CANVA UK OPERATIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-07 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
-28.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£16M
+135.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
151
+65.9% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£7M
-348% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £17,816,000 | £35,594,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | -£1,595,000 | -£7,204,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | -£1,595,000 | -£7,145,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | -£1,305,000 | -£9,052,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,127,170 | £2,131,156 | £9,039,000 | £6,467,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £624,598 | £3,235,714 | £6,968,000 | £16,282,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £622,806 | £3,235,714 | £6,596,000 | £15,535,000 | |
| Equity | — | — | £622,806 | £3,235,714 | £6,596,000 | £15,535,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 15 | 29 | 91 | 151 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £10,009,000 | £16,633,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £352,000 | £417,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+99.8%
£17,816,000 £35,594,000
-
Cash
-28.5%
£9,039,000 £6,467,000
-
Net assets
+135.5%
£6,596,000 £15,535,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+65.9%
91 151
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-351.7%
-£1,595,000 -£7,204,000
-
Profit before tax
-348%
-£1,595,000 -£7,145,000
-
Wages
+66.2%
£10,009,000 £16,633,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | -9.0% | -20.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | -7.3% | -25.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -22.9% | -44.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 65.6% | 67.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.44x | 0.76x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- CANVA UK OPERATIONS LIMITED 2022-08-26 → present
- KILN ENTERPRISES LTD 2013-12-24 → 2022-08-26
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors have evaluated all relevant conditions, events and information concluding that the Company will be able to fulfil all obligations as and when they fall due to the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- CANVA UK OPERATIONS LIMITED · parent
- Canva Spain Operations S.L.U. 100%
Significant events
- “In June 2024, the Company purchased three properties located in London: The Digital Garage at 33 Hoxton Square (the current headquarters), The Rutherford at 43 Hoxton Square, and The Bersey Warehouse at 293 Old Street. The total consideration for these acquisitions amounted to £24,582,000 which was funded by a capital injection of £26,000,000 from Canva, Inc., the ultimate parent company as at balance sheet date.”
- “In February 2025, the Ultimate Parent Company, Canva, Inc., underwent a legal restructure, and established a new ultimate parent company registered in Delaware named Canva, Inc. (the "New Ultimate Parent"). The Company's previous ultimate parent company is now solely registered in Australia as a proprietary company and is renamed to Canva Australia Holdings Pty Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARPENTER, Todd Christopher | Director | 2025-09-04 | Jan 1973 | American |
| CLARK, Duncan Antony Ernest | Director | 2013-12-24 | May 1977 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSTON, Robin James | Director | 2013-12-24 | 2025-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Duncan Antony Ernest Clark | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-05-17 | Ceased 2021-05-28 |
| Mr Robin James Houston | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-05-17 | Ceased 2021-05-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 56 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-08-26 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-03-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-01-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-05-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-03-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-26 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2022-03-29 | DISS40 | gazette | Gazette filings brought up to date | |
| 2022-03-28 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2022-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-28 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-03-15 | GAZ1 | gazette | Gazette notice compulsory |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.