How many employees does Ovation Limited have?

Ovation Limited reported an average of 17 employees in the year to 31 May 2025.

Is Ovation Limited profitable?

Yes — Ovation Limited reported a profit of £312k in the year to 31 May 2025.

Company No. 04222641 · Incorporated 23 May 2001

Ovation Limited

Registered name: OVATION LIMITED

Ovation Limited made £312k profit in the year to 31 May 2025 (revenue not disclosed).

Ovation Limited reported £312k profit in the year to 31 May 2025, up 305% on the year before; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 17 employees. The company is classified under “other information technology service activities” and is based in Chesterfield; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection J · Information and communicationSIC 62090Other information technology service activities SIC 63120Web portals SIC 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Status: Active
Location: Chesterfield, Yorkshire and The Humber
Age: 25 yrs · since 2001
Type: Private Limited Company

Part of a group. The filing indicates this company sits within a group structure, so its results may depend on intra-group trading and it may be hard to replicate independently.

Latest accounts · year to 31 May 2025

Key figures

Revenue

—

Not disclosed in filing

Profit

£312k

Growth ▲304.7%

Profit margin

—

Employees

Change ▲13.3%

Profit / employee

£18.3k

Profitable streak

3yrs

Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

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 to	31 May 2023	31 May 2024	31 May 2025
Disclosure	Profit only	Profit only	Profit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	—	—
Profit before tax	£330k	£77k	£312k
Profit (best available)	£330k	£77k	£312k
Employees (average)	15	15	17
Ratios
Profit margin	—	—	—
Profit per employee	£22k	£5.1k	£18.3k
Growth (year on year)
Profit growth	—	▼76.7%	▲304.7%
Headcount growth	—	0%	▲13.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£648k	£270k	£458k
Net assets	£879k	£883k	£1.1m
Fixed assets	£936k	£1.1m	£1.2m
Current assets	£906k	£925k	£1.3m
Debtors	£76.6k	£184k	£70.8k
Deferred income	£476k	£612k	£595k
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: —; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: —; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: £18.3k; 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: ▲22%; Now £1.1m
Cash at bank: ▲70%; Now £458k
Headcount: ▲13%; Now 17
Deferred income: ▼3%; Now £595k
Fixed assets: ▲5%; Now £1.2m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Northbourne Group Limited (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent50–75%
Ovation Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit £312k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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