Econotel Ltd.
Registered name: ECONOTEL LTD.
Part of Livingston Holdings (Oban) Limited groupEconotel 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.
- 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”
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2023 | 31 Aug 2024 | 31 Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full 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) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | −0.3% | 18.6% | 13.5% | 3.9% |
| Gross margin | 50.7% | 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 |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2023 | FullAccounts · bulk data Mar 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2026 |
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.
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
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Livingston Holdings (Oban) Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Econotel Ltd.this company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (2)
- The Pier Rooms LimitedRev. £151k · Profit −£4.1k
- The Ranald Apartments LimitedFigures not disclosed
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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