Optimus Commercial Services (UK) Ltd
Registered name: OPTIMUS COMMERCIAL SERVICES (UK) LTD
Optimus Commercial Services (UK) Ltd made £180k revenue and a £14.5k loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Optimus Commercial Services (UK) Ltd’s revenue fell 29% to £180k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £14.5k and 10 employees. The company is classified under “combined facilities support activities” and is based in Nelson; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Nelson, North West
- Age
- 12 yrs · since 2014
- 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 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £180k | £252k | £180k |
| Cost of sales | — | £16.7k | £22.2k | £36.4k |
| Gross profit | — | £164k | £230k | £144k |
| Operating profit | — | £18k | £46.1k | −£14.5k |
| Profit before tax | — | £18k | £45.8k | −£14.5k |
| Profit after tax | — | £14.6k | £37.1k | −£14.5k |
| Profit (best available) | — | £14.6k | £37.1k | −£14.5k |
| Employees (average) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | 8.1% | 14.7% | −8.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 90.8% | 91.2% | 79.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £18k | £31.6k | £18k |
| Profit per employee | — | £1.5k | £4.6k | −£1.4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▲39.9% | ▼28.7% |
| Profit growth | — | — | ▲154.1% | ▼139.1% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▼20% | ▲25% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £10 | £32.9k | £20.7k | £20.7k |
| Net assets | £21.5k | £39.2k | £37.2k | £39.7k |
| Fixed assets | — | £825 | £825 | — |
| Current assets | £21.5k | £39.2k | £47.1k | £39.7k |
| Debtors | £21.4k | £6.3k | £26.4k | £19k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −8.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 79.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £18k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£1.4k
- 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
- 10.5%
- 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
- ▲7%
- Now £39.7k
- Cash at bank
- ▲0%
- Now £20.7k
- Headcount
- ▲25%
- Now 10
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£14.5k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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