Zoopla: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show
Zoopla Limited's person with significant control on the Companies House register is Houseful Limited. It holds 75% or more of the company. In the year to December 2025 Zoopla Limited reported turnover of £83m.
- In the year to December 2025, Zoopla had turnover of £83m, down 1.2% on the year before.
- It made a pre-tax profit of £13m, keeping £16.02 of every £100 of sales.
- It employed an average of 240 people, with staff costs of £25m.
- Zoopla Limited is controlled by Houseful Limited, according to the Companies House register.
- These figures are from Zoopla Limited's accounts for the year to December 2025, filed at Companies House on 15 September 2026.
- Registered name
- ZOOPLA LIMITED
- Company number
- 06074771
- Status
- Active
- Incorporated
- 30 January 2007
- Registered office area
- South East London
- Industry code on the register
- 62090: Computer programming, consultancy and related activities
- Accounts
- Single company accounts, this company only
- Accounts type
- Full accounts
- Latest accounts
- Year to December 2025, filed 15 September 2026
What does Zoopla do?
Zoopla is a property website where people search for homes to buy or rent across the UK and check estimated property values. It makes most of its money from subscriptions paid by estate agents, letting agents and housebuilders to list properties and reach buyers and tenants. It launched in 2008 and is part of Houseful, the property technology group that also provides software to estate agents.
In brief: property portal · sales and lettings listings · agent subscriptions · part of Houseful
Source: Spark Intel editorial, checked 24 September 2026. Official website: zoopla.co.uk.
Who owns Zoopla?
The Companies House register records Houseful Limited as the person with significant control of Zoopla Limited, company number 06074771. Houseful Limited is itself company number 11632420. It holds 75% or more of the shares or voting rights. The control was notified on 1 November 2018.
That places Zoopla 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 Zoopla?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Zoopla Limited.
All 2 current officers
| Officer | Appointed |
|---|---|
| Samantha Fletcher | 22 December 2021 |
| Paul Adrian Whitehead | 6 June 2025 |
Every current officer, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
What did Zoopla file?
Zoopla Limited reported turnover of £83m in the year to December 2025. That was down 1.2% on £84m the year before.
It reported 240 employees. The year before it reported 356.
It filed a pre-tax profit of £13m for the year, against a pre-tax loss of £5m the year before.
Staff costs came to £25m. That is an average of £103,000 a head. It ended the year with £8k at the bank and net assets of £242m.
| Measure | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £83m | £84m |
| Pre-tax profit | £13m (filed) | -£5m (filed) |
| Employees | 240 | 356 |
| Staff costs | £25m | £21m |
| Average staff cost per head | £103,000 | £60,000 |
| Bank and cash | £8k | £11k |
| Net assets | £242m | £199m |
| Interest paid | £41k | |
| Directors' pay | £0.7m |
Read the accounts to December 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 Zoopla?
Zoopla Limited has registered 3 charges 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 |
|---|---|
| Rbc Europe Limited | 27 November 2018 |
Each charge, with its holder and dates, is on the Companies House register.
How Zoopla compares
Of the 3 property and car portals, Zoopla is 3rd on turnover, 3rd on profit margin and 3rd on growth. Rightmove keeps the most of every £100 of sales: £68.20.
| Rank | Property and car portals | Turnover | Profit per £100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Autotrader | £624m | £62.28 |
| 3rd | Zoopla | £83m | £16.02 |
| + 1 more property and car portals ranked |
Ranked by turnover. Profit per £100 is pre-tax profit for every £100 of turnover, shown only where the profit is filed.
Zoopla files as Zoopla Limited, whose person with significant control is Houseful Limited, with turnover of £83m in its latest filed year.
Questions about Zoopla
What does Zoopla do?
Zoopla is a property website where people search for homes to buy or rent across the UK and check estimated property values. It makes most of its money from subscriptions paid by estate agents, letting agents and housebuilders to list properties and reach buyers and tenants. It launched in 2008 and is part of Houseful, the property technology group that also provides software to estate agents.
Is Zoopla bigger than Rightmove?
No, by turnover. Zoopla reported £83m in its latest accounts, against £425m at Rightmove. Our Rightmove v Zoopla page compares the two on profit, margin, growth and staff. Rightmove v Zoopla →
How does Zoopla compare with its rivals?
By turnover, Zoopla is 3rd of the 3 companies in our battle of the property and car portals, behind Autotrader. The battle ranks them on turnover, pre-tax profit, margin, growth and net assets. The battle of the property and car portals →
Who owns Zoopla?
The Companies House register records Houseful Limited as the person with significant control of Zoopla Limited. It holds 75% or more of the shares or voting rights.
How much does Zoopla make?
Zoopla Limited reported turnover of £83m in the year to December 2025. It filed a pre-tax profit of £13m.
How many people work at Zoopla?
Zoopla Limited reported 240 employees in the year to December 2025.
Who runs Zoopla?
The Companies House register lists 2 current officers for Zoopla Limited. The full list, with appointment dates, is on the Companies House register.
- Figures come from Zoopla Limited's filings at Companies House, company number 06074771, 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, “Zoopla: who owns it, who runs it and what the accounts show”, updated 6 November 2026. https://www.spark-intel.co.uk/companies/zoopla/. Figures from Companies House filings for ZOOPLA LIMITED (06074771).
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