How much does Octric Semiconductors Limited make?

Octric Semiconductors Limited reported revenue of £7.9m and a loss of £5.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Octric Semiconductors Limited have?

Octric Semiconductors Limited reported an average of 130 employees in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Is Octric Semiconductors Limited profitable?

No — Octric Semiconductors Limited reported a loss of £5.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025.

Company No. 10505662 · Incorporated 1 Dec 2016

Octric Semiconductors Limited

Registered name: OCTRIC SEMICONDUCTORS LIMITED

Part of Secretary Of State For Defence Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland group

Octric Semiconductors Limited made £7.9m revenue and a £5.9m loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025. read from filing text

Octric Semiconductors Limited’s revenue was £7.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £5.9m and 130 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of electronic components” and is based in Newcastle Upon Tyne; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection C · ManufacturingSIC 26110Manufacture of electronic components

Status: Active
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, North East
Age: 9 yrs · since 2016
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: “The controlling party of the company is the Secretary of State for Defence of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Mar 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£7.9m

Growth —

Profit

−£5.9m

Growth —

Profit margin

−74.7%

Gross 33.9%

Employees

130

Change —

Profit / employee

−£45.6k

Revenue/employee £61.1k

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 to	30 Jun 2022	30 Jun 2023	30 Sep 2024	31 Mar 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£13.3m	£105m	£32.1m	£7.9m
Cost of sales	£19.5m	£82.4m	£15.9m	£5.2m
Gross profit	−£6.2m	£22.2m	£16.2m	£2.7m
Operating profit	£5.8m	£16.6m	−£5.3m	−£7.9m
Profit before tax	£5.5m	£4.7m	−£5m	−£8.1m
Profit after tax	£5.2m	£4.1m	−£4.6m	−£5.9m
Profit (best available)	£5.2m	£4.1m	−£4.6m	−£5.9m
Staff costs	£8.8m	£18.2m	£9.9m	£3.7m
Employees (average)	160	257	141	130
Ratios
Profit margin	39.5%	3.9%	−14.4%	−74.7%
Gross margin	−46.4%	21.2%	50.5%	33.9%
Revenue per employee	£83.1k	£407k	£228k	£61.1k
Profit per employee	£32.8k	£16k	−£32.8k	−£45.6k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲686%	—	—
Profit growth	—	▼21.6%	—	—
Headcount growth	—	▲60.6%	—	—
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£1.1m	£12.1m	£679k	£7.6m
Net assets	£67.6m	£34.1m	£28.1m	£22.1m
Fixed assets	£88m	£35.9m	£30.1m	£29.3m
Current assets	£32.4m	£32.3m	£7.8m	£12.7m
Debtors	£5.7m	£3.3m	£3m	£363k
Deferred income	£1.3m	£1.4m	£486k	£1.6m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2025	FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2025

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −74.7%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 33.9%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £61.1k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£45.6k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 369.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 19.6%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 4.6%; 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: —; Now £22.1m
Cash at bank: —; Now £7.6m
Headcount: —; Now 130
Deferred income: —; Now £1.6m
Fixed assets: —; Now £29.3m

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

Secretary Of State For Defence Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Octric Semiconductors Limitedthis company

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

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£5.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Dec 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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