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Company No. 02916906 · Incorporated 8 Apr 1994

Ocu Utility Services Limited

Registered name: OCU UTILITY SERVICES LIMITED

Part of Oat Topco Limited group

Ocu Utility Services Limited made £361m revenue and a £2.8m loss in the year to 30 Apr 2025.

Ocu Utility Services Limited’s revenue grew 19% to £361m in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with a loss of £2.8m and 631 employees. The company is classified under “other specialised construction activities” and is based in Stockport; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.

Full P&L filedSIC 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Status
Active
Location
Stockport
Age
32 yrs · since 1994
Type
Private Limited Company
Latest accounts · year to 30 Apr 2025

Key figures

Revenue
£361m
Growth ▲18.9%
Profit
−£2.8m
Growth ▼130.5%
Profit margin
−0.8%
Gross 8.4%
Employees
631
Change ▲81.8%
Profit / employee
−£4.5k
Revenue/employee £572k
Profitable streak
0yrs
Consecutive profitable years in our data
3 filed years

Financial history

Multi-year financials, oldest to newest
Year to30 Apr 202330 Apr 202430 Apr 2025
DisclosureFull P&LFull P&LFull P&L
Profit & loss
Revenue (turnover)£289m£303m£361m
Cost of sales−£248m−£269m−£330m
Gross profit£41.1m£34.4m£30.3m
Operating profit£27.1m£12.9m−£2.8m
Profit before tax£27m£12.9m−£2.9m
Profit after tax£21.7m£9.2m−£2.8m
Profit (best available)£21.7m£9.2m−£2.8m
Employees (average)299347631
Ratios
Profit margin7.5%3%−0.8%
Gross margin14.2%11.3%8.4%
Revenue per employee£967k£874k£572k
Profit per employee£72.5k£26.6k−£4.5k
Growth (year on year)
Revenue growth—▲4.8%▲18.9%
Profit growth—▼57.4%▼130.5%
Headcount growth—▲16.1%▲81.8%
Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue
Net assets———
SourceAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025Accounts · bulk data Jan 2025Accounts · bulk data Nov 2025
Derived from the latest filing

How the business works

Profit margin
−0.8%
Profit ÷ revenue.
Gross margin
8.4%
Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
Revenue per employee
£572k
Revenue ÷ average employees.
Profit per employee
−£4.5k
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
—
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 —
Cash at bank
—
Now —
Headcount
▲82%
Now 631
Deferred income
—
Now —
Fixed assets
—
Now —
Corporate ownership

Group structure

Ownership chain

  1. Oat Topco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
  2. Oat Holdco Limited75–100%
  3. Oat Bidco Limited75–100%
  4. Ocu Holdings Limited75–100%
  5. Ocu Group Ltd75–100%
  6. Ocu Utility Services Limitedthis company

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

Subsidiaries (9)

Sister companies (14)

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

Sources

Companies House profile Filing history & original accounts

Latest figures from accounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit −£2.8m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.

Updated from Companies House on 23 Oct 2026

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