How much does Optimity IT Limited make?

Optimity IT Limited reported revenue of £6.8m and a loss of £26.9k in the year to 31 Dec 2024, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Optimity IT Limited have?

Optimity IT Limited reported an average of 72 employees in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Is Optimity IT Limited profitable?

No — Optimity IT Limited reported a loss of £26.9k in the year to 31 Dec 2024.

Company No. 05898590 · Incorporated 7 Aug 2006

Optimity IT Limited

Registered name: OPTIMITY IT LIMITED

Part of Octopus Capital Limited group

Optimity IT Limited made £6.8m revenue and a £26.9k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2024. read from filing text

Optimity IT Limited’s revenue fell 2% to £6.8m in the year to 31 Dec 2024, with a loss of £26.9k and 72 employees. The company is classified under “information technology consultancy activities” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection J · Information and communicationSIC 62020Information technology consultancy activities

Status: Active
Location: London, London
Age: 20 yrs · since 2006
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. From the filing: “Optimity Limited is the company's immediate parent company, whose registered address is”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2024

Key figures

Capital-light

Revenue

£6.8m

Growth ▼1.9%

Profit

−£26.9k

Growth ▼114.8%

Profit margin

−0.4%

Gross 24%

Employees

Change ▼12.2%

Profit / employee

−£373

Revenue/employee £94.5k

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	No P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	—	£6.9m	£6.8m
Cost of sales	—	£5.3m	£5.2m
Gross profit	—	£1.6m	£1.6m
Operating profit	—	£252k	£27.9k
Profit before tax	—	£251k	−£6.6k
Profit after tax	—	£181k	−£26.9k
Profit (best available)	—	£181k	−£26.9k
Staff costs	—	£4.3m	£3.6m
Employees (average)	11	82	72
Ratios
Profit margin	—	2.6%	−0.4%
Gross margin	—	23.3%	24%
Revenue per employee	—	£84.6k	£94.5k
Profit per employee	—	£2.2k	−£373
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	—	▼1.9%
Profit growth	—	—	▼114.8%
Headcount growth	—	▲645.5%	▼12.2%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£178k	£246k	£127k
Net assets	£933k	£1.1m	£1.1m
Fixed assets	£287k	£275k	£221k
Current assets	£3.8m	£5.3m	£5.1m
Debtors	£676k	£870k	£814k
Deferred income	—	£2.6m	£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: −0.4%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 24%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £94.5k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£373; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 3.2%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 37.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 11.9%; 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: ▼2%; Now £1.1m
Cash at bank: ▼48%; Now £127k
Headcount: ▼12%; Now 72
Deferred income: ▼2%; Now £2.6m
Fixed assets: ▼20%; Now £221k

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 Capital Limitedultimate parent75–100%
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 Limited75–100%
Optimity IT Limitedthis company

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

Sister companies (3)

Avagio I.t.s. LtdFigures not disclosed
Coopsyx LimitedFigures not disclosed
Premieredge Solutions LimitedFigures not disclosed

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2024 (profit −£26.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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