Obsidian Research Ltd
Registered name: OBSIDIAN RESEARCH LTD
Obsidian Research Ltd made £582 revenue and a £92 loss in the year to 31 Jul 2025.
Obsidian Research Ltd’s revenue fell 40% to £582 in the year to 31 Jul 2025, with a loss of £92 and 2 employees. The company is classified under “post-graduate level higher education” and is based in Oxford; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Oxford, South East
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- 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 | 31 Jul 2022 | 31 Jul 2023 | 31 Jul 2024 | 31 Jul 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £993 | £528 | £973 | £582 |
| Profit after tax | −£205 | −£505 | −£136 | −£92 |
| Profit (best available) | −£205 | −£505 | −£136 | −£92 |
| Employees (average) | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −20.6% | −95.6% | −14% | −15.8% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £264 | £486 | £291 |
| Profit per employee | — | −£252 | −£68 | −£46 |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼46.8% | ▲84.3% | ▼40.2% |
| Headcount growth | — | — | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Net assets | £1.5k | £922 | £696 | £514 |
| Current assets | £3.2k | £2k | £2.8k | £1.3k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Apr 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −15.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £291
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£46
- 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.
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
- ▼26%
- Now £514
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Jul 2025 (profit −£92), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Mar 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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