Emperor UK Topco Limited
Registered name: EMPEROR UK TOPCO LIMITED
Part of Atomic Topco 1 Limited groupEmperor UK Topco Limited made £110m revenue and a £3m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Emperor UK Topco Limited’s revenue grew 26% to £110m in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £3m. The company is classified under “activities of head offices” and is based in Oxford; we hold 5 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Oxford, South East
- Age
- 6 yrs · since 2020
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Pass-through vehicle. This looks like a holding, staffing or umbrella company. Its revenue and profit may largely pass through to or from other entities, so the figures may not reflect a standalone operating business. It is excluded from our opportunity lists.
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 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2022 | 31 Dec 2023 | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | |||||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — | £87.3m | £110m |
| Cost of sales | — | — | — | — | −£28.4m |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | £87.3m | £81.3m |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £4.9m | £546k |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £4.9m | £196k |
| Profit after tax | £8.4m | −£9.8k | −£9.9k | £1.9m | −£3m |
| Profit (best available) | £8.4m | −£9.8k | −£9.9k | £1.9m | −£3m |
| Employees (average) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 718 | — |
| Ratios | |||||
| Profit margin | — | — | — | 2.2% | −2.7% |
| Gross margin | — | — | — | 100% | 74.1% |
| Revenue per employee | — | — | — | £122k | — |
| Profit per employee | — | — | — | £2.6k | — |
| Growth (year on year) | |||||
| Revenue growth | — | — | — | — | ▲25.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼100.1% | — | — | ▼258.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||||
| Cash at bank | £312k | £54.3k | £26.9k | — | — |
| Net assets | £64.2m | £64.3m | £64.3m | — | — |
| Fixed assets | £64.1m | £64.1m | £64.1m | — | — |
| Current assets | £324k | £222k | £283k | — | — |
| Debtors | £0 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Deferred income | £29.7k | £23.6k | £62k | — | — |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Feb 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2024 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2025 | Accounts · bulk data Oct 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −2.7%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 74.1%
- 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
- Atomic Topco 1 Limitedultimate parent75–100%
- Atomic Holdco 1 Limited75–100%
- Atomic Holdco 2 Limited75–100%
- Atomic Midco 1 Limited75–100%
- Atomic Midco 2 Limited75–100%
- Atomic Bidco 1 Limited75–100%
- Emperor UK Topco Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (1)
- Aurora Energy Research LimitedRev. £31.7m · Profit £6.1m
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Oct 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 25 Oct 2026
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