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Company No. 10187396 · Incorporated 18 May 2016

Open Society Foundation London

Registered name: OPEN SOCIETY FOUNDATION LONDON

Open Society Foundation London made £45.4m revenue and a £896k loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025. read from filing text

Open Society Foundation London’s revenue fell 2% to £45.4m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £896k and 81 employees. The company is classified under “other education” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection P · EducationSIC 85590Other education n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
London, London
Age
10 yrs · since 2016
Type
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)

Non-profit. It is limited by guarantee (typically an association, club or management company), so it isn't run for profit. 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: “The company's immediate parent is Open Society Institute, incorporated in the USA. The address of its registered office is 224 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019, United States.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Dec 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£45.4m
Growth ▼1.5%
Profit
−£896k
Growth —
Profit margin
−2%
 
Employees
81
Change ▼28.3%
Profit / employee
−£11.1k
Revenue/employee £561k
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.

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Dec 202231 Dec 202331 Dec 202431 Dec 2025
DisclosureProfit onlyFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing textFull P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)—£70m£46.2m£45.4m
Operating profit—−£469k−£281k−£1.1m
Profit before tax−£703k−£379k−£137k−£819k
Profit after tax−£703k−£398k−£171k−£896k
Profit (best available)−£703k−£398k−£171k−£896k
Staff costs—£21.3m£16.5m£12.9m
Employees (average)14214511381
Ratios
Profit margin—−0.6%−0.4%−2%
Revenue per employee—£483k£408k£561k
Profit per employee−£4.9k−£2.7k−£1.5k−£11.1k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth——▼34.1%▼1.5%
Headcount growth—▲2.1%▼22.1%▼28.3%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£6.5m£6.4m£5.3m£15.3m
Net assets£5m£4.6m£4.4m£3.5m
Fixed assets£8.3m£7.6m£15.8k£6m
Current assets£12.8m£18.8m£14.8m£18m
Debtors£6.3m£12.4m£9.4m£2.7m
Deferred income£4.6m£0£4.5m£6m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Jul 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−2%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£561k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£11.1k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
13.1%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
13.2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
6%
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
▼20%
Now £3.5m
Cash at bank
▲187%
Now £15.3m
Headcount
▼28%
Now 81
Deferred income
▲33%
Now £6m
Fixed assets
▲37742%
Now £6m

Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£896k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jul 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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