First Option Group Ltd
Registered name: FIRST OPTION GROUP LTD
First Option Group Ltd made £14.9m revenue and a £6.9k loss in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
First Option Group Ltd’s revenue was £14.9m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with a loss of £6.9k and 305 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Chelmsford; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Chelmsford, East of England
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- 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 Jan 2023 | 31 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | £17.6m | £14.9m |
| Cost of sales | — | −£10.8m | −£9.4m |
| Gross profit | — | £6.8m | £5.5m |
| Operating profit | — | £95.2k | £253k |
| Profit before tax | — | −£27.2k | £112k |
| Profit after tax | −£172k | −£65.7k | −£6.9k |
| Profit (best available) | −£172k | −£65.7k | −£6.9k |
| Employees (average) | 226 | 287 | 305 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | −0.4% | −0.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 38.4% | 37% |
| Revenue per employee | — | £61.3k | £48.9k |
| Profit per employee | −£761 | −£229 | −£23 |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £15.3k | £16.2k | — |
| Fixed assets | £1.5m | £1.5m | — |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | — |
| Deferred income | £14.7k | £36.3k | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Apr 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −0.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 37%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £48.9k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£23
- 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
- —
- Now 305
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (2)
- First Option Healthcare LimitedRev. £22.7m · Profit £536k
- First Option Support Services LtdFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit −£6.9k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Apr 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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