How much does Backhouse Opportunities Limited make?

Backhouse Opportunities Limited reported revenue of £32.5m and a loss of £15.6m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.

How many employees does Backhouse Opportunities Limited have?

Backhouse Opportunities Limited reported an average of 0 employees in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Is Backhouse Opportunities Limited profitable?

No — Backhouse Opportunities Limited reported a loss of £15.6m in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Company No. 11639844 · Incorporated 24 Oct 2018

Backhouse Opportunities Limited

Registered name: BACKHOUSE OPPORTUNITIES LIMITED

Part of Backhouse Group Limited group

Backhouse Opportunities Limited made £32.5m revenue and a £15.6m loss in the year to 30 Jun 2025.

Backhouse Opportunities Limited’s revenue fell 6% to £32.5m in the year to 30 Jun 2025, with a loss of £15.6m and 0 employees. The company is classified under “development of building projects” and is based in Bristol; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection F · ConstructionSIC 41100Development of building projects SIC 41202Construction of domestic buildings SIC 68100Buying and selling of own real estate

Status: Active
Location: Bristol, South West
Age: 7 yrs · since 2018
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 30 Jun 2025

Key figures

Small teamCapital-lightCash flow filed

Revenue

£32.5m

Growth ▼5.5%

Profit

−£15.6m

Growth —

Profit margin

−47.8%

Gross 10.5%

Employees

Change —

Profit / employee

—

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.

2 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to	30 Jun 2024	30 Jun 2025
Disclosure	Full P&L	Full P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)	£34.4m	£32.5m
Cost of sales	£31.7m	£29.1m
Gross profit	£2.7m	£3.4m
Operating profit	−£1.8m	−£1.4m
Profit before tax	−£9.8m	−£10.2m
Profit after tax	−£9.8m	−£15.6m
Profit (best available)	−£9.8m	−£15.6m
Employees (average)	0	0
Ratios
Profit margin	−28.5%	−47.8%
Gross margin	7.9%	10.5%
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth	—	▼5.5%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank	£7m	£4.8m
Net assets	−£24.9m	−£12.4m
Fixed assets	—	£5.2k
Current assets	£48.3m	£44.4m
Debtors	£3m	£4.9m
Cash from operations	£10.7m	−£11.7m
Source	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026	FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026

Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin: −47.8%; Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin: 10.5%; Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee: —; Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee: —; Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion: —; Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue: 0%; Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue: —; Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue: 15%; 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 −£12.4m
Cash at bank: ▼31%; Now £4.8m
Headcount: —; Now 0
Deferred income: —; Now —
Fixed assets: —; Now £5.2k

Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

Backhouse Group Limitedultimate parent75–100%
Backhouse Opportunities Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (15)

Backhouse (Moreton-in-Marsh) LimitedRev. £18.1m · Profit £5.1m
Backhouse (Blunsdon) LimitedRev. £7.9m · Profit £6.6m
Backhouse (Highworth) LimitedRev. £3.6m · Profit £5.4m
Backhouse (Boreham Mead) LimitedRev. £2.4m · Profit £1.9m
Backhouse (Mead Fields) LimitedRev. £582k · Profit £41.4k
Backhouse (Castle Cary Blue) LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£6.4k
Backhouse (Devizes) LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £99.2k
Backhouse (Highworth Phase 2) LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £926k
Backhouse (North Leigh) LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£189k
Backhouse (Saltersford Lane) LimitedRev. £0 · Profit −£27.2k
Backhouse (Warminster) LimitedRev. £0 · Profit £818k
Backhouse (Bruton) LimitedFigures not disclosed
Backhouse (Calne) JV LimitedRev. — · Profit −£29.7k
Backhouse (Great Somerford) LimitedRev. — · Profit £1.2m
Backhouse (Midsomer Norton) LimitedRev. — · Profit £635k

Sister companies (1)

Backhouse Housing LimitedRev. £851k · Profit −£3.8m

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 Jun 2025 (profit −£15.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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