How much does Astroscale Ltd make?

Astroscale Ltd reported revenue of £8.7m and a loss of £29.4m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Astroscale Ltd have?

Astroscale Ltd reported an average of 207 employees in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Is Astroscale Ltd profitable?

No — Astroscale Ltd reported a loss of £29.4m in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Company No. 10689249 · Incorporated 24 Mar 2017

Astroscale Ltd

Registered name: ASTROSCALE LTD

Part of Astroscale Holdings Inc group

Astroscale Ltd made £8.7m revenue and a £29.4m loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025. read from filing text

Astroscale Ltd’s revenue fell 22% to £8.7m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £29.4m and 207 employees. The company is classified under “other engineering activities” and is based in Didcot; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection M · Professional, scientific and technical activitiesSIC 71129Other engineering activities SIC 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Status: Active
Location: Didcot, South East
Age: 9 yrs · since 2017
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 parent company of Astroscale Ltd is Astroscale Holdings Inc. and it's registered office is Hulic Kinshicho Collabo Tree, 4-17-1 Kinshi Sumida-ku Tokyo, 130-0013 Japan. Astroscale Holdings Inc. is ”

Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Revenue

£8.7m

Growth ▼22%

Profit

−£29.4m

Growth —

Profit margin

−339.8%

Gross −230.6%

Employees

207

Change ▲19%

Profit / employee

−£142k

Revenue/employee £41.8k

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 Apr 2022	30 Apr 2023	30 Apr 2024	30 Apr 2025
Disclosure	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text	Full P&Lread from filing text
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£1.3m	£6.1m	£11.1m	£8.7m
Cost of sales	£8.6m	£32.5m	£19.6m	£28.6m
Gross profit	−£7.3m	−£26.3m	−£8.5m	−£20m
Operating profit	−£10.3m	−£17.3m	−£15.9m	−£29.5m
Profit before tax	−£10.4m	−£17.5m	−£16.6m	−£29.4m
Profit after tax	−£9.9m	−£17.2m	−£16.4m	−£29.4m
Profit (best available)	−£9.9m	−£17.2m	−£16.4m	−£29.4m
Staff costs	£4.7m	£8.7m	£13.7m	£17.8m
Employees (average)	66	121	174	207
Ratios
Profit margin	−743.3%	−280.1%	−147.8%	−339.8%
Gross margin	−549.3%	−429.4%	−76.4%	−230.6%
Revenue per employee	£20.2k	£50.7k	£63.8k	£41.8k
Profit per employee	−£150k	−£142k	−£94.3k	−£142k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▲361%	▲80.9%	▼22%
Headcount growth	—	▲83.3%	▲43.8%	▲19%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£2.3m	£27.3m	£10.4m	£15.6m
Net assets	£5.8m	£3.5m	£23.3m	£15.4m
Fixed assets	£2.7m	£3.8m	£3.3m	£3m
Current assets	£4.6m	£31.9m	£36.7m	£42.4m
Debtors	£173k	£914k	£3.3m	£2m
Deferred income	£112k	£1.5m	£0	£3.2m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −339.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: −230.6%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: £41.8k; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: −£142k; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 35.1%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: 36.9%; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 22.6%; 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: ▼34%; Now £15.4m
Cash at bank: ▲51%; Now £15.6m
Headcount: ▲19%; Now 207
Deferred income: —; Now £3.2m
Fixed assets: ▼8%; Now £3m

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Astroscale Holdings Inc (registered outside the UK register)ultimate parent75–100%
Astroscale Ltdthis 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 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£29.4m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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