CANVA UK OPERATIONS LIMITED

Active
Company number 08825531Private limited companyIncorporated 2013

Key figures

£15,535,000+135.5%
Net assets 2024
+211.9%
Average annual growth 2020–2024
05 m10 m15 m20 m2020202120232024

† CANVA UK OPERATIONS LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024

Sector comparison

SIC 82990

Where the company stands among the 160,475 active companies whose first SIC code is 82990 (Other business support service activities n.e.c.).

Turnover£35,594,000
Higher than 83% · median £2,514,512 among 4,598 that publish turnover
Net assets£15,535,000
Higher than 98% · median £13,199
Total assets£47,009,000
Higher than 98% · median £59,905
Cash£6,467,000
Higher than 98% · median £26,648
Employees91
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age12.9 years
Older than 61% · median 10.2 years
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Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 160,475. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: CANVA UK OPERATIONS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

CANVA UK OPERATIONS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 08825531. It was incorporated on 24 Dec 2013. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (N1). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is other business support service activities n.e.c. (82990).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024 (period ending 31 Dec 2024); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £35,594,000. Loss for the year was £9,052,000. Net assets were £15,535,000, up 135.5% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £6,467,000. Total assets were £47,009,000 and total liabilities £30,727,000. The company had an average of 91 employees. Figures are available for 4 financial years (2020–2024).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 160,475 active companies whose first SIC code is 82990: By turnover it ranks higher than 83% of the 4,598 that publish turnover (median £2,514,512). By net assets it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £13,199). By total assets it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £59,905). By cash it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £26,648). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 61% of them (median age 10.2 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2025. Contracts awarded to it alone have a combined published value of £79.7k.

What do public registers and reports show?

It appears on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker). HMRC lists it as an importer of goods, mainly headgear, machinery, electrical equipment. HMRC lists it as an exporter of goods, mainly leather goods and bags, furniture and lighting. It has a modern slavery statement on the government registry.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. 1 of 1 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 7 Jan 2027.

Filed accounts2020–2024
202020212023 †2024 †
Turnover——17,816,00035,594,000
Profit for the year——-1,305,000-9,052,000
Cash at bank and in hand1,127,1702,131,1569,039,0006,467,000
Total assets1,706,4135,564,09319,200,00047,009,000
Total liabilities1,202,0232,401,19712,604,00030,727,000
Net assets / total equity512,0293,235,7146,596,00015,535,000
Average number of employees1529—91

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

4 contracts

CANVA UK OPERATIONS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 4 public contract award notices from 4 public sector buyers since 2025. The 2 contracts awarded to it alone with a published value add up to £79.7k.

Main buyers4
Isle of Wight Council
1 contract · £48k
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
1 contract · £31.7k
North Lincolnshire Council
1 contract
North Northamptonshire Council
1 contract
Contracts
  1. North Northamptonshire Council - Canva Enterprise LicencesNorth Northamptonshire Council · runs until Oct 2027
  2. CanvaIsle of Wight Council · £48,000 · runs until Jun 2028
  3. 26-27 Canva Enterprise‡Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council · £31,680 · runs until Jan 2027
  4. Canva EnterpriseNorth Lincolnshire Council · runs until May 2028

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Statutory reporting

Modern slavery statements1
2026
Statement registered · summary on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

Registers and licences

Sponsor licence‡
Licence type and rating
Worker (A rating)
Routes
Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker

On the Home Office register of licensed sponsors, which lists organisations licensed to sponsor workers from overseas.

International trade‡

Listed by HMRC as an importer of goods in 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently March 2026. Main goods: headgear, machinery and electrical equipment.

Listed by HMRC as an exporter of goods in 2 of the last 12 months on record, most recently August 2026. Main goods: leather goods and bags and furniture and lighting.

From HMRC's monthly lists of importers and exporters. Traders can ask to be left off the lists, so absence does not mean a company does not trade.

Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Care Quality Commission, Home Office and HM Revenue & Customs, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Entries marked ‡ come from lists that do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name.

History

14 events
  1. Robin James HOUSTON resignedDirector
  2. Todd Christopher CARPENTER appointedDirector
  3. Financial year 2024 endedAccounts: turnover £35.6m, net assets £15.5m, 91 employees
  4. Financial year 2023 endedAccounts: turnover £17.8m, net assets £6.6m
  5. Name changed to CANVA UK OPERATIONS LIMITEDPreviously KILN ENTERPRISES LTD
  6. Financial year 2021 endedAccounts: net assets £3.2m, 29 employees
  7. Mr Duncan Antony Ernest Clark ceased to be a person with significant control
  8. Mr Robin James Houston ceased to be a person with significant control
Earlier events (6)
  1. Financial year 2020 endedAccounts: net assets £512k, 15 employees
  2. Mr Duncan Antony Ernest Clark registered as a person with significant control
  3. Mr Robin James Houston registered as a person with significant control
  4. Duncan Antony Ernest CLARK appointedDirector
  5. Robin James HOUSTON appointedDirector
  6. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current and former persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database.