Osprey Acquisitions Limited
Registered name: OSPREY ACQUISITIONS LIMITED
Part of Osprey Holdco Limited groupOsprey Acquisitions Limited made £2.1bn revenue and £46.6m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
Osprey Acquisitions Limited’s revenue grew 20% to £2.1bn in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £46.6m profit. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Huntingdon; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Huntingdon, East of England
- Age
- 20 yrs · since 2006
- 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.
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&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | £1.6bn | £1.8bn | £2.1bn |
| Operating profit | £410m | £478m | £607m |
| Profit before tax | £81.9m | £136m | £60.4m |
| Profit after tax | £63.3m | £88.9m | £46.6m |
| Profit (best available) | £63.3m | £88.9m | £46.6m |
| Employees (average) | — | — | — |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | 3.9% | 5% | 2.2% |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲8.2% | ▲19.5% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲40.4% | ▼47.6% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Net assets | — | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Sep 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 2.2%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- —
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
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- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
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- 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
- —
- Now —
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Osprey Holdco Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Aigrette Financing Limited75–100%
- Osprey Investco Limited75–100%
- Osprey Acquisitions Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (2)
- Anglian Water (Osprey) Financing PLCFigures not disclosed
- Awg Parent Co LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £46.6m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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