Purplebricks: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Purplebricks Property Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Strike Limited. In the year to March 2025 Purplebricks Property Limited reported turnover of £27m.
- In the year to March 2025, Purplebricks had turnover of £27m, up 26.3% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax loss of £33m, losing £122.06 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 539 people, with staff costs of £25m.
- Purplebricks Property Limited is controlled by Strike Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Purplebricks Property Limited's accounts for the year to March 2025, filed at Companies House on 9 October 2026.
- Registered name
- PURPLEBRICKS PROPERTY LIMITED
- Company number
- 14856837
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 9 May 2023
- Registered office area
- West London
- Industry code on the register
- 68310: Real estate activities
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to March 2025, filed 9 October 2026
What does Purplebricks do?
Purplebricks is an estate agent that sells homes for a fixed fee, with nothing to pay upfront. Sellers book a free valuation, and an agent handles the professional photos, floor plan, 'For Sale' board and listing on Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket and its own site. Viewings and offers are managed around the clock through its online platform and app. It also helps buyers and sellers find mortgage deals.
In brief: estate agent · fixed fee · online platform and app · no upfront fees
Source: Purplebricks' own website, retrieved 24 September 2026.
Who owns Purplebricks?
The Companies House register records Strike Limited as the person with significant control of Purplebricks Property Limited, company number 14856837. Strike Limited is itself company number 07622707.
That places Purplebricks Property Limited inside a larger group. The accounts on this page are the company's own, not the wider group's.
The full ownership record is on the Companies House register. Control is given in the bands the register uses, not as exact shareholdings.
Who runs Purplebricks?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Purplebricks Property Limited.
All 2 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Jack Charles Folland | 28 January 2025 |
| Lauren Unitt | 28 September 2026 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Purplebricks file?
Purplebricks Property Limited reported turnover of £27m in the year to March 2025. That was up 26.3% on £21m the year before.
It reported 539 employees. The year before it reported 720.
It filed a pre-tax loss of £33m for the year, against a pre-tax loss of £23m the year before.
Staff costs came to £25m. That is an average of £46,000 a head. It ended the year with £0.3m at the bank and net liabilities of £56m.
| Measure | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27m | £21m |
| Pre-tax profit | -£33m (filed) | -£23m (filed) |
| Employees | 539 | 720 |
| Staff costs | £25m | £23m |
| Average staff cost per head | £46,000 | £32,000 |
| Bank and cash | £0.3m | £0.3m |
| Net assets | -£56m | -£23m |
| Interest paid | £0.2m | |
| Directors' pay | £0.6m |
Read the accounts to March 2025 (PDF, Companies House) · every accounts filing
What do these figures mean? Turnover vs profit · Profit per £100 · Cash vs profit · Net assets
Are there any charges against Purplebricks?
Purplebricks Property Limited has registered 1 charge at Companies House, of which 1 is still outstanding. A charge is security a lender takes over a company's assets; one is satisfied when the lending behind it is repaid or released.
The outstanding charge
| Charge holder | Created |
|---|---|
| Freston Ventures Investments LLP | 8 September 2026 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
Purplebricks files as Purplebricks Property Limited, whose person with significant control is Strike Limited, with turnover of £27m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Purplebricks
What does Purplebricks do?
Purplebricks is an estate agent that sells homes for a fixed fee, with nothing to pay upfront. Sellers book a free valuation, and an agent handles the professional photos, floor plan, 'For Sale' board and listing on Rightmove, Zoopla, OnTheMarket and its own site. Viewings and offers are managed around the clock through its online platform and app. It also helps buyers and sellers find mortgage deals.
Who owns Purplebricks?
The Companies House register records Strike Limited as the person with significant control of Purplebricks Property Limited.
How much does Purplebricks make?
Purplebricks Property Limited reported turnover of £27m in the year to March 2025. It filed a pre-tax loss of £33m.
How many people work at Purplebricks?
Purplebricks Property Limited reported 539 employees in the year to March 2025.
Who runs Purplebricks?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Purplebricks Property Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Purplebricks Property Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 14856837, for the period shown at the top of the page.
- These are single company accounts: they cover this company alone, not any wider group.
- Pre-tax profit is the figure the company filed, for both years.
- A figure the filing does not disclose is shown as n/d. A zero in the filing is treated as not disclosed, never as nil.
- Rounding: below £0.1m in thousands, from £0.1m to £2m to one decimal place, from £2m to the nearest million.
- Ownership is shown in the control bands the register of people with significant control uses, not as exact shareholdings.
- Officers' names and appointment dates come from the Companies House register. Job titles come from the company's own website. The description of what the company does comes from its website, or is marked Spark Intel editorial where it is written from stable, checked facts, with the date either way.
Spark Intel, “Purplebricks: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 9 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/purplebricks/. Figures from Companies House filings for PURPLEBRICKS PROPERTY LIMITED (14856837).
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