Open Trading Limited
Registered name: OPEN TRADING LIMITED
Open Trading Limited made £23.4m revenue and £55.6k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Open Trading Limited’s revenue grew 38% to £23.4m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £55.6k profit and 13 employees. The company is classified under “buying and selling of own real estate” and is based in Gerrards Cross; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Gerrards Cross, South East
- Age
- 9 yrs · since 2017
- 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 | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | £17m | £23.4m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | £15m | £20.4m |
| Gross profit | — | — | £2m | £2.9m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £784k | £1.6m |
| Profit before tax | — | — | −£232k | £45.8k |
| Profit after tax | — | — | −£232k | £55.6k |
| Profit (best available) | — | — | −£232k | £55.6k |
| Staff costs | — | — | £490k | £646k |
| Employees (average) | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | — | −1.4% | 0.2% |
| Gross margin | — | — | 11.9% | 12.5% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | £998k | £1.8m |
| Profit per employee | — | — | −£13.7k | £4.3k |
| Cash conversion | — | — | −136.6% | −91.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | ▲37.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | ▲466.7% | ▼23.5% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £23.6k | £1k | £50k | £37.6k |
| Net assets | £18k | £21.8k | −£210k | −£155k |
| Current assets | £10.6m | £11.8m | £16.8m | £16.2m |
| Debtors | £580k | £201k | £224k | £756k |
| Cash from operations | — | — | −£1.1m | −£1.4m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 0.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 12.5%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £1.8m
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4.3k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −91.9%
- 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
- 3.2%
- 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
- —
- Now −£155k
- Cash at bank
- ▼25%
- Now £37.6k
- Headcount
- ▼24%
- Now 13
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £55.6k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026
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