How much does Optimity Limited make?

Optimity Limited reported revenue of £3.2m and a loss of £562k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Optimity Limited have?

Optimity Limited reported an average of 1 employee in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Optimity Limited profitable?

No — Optimity Limited reported a loss of £562k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 04414356 · Incorporated 11 Apr 2002

Optimity Limited

Registered name: OPTIMITY LIMITED

Part of Octopus Group Holdings Ltd group

Optimity Limited made £3.2m revenue and a £562k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

Optimity Limited’s revenue fell 18% to £3.2m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £562k and 1 employee. The company is classified under “other telecommunications activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 61900Other telecommunications activities

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 24 yrs · since 2002
Type: Private 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.

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. From the filing: “FPE Capital LLP was the company's ultimate controlling party as at 31 December 2024, a limited liability partnership whose registered office is 2nd Floor 7 Swallow Street, London, England, W1B 4DE”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Small team

Revenue

£3.2m

Growth ▼18.2%

Profit

−£562k

Growth —

Profit margin

−17.3%

Gross 34.5%

Employees

Change ▼50%

Profit / employee

−£562k

Revenue/employee £3.2m

Profitable streak

0yrs

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 to	31 Dec 2022	31 Dec 2023	31 Dec 2024
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£4.4m	£4m	£3.2m
Cost of sales	£3.3m	£2.7m	£2.1m
Gross profit	£1m	£1.3m	£1.1m
Operating profit	−£321k	−£396k	−£547k
Profit before tax	−£323k	−£394k	−£562k
Profit after tax	−£323k	−£257k	−£562k
Profit (best available)	−£323k	−£257k	−£562k
Staff costs	£2.4m	£0	—
Employees (average)	48	2	1
Ratios
Profit margin	−7.4%	−6.5%	−17.3%
Gross margin	23.4%	31.8%	34.5%
Revenue per employee	£90.9k	£2m	£3.2m
Profit per employee	−£6.7k	−£129k	−£562k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼9%	▼18.2%
Headcount growth	—	▼95.8%	▼50%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£91.1k	£41.5k	£100k
Net assets	−£5m	−£5.3m	−£5.9m
Fixed assets	£337k	£5.4m	£6.6m
Current assets	£2.6m	£2.6m	£2.5m
Debtors	£230k	£338k	£201k
Deferred income	£642k	£1.7m	£2.6m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −17.3%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 34.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £3.2m; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£562k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 203.3%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 81.3%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 6.2%; 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 −£5.9m
Cash at bank: ▲142%; Now £100k
Headcount: ▼50%; Now 1
Deferred income: ▲60%; Now £2.6m
Fixed assets: ▲22%; Now £6.6m

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

Octopus Group Holdings Ltdultimate parent75–100%
Octopus Capital Limited75–100%
Octopus Investments Limited75–100%
Octopus Investments Nominees Limited75–100%
Fern Trading Limited75–100%
Fern Infrastructure Limited75–100%
Fern Fibre Limited75–100%
Vorboss Limited75–100%
Optimity Holdings Limited75–100%
Optimity Bidco Limited75–100%
Optimity Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (4)

Optimity IT LimitedRev. £6.8m · Profit −£26.9k
Avagio I.t.s. LtdFigures not disclosed
Coopsyx LimitedFigures not disclosed
Premieredge Solutions LimitedFigures not disclosed

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 Dec 2024 (profit −£562k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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