Oat Topco Limited
Registered name: OAT TOPCO LIMITED
Oat Topco Limited made £886m revenue and a £70.8m loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Oat Topco Limited’s revenue grew 45% to £886m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £70.8m. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Stockport; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Stockport, North West
- 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 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £455m | £611m | £886m |
| Cost of sales | −£381m | −£519m | −£744m |
| Gross profit | £73.9m | £91.3m | £143m |
| Operating profit | £23.7m | £12.6m | £28.1m |
| Profit before tax | £5.3m | −£30.9m | −£63.6m |
| Profit after tax | −£1.5m | −£32.9m | −£70.8m |
| Profit (best available) | −£1.5m | −£32.9m | −£70.8m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | −0.3% | −5.4% | −8% |
| Gross margin | 16.3% | 14.9% | 16.1% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲34.4% | ▲45.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 16.1%
- 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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- Now —
- Cash at bank
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- Now —
- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Oat Holdco LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£70.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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