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Company No. 04176737 · Incorporated 9 Mar 2001

O.c. Tanner Limited

Registered name: O.C. TANNER LIMITED

O.c. Tanner Limited made £44.7m revenue and £284k profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.

O.c. Tanner Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £44.7m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £284k profit and 49 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Loughton; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection N · Administrative and support servicesSIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Loughton, London
Age
25 yrs · since 2001
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Independent
Revenue
£44.7m
Growth ▼5.7%
Profit
£284k
Growth ▼63.2%
Profit margin
0.6%
Gross 18.9%
Employees
49
Change ▼5.8%
Profit / employee
£5.8k
Revenue/employee £912k
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)£50.2m£47.4m£44.7m
Cost of sales−£40.5m−£37.8m−£36.2m
Gross profit£9.7m£9.6m£8.5m
Operating profit£1.4m£1.2m£542k
Profit before tax£1.2m£1m£436k
Profit after tax£902k£772k£284k
Profit (best available)£902k£772k£284k
Employees (average)505249
Ratios
Profit margin1.8%1.6%0.6%
Gross margin19.4%20.3%18.9%
Revenue per employee£1m£911k£912k
Profit per employee£18k£14.8k£5.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▼5.7%▼5.7%
Profit growth—▼14.5%▼63.2%
Headcount growth—▲4%▼5.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
0.6%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
18.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£912k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£5.8k
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
▼6%
Now 49
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
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Sources

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £284k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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