Oblong (UK) Limited
Registered name: OBLONG (UK) LIMITED
Oblong (UK) Limited made £272k revenue and £67.9k profit in the year to 30 Sep 2024.
Oblong (UK) Limited’s revenue grew 4% to £272k in the year to 30 Sep 2024, with £67.9k profit and 14 employees. The company is classified under “data processing, hosting and related activities” and is based in Southam; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Southam, West Midlands
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Sep 2022 | 30 Sep 2023 | 30 Sep 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £262k | £272k |
| Profit after tax | — | £75.4k | £67.9k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £75.4k | £67.9k |
| Staff costs | — | £117k | £131k |
| Employees (average) | — | 13 | 14 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | 28.8% | 25% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £20.2k | £19.4k |
| Profit per employee | — | £5.8k | £4.9k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲3.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▼9.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | ▲7.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £13.5k | £18.1k | £31.9k |
| Fixed assets | £1.6k | £1.8k | £1.2k |
| Current assets | £80.2k | £100k | £105k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 25%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £19.4k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.9k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 0.4%
- 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.
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
- ▲77%
- Now £31.9k
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲8%
- Now 14
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼36%
- Now £1.2k
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2024 (profit £67.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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