Go-Ahead Investment Topco Limited
Registered name: GO-AHEAD INVESTMENT TOPCO LIMITED
Go-Ahead Investment Topco Limited made £3.8bn revenue and a £57.2m loss in the year to 31 Dec 2025.
Go-Ahead Investment Topco Limited’s revenue grew 7% to £3.8bn in the year to 31 Dec 2025, with a loss of £57.2m and 29,209 employees. The company is classified under “activities of other holding companies” and is based in London; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- London, London
- Age
- 4 yrs · since 2022
- 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.
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Dec 2024 | 31 Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Profit & loss | Profit & loss |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £3.5bn | £3.8bn |
| Cost of sales | −£3.5bn | −£3.7bn |
| Gross profit | £64.6m | £48.8m |
| Operating profit | £64.6m | £48.8m |
| Profit before tax | −£36m | −£56.2m |
| Profit after tax | −£44.6m | −£57.2m |
| Profit (best available) | −£44.6m | −£57.2m |
| Employees (average) | 28,023 | 29,209 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | −1.3% | −1.5% |
| Gross margin | 1.8% | 1.3% |
| Revenue per employee | £126k | £130k |
| Profit per employee | −£1.6k | −£2k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲7.3% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▲4.2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Net assets | — | — |
| Source | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 | Accounts · bulk data Aug 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- −1.5%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 1.3%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £130k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- −£2k
- 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
- —
- Now —
- Cash at bank
- —
- Now —
- Headcount
- ▲4%
- Now 29,209
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- —
- Now —
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Go-Ahead Investment Midco LimitedFigures not disclosed
Minority corporate shareholders
- Kinetic UK Bidco, Limited 25–50%
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
Sources
Latest figures from accounts for the year to 31 Dec 2025 (profit −£57.2m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Aug 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
Updated from Companies House on 13 Oct 2026