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Company No. SC403017 · Incorporated 6 Jul 2011

Econotel Ltd.

Registered name: ECONOTEL LTD.

Part of Livingston Holdings (Oban) Limited group

Econotel Ltd. made £796k revenue and £30.7k profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.

Econotel Ltd.’s revenue fell 7% to £796k in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £30.7k profit and 8 employees. The company is classified under “hotels and similar accommodation” and is based in Oban; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSection I · Accommodation and food servicesSIC 55100Hotels and similar accommodation
Status
Active
Location
Oban, Scotland
Age
15 yrs · since 2011
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. From the filing: “Livingston Holdings (Oban) Limited”

Latest accounts · year to 31 Aug 2025

Key figures

Small team
Revenue
£796k
Growth ▼6.5%
Profit
£30.7k
Growth ▼73.3%
Profit margin
3.9%
Gross 48.9%
Employees
8
Change ▼20%
Profit / employee
£3.8k
Revenue/employee £99.5k
Profitable streak
3yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data

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

4 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to31 Aug 202231 Aug 202331 Aug 202431 Aug 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£586k£791k£852k£796k
Cost of sales£289k£330k£376k£407k
Gross profit£297k£461k£476k£389k
Profit before tax−£882£186k£151k£43k
Profit after tax−£1.7k£147k£115k£30.7k
Profit (best available)−£1.7k£147k£115k£30.7k
Employees (average)1010108
Ratios
Profit margin−0.3%18.6%13.5%3.9%
Gross margin50.7%58.3%55.9%48.9%
Revenue per employee£58.6k£79.1k£85.2k£99.5k
Profit per employee−£174£14.7k£11.5k£3.8k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲35.1%▲7.7%▼6.5%
Profit growth——▼21.8%▼73.3%
Headcount growth—0%0%▼20%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Cash at bank£116k£145k£153k£168k
Net assets£146k£260k£339k£339k
Fixed assets£36.6k£34.1k£628k£621k
Current assets£204k£347k£472k£367k
Debtors£3.6k£25.3k£49.6k£7.9k
SourceAccounts · bulk data Oct 2023Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
3.9%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
48.9%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£99.5k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
£3.8k
Profit ÷ average employees.
Cash conversion
—
Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
Fixed assets ÷ revenue
78%
Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
Deferred income ÷ revenue
—
Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
Debtors ÷ revenue
1%
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
▲0%
Now £339k
Cash at bank
▲10%
Now £168k
Headcount
▼20%
Now 8
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
▼1%
Now £621k
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Livingston Holdings (Oban) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Econotel Ltd.this company

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

Sister companies (2)

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

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Sources

Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Aug 2025 (profit £30.7k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Feb 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

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