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Company No. 10830387 · Incorporated 22 Jun 2017

Oval Holdco Ltd

Registered name: OVAL HOLDCO LTD

Part of Chiltern Capital LLP group

Oval Holdco Ltd made a £2.6m loss in the year to 31 Oct 2023 (revenue not disclosed).

Oval Holdco Ltd reported a loss of £2.6m in the year to 31 Oct 2023; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 83 employees. The company is classified under “wireless telecommunications activities” and is based in Bristol; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Profit onlySection J · Information and communicationSIC 61200Wireless telecommunications activities
Status
Liquidation
Location
Bristol, South West
Age
9 yrs · since 2017
Type
Private Limited Company

Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. 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.

Latest accounts · year to 31 Oct 2023

Key figures

Revenue
—
Not disclosed in filing
Profit
−£2.6m
Growth —
Profit margin
—
 
Employees
83
Change ▲22.1%
Profit / employee
−£31.1k
 
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Oct 202231 Oct 2023
DisclosureProfit onlyProfit only
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)——
Profit after tax−£2.5m−£2.6m
Profit (best available)−£2.5m−£2.6m
Employees (average)6883
Ratios
Profit margin——
Profit per employee−£36.6k−£31.1k
Growth (year on year)
Headcount growth—▲22.1%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets−£9.4m−£12m
Fixed assets£10.9m£10.9m
Current assets£857k£843k
Debtors£857k£843k
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data May 2024FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
—
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
—
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£31.1k
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
—
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 −£12m
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▲22%
Now 83
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
0%
Now £10.9m
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Chiltern Capital LLPultimate parent75–100%
  2. Chiltern Capital Nominees (Oval) Limited50–75%
  3. Oval Holdco Ltdthis company

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

Subsidiaries (3)

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 Oct 2023 (profit −£2.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2024. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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