Ocean Outdoor UK Holdco Limited
Registered name: OCEAN OUTDOOR UK HOLDCO LIMITED
Part of Atoll Midco Ltd groupOcean Outdoor UK Holdco Limited made £109m revenue and £23.9m profit in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Ocean Outdoor UK Holdco Limited’s revenue grew 1% to £109m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with £23.9m profit and 133 employees. The company is classified under “advertising agencies” and is based in London; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 2 yrs · since 2023
- 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 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £100m | £108m | £109m |
| Cost of sales | −£61.7m | −£65.6m | −£62.5m |
| Gross profit | £38.4m | £42.2m | £46.7m |
| Operating profit | £19.5m | £23.3m | £28.8m |
| Profit before tax | £19.5m | £23.2m | £28.8m |
| Profit after tax | £16.7m | £18.8m | £23.9m |
| Profit (best available) | £16.7m | £18.8m | £23.9m |
| Employees (average) | 104 | 114 | 133 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 16.7% | 17.5% | 21.9% |
| Gross margin | 38.3% | 39.1% | 42.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £962k | £945k | £821k |
| Profit per employee | £160k | £165k | £180k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.6% | ▲1.4% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲13.1% | ▲26.7% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲9.6% | ▲16.7% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | £1k | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 21.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 42.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £821k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £180k
- 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
- ▲17%
- Now 133
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Atoll Midco Ltdultimate parent75–100%
- Atoll Debtco Ltd75–100%
- Ocean Bidco Limited75–100%
- Ocean Outdoor UK Holdco Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (4)
- Forrest Outdoor Media LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Mediaco Outdoor LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Ocean Outdoor UK LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Signature Outdoor LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (1)
- Ocean Brands LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit £23.9m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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