Longshot III Limited
Registered name: LONGSHOT III LIMITED
Part of Bae Systems PLC groupLongshot III Limited made a £2.2m loss in the year to 30 Mar 2025 (revenue not disclosed).
Longshot III Limited reported a loss of £2.2m in the year to 30 Mar 2025; its revenue was not disclosed. It had 11 employees. The company is classified under “other business support service activities” and is based in Piccadilly; we hold 3 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Piccadilly, London
- Age
- 5 yrs · since 2021
- 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
This company published its profit but not its turnover, so revenue and margins are not disclosed. We never estimate them.
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Mar 2023 | 30 Mar 2024 | 30 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit only | Profit only | Profit only |
| Profit & loss | |||
| Revenue (turnover) | — | — | — |
| Profit after tax | −£552k | −£879k | −£2.2m |
| Profit (best available) | −£552k | −£879k | −£2.2m |
| Employees (average) | 5 | 7 | 11 |
| Ratios | |||
| Profit margin | — | — | — |
| Profit per employee | −£110k | −£126k | −£200k |
| Growth (year on year) | |||
| Headcount growth | — | ▲40% | ▲57.1% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | |||
| Cash at bank | £444k | £5.6m | £3.8m |
| Net assets | £11.7m | £21.7m | £23.3m |
| Fixed assets | £688 | £1k | £42.6k |
| Current assets | £11.8m | £21.9m | £27.3m |
| Debtors | £15.7k | £0 | £0 |
| Deferred income | £8.3k | £29k | £35.1k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Dec 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- —
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- —
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- —
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£200k
- 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.
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
- ▲7%
- Now £23.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼32%
- Now £3.8m
- Headcount
- ▲57%
- Now 11
- Deferred income
- ▲21%
- Now £35.1k
- Fixed assets
- ▲3996%
- Now £42.6k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
Group structure
Ownership chain
- Bae Systems PLCultimate parent75–100%
- Bae Systems Pension Funds Trustees Limited75–100%
- Longshot III Limitedthis company
Bands show the share of ownership each company holds in the one below it.
Subsidiaries (5)
- 360 Beech LimitedFigures not disclosed
- 360 Maple LimitedFigures not disclosed
- 360 Oak LimitedFigures not disclosed
- 360 Sycamore LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Pickle Social Club LimitedFigures not disclosed
Sister companies (5)
- Aviva Investors Infrastructure Income NO.3B LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Oak Jvco LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Resonance British Wind South West LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Resonance Melrose Wind LimitedFigures not disclosed
- Resonance UK Wind II 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 30 Mar 2025 (profit −£2.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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