The Old Vic Services Company Limited
Registered name: THE OLD VIC SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED
Part of The Old Vic Theatre Trust 2000 groupThe Old Vic Services Company Limited made £4.2m revenue and £1.2m profit in the year to 31 Aug 2025.
The Old Vic Services Company Limited’s revenue grew 6% to £4.2m in the year to 31 Aug 2025, with £1.2m profit. The company is classified under “operation of arts facilities” and is based in London; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 17 yrs · since 2008
- 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: “The immediate and ultimate parent company is the Old Vic Theatre Trust 2000, a charitable company registered in England and Wales. The company's registered office and principal place of business is Th”
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&Lread from filing text | Full P&Lread from filing text | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £2.3m | £3.5m | £3.9m | £4.2m |
| Cost of sales | £1.8m | £2.4m | −£2.3m | −£2.6m |
| Gross profit | £581k | £1.1m | £1.6m | £1.6m |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1.2m | £1.2m |
| Profit before tax | £290k | £714k | £1.3m | £1.2m |
| Profit after tax | £216k | £653k | £1.3m | £1.2m |
| Profit (best available) | £216k | £653k | £1.3m | £1.2m |
| Staff costs | £1.3m | £1.6m | — | — |
| Employees (average) | 123 | 144 | — | — |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 9.3% | 18.7% | 31.9% | 28.9% |
| Gross margin | 24.9% | 32.2% | 40.4% | 37.2% |
| Revenue per employee | £19k | £24.2k | — | — |
| Profit per employee | £1.8k | £4.5k | — | — |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲49.3% | ▲13.2% | ▲5.8% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲201.7% | ▲92.4% | ▼3.9% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲17.1% | — | — |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £10.7m | £3.6m | — | — |
| Net assets | −£131k | £522k | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £2.5k | £736 | — | — |
| Current assets | £12.9m | £10.4m | — | — |
| Debtors | £73.5k | £27.7k | — | — |
| Deferred income | £160k | £134k | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data May 2024 | Accounts · bulk data May 2025 | Accounts · bulk data May 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 28.9%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 37.2%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
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- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
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- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
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- 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
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- 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
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- Cash at bank
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- Headcount
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- Deferred income
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- Fixed assets
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Group structure
Ownership chain
- The Old Vic Theatre Trust 2000ultimate parent75–100%
- The Old Vic Services Company Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Sister companies (1)
- The Old Vic Theatre Company (The Cut) 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 Aug 2025 (profit £1.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published May 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 24 Oct 2026
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