COSTAR UK LIMITED
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Cash
£37k
+185.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£1.6m
+1,347.9% vs 2024
Employees
273
-8.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£33k
+30.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £53,948,605 | £59,913 | £69,876 | +16.6% | |
| Operating profit | -£6,446,493 | -£10,997 | -£3,039 | +72.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£9,201,699 | -£47,680 | -£33,076 | +30.6% | |
| Net profit | -£9,201,699 | -£47,680 | -£33,076 | +30.6% | |
| Cash | £9,078,545 | £12,980 | £37,003 | +185.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £131,806,531 | £139,265 | £1,623,548 | +1,065.8% | |
| Net assets | £105,545,664 | £111,885 | £1,620,008 | +1,347.9% | |
| Equity | £105,545,664 | £111,885 | £1,620,008 | +1,347.9% | |
| Average employees | 300 | 298 | 273 | -8.4% | |
| Wages | £27,034,394 | £28,849 | £28,380 | -1.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,409,435 | £859 | £589 | -31.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £27,325 | £27 | £19 | -29.6% | |
| Highest paid director | £773,931 | £590 | £608 | +3.1% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -11.9% | -18.4% | -4.3% | |
| Net margin | -17.1% | -79.6% | -47.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.9% | -7.9% | -0.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 41.9% | 48.1% | 4.6% | |
| Current ratio | 0.74x | 0.79x | 0.82x | |
| Interest cover | -3.89x | -5.03x | -1.27x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 4 times since incorporation
- COSTAR UK LIMITED 2007-12-17 → present
- FOCUS INFORMATION LIMITED 2005-04-13 → 2007-12-17
- PROPERTY INTELLIGENCE LIMITED 2003-10-14 → 2005-04-13
- PROPERTY INTELLIGENCE PLC 1985-04-25 → 2003-10-14
- SCANSPEED LIMITED 1984-02-06 → 1985-04-25
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The ultimate parent undertaking, CoStar Group, Inc. ... has agreed to provide unconditional continued financial support to enable CoStar UK Limited ... to meet its obligations as and when they fall due for a period of 12 months from the date of approval of the balance sheet”
Group structure
- COSTAR UK LIMITED · parent
- Agents' Mutual Limited 100%
- Andromeda Australia TopCo Pty Limited 100%
- Business Immo 100%
- Comreal Info 100%
- CoStar España S.L. 100%
- CoStar Italy S.r.l. 100%
- Grecam S.A.S. 0%
- Glanty Ltd 0%
- OnTheMarket 100%
- PT STR Indonesia 100%
- STR Australia Pty Ltd 100%
- STR Benchmarking (Beijing) Co., Ltd 100%
- STR Columbia S.A.S 100%
- STR Germany GmbH 100%
- STR Global Limited 100%
- STR Global Singapore Private Limited 100%
- STR Japan GK 100%
- Thomas Daily 100%
Significant events
- “In 2025, an intercompany loan amounting to £35.1m was provided to Agents' Mutual Limited which was then subsequently written off before the end of the year, resulting in other income of £35.1m.”
- “On 30 March 2026, the Company issued 1 ordinary share of 10p each for proceeds of £28.0m of which £28.0m was included within the share premium account.”
- “Subsequently, on 30 March 2026 CoStar UK made an additional investment in Andromeda Australia TopCo Pty Limited for c.A$54.0m.”
- “On 1 July 2026, CoStar made an investment in Wikicasa, an agent-backed real estate marketplace. The transaction resulted in acquiring approximately 30% stake in Wikicasa for €9.2m.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 36 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSC CLS (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-09-18 | — | — |
| FLORANCE, Andrew | Director | 2003-01-09 | Jun 1963 | American |
| ROSSMANN, Robin Jack | Director | 2021-12-31 | Mar 1981 | British |
| SIMURO, Frank | Director | 2007-08-02 | Nov 1966 | American |
Show 36 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, Matthew Barnaby | Secretary | 2003-09-26 | 2024-09-25 |
| NICHOLSON, Michael John Lothian | Secretary | 2001-01-31 | 2003-01-09 |
| NICHOLSON, Michael John Lothian | Secretary | — | 1998-04-06 |
| ROSSMANN, Robin Jack | Secretary | 2024-09-25 | 2025-02-12 |
| WHITBY, Peter Benjamin | Secretary | 1998-04-06 | 2001-01-31 |
| CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-05-15 | 2025-09-18 |
| RB SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-01-09 | 2003-09-26 |
| ADAMS, William Horace | Director | — | 1994-03-22 |
| BARBER, Colin | Director | 2007-05-14 | 2008-04-14 |
| BARRATT, Trevor Stanley | Director | 1997-12-29 | 2003-01-09 |
| BRAY, Jonathan Michael | Director | 1997-10-16 | 2007-08-06 |
| CARCHEDI, Frank Anthony | Director | 2003-01-09 | 2007-09-14 |
| CARR-SMITH, Jeremy Douglas | Director | 1999-06-08 | 2009-01-12 |
| CONRAD, Neville Simeon | Director | — | 2003-01-09 |
| DURKIN, Simon Anthony | Director | 2008-04-15 | 2010-11-19 |
| GREEN, Matthew Barnaby | Director | 2007-08-02 | 2024-09-25 |
| GUY, Christian | Director | 1997-12-29 | 2003-01-09 |
| HAMILTON, William | Director | 1997-10-16 | 1998-05-29 |
| HESELGRAVE, Andrew | Director | 1994-10-28 | 1998-07-31 |
| HOPKINSON, Matthew Jonathan Rooke | Director | 2003-01-09 | 2007-11-08 |
| KANTER, Ralph Thomas Ludwig | Director | — | 1994-10-18 |
| LAW, Simon Paul | Director | 2012-11-06 | 2014-05-01 |
| MARPLES, Paul Nicholas Campbell | Director | 2007-04-23 | 2013-02-27 |
| MARSH, Geoffrey Kent Dowsett | Director | — | 1994-06-06 |
| MARTIN, Adrian Howard | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2003-01-09 |
| MEHLSEN, Inger | Director | 1996-04-17 | 2001-01-19 |
| MELVILLE, Peter John | Director | 1998-11-11 | 1999-05-28 |
| NEWMAN, Giles Robert | Director | 2013-02-27 | 2018-06-30 |
| NICHOLSON, Michael John Lothian | Director | — | 2003-01-09 |
| RADECKI, Brian | Director | 2007-08-07 | 2015-08-03 |
| ROBINSON, Eric | Director | 2009-02-03 | 2012-02-17 |
| STONE, Jonathan Michael Lever | Director | — | 1998-11-11 |
| SWANNELL, Robert William Ashburnham | Director | — | 2001-05-09 |
| THOMPSON, Jan | Director | 2001-11-14 | 2003-01-09 |
| TURNBULL, George Anthony Twentyman | Director | 1996-08-31 | 2003-01-09 |
| WHITBY, Peter Benjamin | Director | 1998-11-11 | 2001-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costar Group Inc. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-11-22 | Active |
| Costar Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2021-11-22 |
| Costar Group, Inc | Legal person | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 287 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-04 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-09-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-02-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-01-09 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-01-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 5
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.