IP Group PLC
Registered name: IP GROUP PLC
IP Group PLC made -£155m revenue and a £174m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2023.
IP Group PLC’s revenue was −£155m in the year to 31 Dec 2023, with a loss of £174m. The company is classified under “activities of venture and development capital companies” and is based in London.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 25 yrs · since 2001
- Type
- Public Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2023 |
|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |
| Revenue (turnover) | −£155m |
| Operating profit | −£181m |
| Profit before tax | −£176m |
| Profit after tax | −£174m |
| Profit (best available) | −£174m |
| Employees (average) | — |
| Ratios | |
| Profit margin | 112.8% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |
| Net assets | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jul 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 112.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- 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
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- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
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
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (10)
- Top Technology Ventures LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£136k
- Fusion IP Cardiff LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Fusion IP Sheffield LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ip2ipo Carry Partner LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ip2ipo Investments LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ip2ipo LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ip2ipo Nominees LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ip2ipo Services LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Parkwalk Advisors LtdFigures not disclosed
- Touchstone Innovations LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2023 (profit −£174m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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