Bosworth Newco 1 Limited
Registered name: BOSWORTH NEWCO 1 LIMITED
Part of Equistone LLP groupBosworth Newco 1 Limited made £53m revenue and a £8m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Bosworth Newco 1 Limited’s revenue fell 17% to £53m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £8m and 532 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in Birmingham; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Birmingham, West Midlands
- Age
- 1 yr · since 2025
- 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 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £63.8m | £53m |
| Cost of sales | −£28.9m | −£26.9m |
| Gross profit | £34.9m | £26.1m |
| Operating profit | £11.6m | £2.7m |
| Profit before tax | £480k | −£7.5m |
| Profit after tax | −£3.8m | −£8m |
| Profit (best available) | −£3.8m | −£8m |
| Employees (average) | 527 | 532 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −5.9% | −15.1% |
| Gross margin | 54.7% | 49.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £121k | £99.5k |
| Profit per employee | −£7.2k | −£15.1k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼17% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲0.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −15.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 49.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £99.5k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£15.1k
- 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
- ▲1%
- Now 532
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Equistone LLPultimate parent75–100%
- Equistone Private Equity Limited75–100%
- Equistone Partners Europe Limited50–75%
- Bosworth Newco 1 Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (8)
- Canis Topco LimitedRev. £736m · Profit −£21.1m
- Plaza Topco LimitedRev. £96.2m · Profit −£27.6m
- Bosworth Newco 2 LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Equistone General Partner (Carry and Co-Invest) V LLPFigures not disclosed
- Equistone General Partner IV LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Equistone General Partner LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Fusion Topco LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Nep Newco LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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