Oakhill Veterinary Centre Limited
Registered name: OAKHILL VETERINARY CENTRE LIMITED
Oakhill Veterinary Centre Limited made £10m revenue and £1.1m profit in the year to 28 Feb 2025.
Oakhill Veterinary Centre Limited’s revenue grew 5% to £10m in the year to 28 Feb 2025, with £1.1m profit and 127 employees. The company is classified under “veterinary activities” and is based in Preston; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Preston, North West
- Age
- 13 yrs · since 2013
- 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: “Oakhill Holdings (Preston) Limited”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 28 Feb 2023 | 29 Feb 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £8.6m | £9.6m | £10m |
| Cost of sales | £2.2m | £2.6m | £2.7m |
| Gross profit | £6.4m | £7m | £7.3m |
| Profit before tax | £1.5m | £1.1m | £1.2m |
| Profit after tax | £1.1m | £1.3m | £1.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.1m | £1.3m | £1.1m |
| Staff costs | £3.5m | £4.1m | £4.4m |
| Employees (average) | 121 | 124 | 127 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 13.1% | 13.8% | 10.6% |
| Gross margin | 74.4% | 72.7% | 73.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £71.3k | £77.2k | £78.9k |
| Profit per employee | £9.4k | £10.7k | £8.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲11% | ▲4.6% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲16.7% | ▼19.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲2.5% | ▲2.4% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £514k | £769k | £545k |
| Net assets | £3.3m | £4.2m | £3.7m |
| Fixed assets | £2.7m | £2.5m | £2.5m |
| Current assets | £3m | £3.6m | £3.1m |
| Debtors | £644k | £748k | £733k |
| Cash from operations | £1.2m | £1.1m | £1.6m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 10.6%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 73.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £78.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £8.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 25.2%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 7.3%
- 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
- ▼13%
- Now £3.7m
- Cash at bank
- ▼29%
- Now £545k
- Headcount
- ▲2%
- Now 127
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼0%
- Now £2.5m
Group structure
Minority corporate shareholders
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 28 Feb 2025 (profit £1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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