Aardvark Topco Limited
Registered name: AARDVARK TOPCO LIMITED
Part of Bertelsmann UK Limited groupAardvark Topco Limited made £63.4m revenue and a £454k loss in the year to 31 May 2025.
Aardvark Topco Limited’s revenue grew 13% to £63.4m in the year to 31 May 2025, with a loss of £454k and 90 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 May 2023 | 31 May 2024 | 31 May 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £42.8m | £55.8m | £63.4m |
| Cost of sales | −£13.6m | −£18.4m | −£20.3m |
| Gross profit | £29.2m | £37.5m | £43.1m |
| Operating profit | −£1.5m | −£1m | £3.4m |
| Profit before tax | −£4.7m | −£4.8m | −£396k |
| Profit after tax | −£5.3m | −£4.8m | −£454k |
| Profit (best available) | −£5.3m | −£4.8m | −£454k |
| Employees (average) | 66 | 98 | 90 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −12.3% | −8.6% | −0.7% |
| Gross margin | 68.2% | 67.1% | 68% |
| Revenue per employee | £649k | £570k | £704k |
| Profit per employee | −£79.7k | −£49.3k | −£5k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲30.5% | ▲13.5% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲48.5% | ▼8.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 68%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £704k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£5k
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▼8%
- Now 90
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Bertelsmann UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Penguin Random House Limited75–100%
- Yeti Bidco Limited75–100%
- Aardvark Topco Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Aardvark Midco 1 LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- Lostmy.name LtdRev. £33.9m · Profit £3.4m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 May 2025 (profit −£454k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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