75.0%, is outside tolerance and unfavourable, as is EBITDA % at -70.6%.
Watch: Monthly recurring revenue eased from £190,519 at 31 Aug 2026 to £181,767 at 30 Sep 2026. Non-recurring revenue was £0 at 31 Aug 2026 and £30,000 at 30 Sep 2026, so the monthly mix moves.
- Payroll
- Employer NI and pension
- Marketing
- Cloud hosting
- Office rent
- Recruitment
- Software tools
- Travel
- Events
- AI inference
- Professional fees
- Insurance
Ranked largest first; each bar is a share of the largest. The twelve months to 30 Sep 26, from the ledger.
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| Category | Cost |
|---|---|
| payroll | £2,479,601 |
| employer_ni_pension | £371,941 |
| marketing | £141,789 |
| cloud_hosting | £102,315 |
| office_rent | £90,144 |
| recruitment | £90,000 |
| software_tools | £58,434 |
| travel | £38,524 |
| events | £27,231 |
| ai_inference | £25,085 |
| professional_fees | £19,722 |
| insurance | £6,192 |
| Measure | Sep 25 | Oct 25 | Nov 25 | Dec 25 | Jan 26 | Feb 26 | Mar 26 | Apr 26 | May 26 | Jun 26 | Jul 26 | Aug 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recurring | 101 | 105 | 104 | 110 | 123 | 119 | 136 | 146 | 164 | 173 | 188 | 191 | 182 |
| Non-recurring | 0 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 60 | 30 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 30 |
| Revenue | 101 | 117 | 122 | 146 | 153 | 125 | 196 | 176 | 206 | 185 | 194 | 191 | 212 |
| Gross cost | 59 | 62 | 65 | 70 | 70 | 65 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 76 |
| Gross margin | 42 | 55 | 57 | 77 | 83 | 60 | 126 | 103 | 132 | 110 | 118 | 116 | 136 |
| Gross margin % | 42% | 47% | 47% | 52% | 55% | 48% | 64% | 58% | 64% | 60% | 61% | 61% | 64% |
| Sales & marketing | 74 | 85 | 85 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 97 | 91 | 92 | 99 | 91 | 93 | 92 |
| S&M % | 74% | 73% | 69% | 55% | 55% | 70% | 49% | 52% | 45% | 54% | 47% | 49% | 43% |
| Development | 76 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 |
| Development % | 76% | 60% | 57% | 48% | 46% | 56% | 36% | 40% | 34% | 36% | 35% | 36% | 32% |
| General | 51 | 72 | 62 | 71 | 52 | 65 | 61 | 48 | 48 | 61 | 48 | 59 | 48 |
| General % | 51% | 62% | 51% | 48% | 34% | 52% | 31% | 27% | 23% | 33% | 25% | 31% | 22% |
| Operating costs | 202 | 227 | 217 | 221 | 206 | 224 | 227 | 208 | 209 | 227 | 207 | 220 | 208 |
| EBIT | -160 | -172 | -160 | -144 | -123 | -164 | -102 | -106 | -77 | -116 | -89 | -104 | -72 |
| EBIT % | -159% | -148% | -131% | -98% | -80% | -130% | -52% | -60% | -37% | -63% | -46% | -55% | -34% |
| Rule of 40, CAC ratio, LTV:CAC | By month these are not in the facts measure pl_monthly; their 12-month figures are tiles on the Dashboard (kpis), the one owner of them. | ||||||||||||
Recognised revenue by month (invoices spread over their service period); costs from the ledger by function; money in £000s. No depreciation is simulated, so EBIT equals EBITDA. Ratios read green or red against their illustrative targets.
| Headcount | Sep 25 | Oct 25 | Nov 25 | Dec 25 | Jan 26 | Feb 26 | Mar 26 | Apr 26 | May 26 | Jun 26 | Jul 26 | Aug 26 | Sep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| S&M | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Development | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| General | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Total | 32 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 |
People employed at each month end, by function.
One point per month; the dot and figure at the right end are the latest value. Recognised revenue. Invoiced amounts are on Debtors and cash.
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| Month | Recurring | Non-recurring |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | £7,764 | £0 |
| Nov 23 | £7,884 | £12,000 |
| Dec 23 | £11,539 | £18,000 |
| Jan 24 | £16,207 | £12,000 |
| Feb 24 | £16,320 | £0 |
| Mar 24 | £19,426 | £0 |
| Apr 24 | £20,823 | £18,000 |
| May 24 | £26,889 | £0 |
| Jun 24 | £26,078 | £30,000 |
| Jul 24 | £35,776 | £0 |
| Aug 24 | £36,837 | £18,000 |
| Sep 24 | £40,027 | £0 |
| Oct 24 | £41,488 | £12,000 |
| Nov 24 | £40,899 | £12,000 |
| Dec 24 | £49,080 | £30,000 |
| Jan 25 | £57,414 | £6,000 |
| Feb 25 | £55,499 | £30,000 |
| Mar 25 | £71,956 | £24,000 |
| Apr 25 | £76,049 | £12,000 |
| May 25 | £80,915 | £36,000 |
| Jun 25 | £87,772 | £30,000 |
| Jul 25 | £97,680 | £6,000 |
| Aug 25 | £101,754 | £12,000 |
| Sep 25 | £100,616 | £0 |
| Oct 25 | £104,554 | £12,000 |
| Nov 25 | £104,478 | £18,000 |
| Dec 25 | £110,477 | £36,000 |
| Jan 26 | £123,105 | £30,000 |
| Feb 26 | £119,359 | £6,000 |
| Mar 26 | £135,800 | £60,000 |
| Apr 26 | £146,254 | £30,000 |
| May 26 | £163,980 | £42,000 |
| Jun 26 | £173,136 | £12,000 |
| Jul 26 | £187,537 | £6,000 |
| Aug 26 | £190,519 | £0 |
| Sep 26 | £181,767 | £30,000 |