Debenhams Ottaway LLP
Registered name: DEBENHAMS OTTAWAY LLP
Debenhams Ottaway LLP made £11.1m revenue and £3.1m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026. read from filing text
Debenhams Ottaway LLP’s revenue grew 3% to £11.1m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £3.1m profit and 108 employees. The company is based in ST Albans; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- ST Albans, East of England
- Age
- 14 yrs · since 2012
- Type
- Limited Liability Partnership
Partnership. Profit is shown before the partners' own pay, so margins aren't comparable with a limited company. 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 Mar 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £9.8m | £10.8m | £11.1m |
| Operating profit | £1.8m | £2.2m | £2.2m |
| Profit after tax | £2.6m | £3.6m | £3.1m |
| Profit (best available) | £2.6m | £3.6m | £3.1m |
| Employees (average) | 112 | 107 | 108 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 26.1% | 33% | 27.5% |
| Revenue per employee | £87.7k | £101k | £103k |
| Profit per employee | £22.8k | £33.4k | £28.3k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲10.2% | ▲2.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲39.6% | ▼14.4% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼4.5% | ▲0.9% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 27.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £103k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £28.3k
- 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 108
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Debenhams Ottaway Trust Corporation LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £3.1m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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