DC LF UK Bidco Ltd.
Registered name: DC LF UK BIDCO LTD.
DC LF UK Bidco Ltd. made £9.1m revenue and a £2.1m loss in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
DC LF UK Bidco Ltd.’s revenue fell 12% to £9.1m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with a loss of £2.1m. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Havant; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Havant, South East
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | No P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £10.4m | £10.3m | £9.1m |
| Cost of sales | £5.6m | −£5.8m | −£5.4m | −£5.1m |
| Gross profit | — | £4.6m | £4.9m | £4m |
| Operating profit | — | −£3.7m | −£2.3m | −£2m |
| Profit before tax | — | −£3.8m | −£2.4m | −£2.1m |
| Profit after tax | — | −£3.8m | −£2.4m | −£2.1m |
| Profit (best available) | — | −£3.8m | −£2.4m | −£2.1m |
| Staff costs | £4.3m | £4.9m | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 59 | 56 | — | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | — | −36.8% | −23.6% | −22.9% |
| Gross margin | — | 44.1% | 47.2% | 44% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £185k | — | — |
| Profit per employee | — | −£68.1k | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | ▼0.5% | ▼11.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼5.1% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £221 | £196 | — | — |
| Net assets | £20m | £20m | — | — |
| Cash from operations | −£11.5m | £25 | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −22.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 44%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
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- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
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- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Aptum Technologies (UK) LimitedRev. £10.4m · Profit −£3m
Minority corporate shareholders
- Digitalbridge Group, Inc. (registered outside the UK register)
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit −£2.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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