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Company No. 16183788 · Incorporated 14 Jan 2025

Oxford Nanoscience Limited

Registered name: OXFORD NANOSCIENCE LIMITED

Part of QD Oxford UK Limited group

Oxford Nanoscience Limited made £7.2m revenue and a £1.1m loss in the year to 30 Sep 2025.

Oxford Nanoscience Limited’s revenue was £7.2m in the year to 30 Sep 2025, with a loss of £1.1m and 226 employees. The company is classified under “manufacture of electronic measuring, testing etc. equipment, not for industrial process control” and is based in Abingdon.

Status
Active
Location
Abingdon, South East
Age
1 yr · since 2025
Type
Private Limited Company

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.

Latest accounts · year to 30 Sep 2025

Key figures

Cash flow filed
Revenue
£7.2m
Growth —
Profit
−£1.1m
Growth —
Profit margin
−15.7%
 
Employees
226
Change —
Profit / employee
−£5k
Revenue/employee £31.8k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.

1 filed year

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Sep 2025
DisclosureFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£7.2m
Profit after tax−£1.1m
Profit (best available)−£1.1m
Staff costs£2.3m
Employees (average)226
Ratios
Profit margin−15.7%
Revenue per employee£31.8k
Profit per employee−£5k
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£5.2m
Net assets£3.2m
Current assets£41.9m
Deferred income£375k
Cash from operations£3.3m
SourceFullAccounts · bulk data Jun 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−15.7%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
—
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£31.8k
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
5.2%
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
—
Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Indirect — not revenue

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 £3.2m
Cash at bank
—
Now £5.2m
Headcount
—
Now 226
Deferred income
—
Now £375k
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. QD Oxford UK Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Oxford Nanoscience Limitedthis company

Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.

From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Sep 2025 (profit −£1.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jun 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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