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Kdab

Kdab is an IT consultancy incorporated in Scotland in 2011 (SC411490).

What they do

“Global software consultancy specialising in Qt, C++, Rust, Slint and Embedded Linux. Consulting, development, training and open-source tools since 1999.”

In its own words, on kdab.co.uk

In plain speak

They are a software consultancy that helps companies with consulting, development and training, particularly using Qt, C++, Rust and Embedded Linux.

Latest from Kdab

⬢ Distrobox: An In-depth Guide for Developers - Part 1

23 Sep 2026, from kdab.com, posted by the company

Using AI to modernize or migrate code

2 Sep 2026, from kdab.com, posted by the company

OLE-Dispatch When Doing MFC/Qt Migration

20 Aug 2026, from kdab.com, posted by the company

µ-Boosting Your CMake Productivity with Environment Variables

12 Aug 2026, from kdab.com, posted by the company

How long does it take for an Item to become visible?

4 Jun 2026, from kdab.com, posted by the company

Financials

Cash at bank and in hand: £107k (31 Dec 2025), down 44% on £192k a year earlier
Total equity: £562k (31 Dec 2025)
Employees: 14 on average (31 Dec 2025), up 8% on 13 a year earlier
Turnover: £1.8m (31 Dec 2025), down 5% on £1.9m a year earlier
Profit for the year: £38.5k (31 Dec 2025)

Cash at year ends 2024 to 2025

Next accounts due 30 Sep 2027.

From the accounts made up to 31 Dec 2025, small-company accounts, as tagged in the filing. The filings at Companies House

Accounts, year by year

Year end	Cash	Turnover	Profit	Staff
31 Dec 2025	£107k	£1.8m	£38.5k	14
31 Dec 2024	£192k	£1.9m	-£121k	13
31 Dec 2023

Only the figures each year's filed accounts tag; a blank is a figure the company did not file. The filings at Companies House

Timeline

23 Sep 2026from the company⬢ Distrobox: An In-depth Guide for Developers - Part 1
2 Sep 2026from the companyUsing AI to modernize or migrate code
20 Aug 2026from the companyOLE-Dispatch When Doing MFC/Qt Migration
12 Aug 2026from the companyµ-Boosting Your CMake Productivity with Environment Variables
4 Jun 2026from the companyHow long does it take for an Item to become visible?
31 Dec 2025accountsAccounts year end, turnover filed
14 Nov 2025directorMichael Krus appointed Director
31 Dec 2024accountsAccounts year end, turnover filed
31 Dec 2023accountsAccounts year end
1 Jan 2013directorMatthias Kalle, Dr Dalheimer appointed Secretary
17 Nov 2011incorporatedKdab incorporated as SC411490

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How it compares

Cash £107k: 363rd of 1,751 software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
Employees 14 on average: joint 163rd of 4,766 software firms with filed accounts on ayeoh's record, largest first.
Incorporated 17 Nov 2011: 1,694th of 8,944 software firms, oldest first.

Ranked by ayeoh from the accounts of every Scottish software firm whose filings it holds, as of 2026-11-01. Only figures the accounts tag; a rank, not a judgement.

Clients named by Kdab

Empowering Engineers at Siemens Energy · NVIDIA and KDDockWidgets

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