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Company No. 02134862 · Incorporated 28 May 1987

The Open Group Limited

Registered name: THE OPEN GROUP LIMITED

The Open Group Limited made £4.2m revenue and £326k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

The Open Group Limited’s revenue was £4.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £326k profit and 30 employees. The company is classified under “information technology consultancy activities” and is based in Reading; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Status
Active
Location
Reading, South East
Age
39 yrs · since 1987
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£4.2m
Growth ▼0%
Profit
£326k
Growth ▼38.7%
Profit margin
7.7%
Gross 87.2%
Employees
30
Change 0%
Profit / employee
£10.9k
Revenue/employee £141k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£3.6m£4.2m£4.2m
Cost of sales−£325k−£513k−£543k
Gross profit£3.2m£3.7m£3.7m
Operating profit£23k£468k£350k
Profit before tax£152k£536k£383k
Profit after tax£156k£532k£326k
Profit (best available)£156k£532k£326k
Employees (average)293030
Ratios
Profit margin4.4%12.5%7.7%
Gross margin90.9%87.9%87.2%
Revenue per employee£123k£142k£141k
Profit per employee£5.4k£17.7k£10.9k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲19.3%▼0%
Profit growth—▲241%▼38.7%
Headcount growth—▲3.5%0%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Aug 2025Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025Accounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
7.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
87.2%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£141k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£10.9k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
—
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

Balance-sheet signals

Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.

Net assets
—
Now —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
0%
Now 30
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £326k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 12 Oct 2026

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