OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£98M
+29.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£117M
-5.6% vs 2024
Employees
645
-3.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£72M
-13.3% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £209,796,000 | £202,771,000 | -3.3% | |
| Operating profit | £75,931,000 | £63,800,000 | -16% | |
| Profit before tax | £83,225,000 | £72,133,000 | -13.3% | |
| Net profit | £61,465,000 | £53,549,000 | -12.9% | |
| Cash | £75,974,000 | £98,351,000 | +29.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £128,447,000 | £121,514,000 | -5.4% | |
| Net assets | £123,908,000 | £116,929,000 | -5.6% | |
| Equity | £123,908,000 | £116,929,000 | -5.6% | |
| Average employees | 670 | 645 | -3.7% | |
| Wages | £63,672,000 | £69,269,000 | +8.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £3,722,000 | £2,202,000 | -40.8% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 36.2% | 31.5% | |
| Net margin | 29.3% | 26.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 59.1% | 52.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 42.7% | 43.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.14x | 2.18x | |
| Interest cover | 34.30x | 34.94x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS LIMITED 2006-07-26 → present
- OCTOPUS ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED 2000-04-19 → 2006-07-26
- OCTOPUS CAPITAL LIMITED 2000-03-08 → 2000-04-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Deloitte LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared using the going concern basis of accounting. As such the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of signing of these financial statements. With a view of the prevailing economic conditions, the Directors are satisfied that there is no material uncertainty leading to a significant doubt in this regard and that it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS LIMITED · parent
- Commercial Real Estate Debt Fund (Scotland) GP Limited 100%
- Octopus Commercial Term Limited 100%
- Octopus Founder Partner Limited 100%
- Octopus GP Limited 100%
- Octopus Investments Nominees Limited 100%
- Octopus Nominee Services Limited 100%
- Octopus Zenith Opportunities GP Limited 100%
- Senior Living Investment Partners (General Partner) Limited 51%
- Terido DM1 Limited 100%
- Terido DM2 Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCTOPUS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-11-28 | — | — |
| DEBRUYNE, Lieven | Director | 2025-02-14 | May 1969 | Belgian |
| MARTIN, Duncan Henry | Director | 2025-08-13 | Jul 1968 | British |
| PLATTS, Erin Marie | Director | 2025-07-18 | Dec 1981 | British,American |
| QUICKENDEN, Stuart James | Director | 2022-11-25 | Jul 1972 | British |
| ROGERSON, Simon Andrew | Director | 2000-03-08 | Jul 1974 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOARD, Nicola | Secretary | 2016-11-04 | 2018-04-09 |
| FINN, Pamela Emille Howie | Secretary | 2000-04-26 | 2001-01-03 |
| HARRISON, Irene Lesley | Nominee Secretary | 2000-03-08 | 2000-03-08 |
| HULATT, Christopher Robert | Secretary | 2001-01-04 | 2012-10-03 |
| HULATT, Christopher Robert | Secretary | 2000-03-08 | 2000-04-26 |
| KANANI, Parisha | Secretary | 2018-04-09 | 2019-11-28 |
| SPEVACK, Tracey Jane | Secretary | 2012-10-03 | 2016-11-04 |
| ALI, Zahid | Director | 2000-03-21 | 2002-05-24 |
| BREESE, Charles Jonathon | Director | 2001-08-01 | 2008-07-23 |
| BROWETT, John Julian | Director | 2023-03-17 | 2024-07-25 |
| BROWETT, John Julian | Director | 2015-07-07 | 2017-12-11 |
| COOPER, Matthew Jonathan | Director | 2002-09-23 | 2017-12-11 |
| DAVIS, Benjamin Thomas Kidd | Director | 2024-04-10 | 2025-01-13 |
| DEES, Jonathan Patrick | Director | 2024-04-16 | 2025-09-01 |
| DEVEY, Robert Alan | Director | 2013-09-18 | 2023-07-21 |
| DIGGES, Jonathan Charles Nigel | Director | 2019-03-05 | 2024-06-04 |
| HANDCOCK, Ruth Anna | Director | 2019-03-05 | 2025-08-06 |
| HULATT, Christopher Robert | Director | 2000-03-08 | 2024-04-09 |
| LATHAM, Paul Stephen | Director | 2017-12-27 | 2019-03-05 |
| MYLES, Guy Bruce | Director | 2000-03-08 | 2014-07-31 |
| SEABRIGHT, Alistair John | Director | 2011-11-18 | 2019-01-17 |
| BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-03-08 | 2000-03-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octopus Capital Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 648 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-28 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-30 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-10 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-04 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-27 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-02-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.