OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS LIMITED

Active
Company number 03942880Private limited companyIncorporated 2000

Key figures

£116,929,000
Net assets 2024/25

† OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS LIMITED filed these accounts on paper, so Companies House publishes them only as a scanned image. The figures for the years marked † were read automatically from the scan and kept only where the statements add up (for example net assets equal total equity), but a reading error is still possible — check the original accounts at Companies House.

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 66120

Where the company stands among the 1,471 active companies whose first SIC code is 66120 (Security and commodity contracts dealing activities).

Turnover£202,771,000
Higher than 93% · median £4,572,001 among 103 that publish turnover
Net assets£116,929,000
Higher than 97% · median £32,025
Total assets£205,411,000
Higher than 98% · median £129,936
Cash£98,351,000
Higher than 97% · median £78,140
Employees645
Higher than 99% · median 1
Company age26.7 years
Older than 91% · median 6.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. TP ICAP MARKETS LIMITED£534.4m
  2. INSIGHT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (GLOBAL) LIMITED£312.8m
  3. IG MARKETS LIMITED£294.6m
  4. M&G INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED£233.4m
  5. ABERDEEN PLATFORM LIMITED£229m
  6. INVESTCORP CREDIT MANAGEMENT EU LIMITED£219.5m
  7. JANUS HENDERSON INVESTORS UK LIMITED£159.2m
  8. AXA INVESTMENT MANAGERS UK LIMITED£131.4m
  9. OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS LIMITED£116.9m
  10. FIRST SENTIER INVESTORS (UK) IM LIMITED£95.8m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 1,471. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 03942880. It was incorporated on 8 Mar 2000. Its status is active. The registered office is in London (EC1N). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is security and commodity contracts dealing activities (66120).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 30 Apr 2025); the company files full accounts. Turnover was £202,771,000. Profit for the year was £53,549,000. Net assets were £116,929,000. Cash at bank and in hand was £98,351,000. Total assets were £205,411,000 and total liabilities £85,791,000. The company had an average of 645 employees.

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 1,471 active companies whose first SIC code is 66120: By turnover it ranks higher than 93% of the 103 that publish turnover (median £4,572,001). By net assets it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £32,025). By total assets it ranks higher than 98% of them (median £129,936). By cash it ranks higher than 97% of them (median £78,140). By number of employees it ranks higher than 99% of them (median 1). It is older than 91% of them (median age 6.1 years).

Does it supply the public sector?

The company is named as a supplier in 3 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2018. 3 of the awards are shared with other suppliers, typically framework agreements. It is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants worth £152.5k, from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

What do public registers and reports show?

In its latest payment practices report it took an average of 11 days to pay suppliers, and 6% of invoices were not paid within agreed terms. It has modern slavery statements on the government registry for 6 years.

Who runs and controls the company?

One person with significant control is registered. 490 of 498 registered charges are outstanding.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Jan 2028. The next confirmation statement is due by 30 Mar 2027.

Filed accounts2024/25
2024/25 †
Turnover202,771,000
Profit for the year53,549,000
Cash at bank and in hand98,351,000
Total assets205,411,000
Total liabilities85,791,000
Net assets / total equity116,929,000
Average number of employees645

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Public contracts

3 contracts

OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS LIMITED is named as a supplier in 3 public contract award notices from 3 public sector buyers since 2018. 3 awards are shared with other suppliers.

Contracts per year
Main buyers3
Kent County Council (t/a LASER Energy)
1 contract
Kent County Council (via LASER)
1 contract
Saltwood C Of E Primary School
1 contract
Contracts
  1. Flexible Procurement and Supply of Half Hourly (HH), Non-Half Hourly (NHH), Metered and Unmetered Electricity with Meter Operations and Additional Services — Y…‡Kent County Council (t/a LASER Energy) · shared by 8 suppliers, up to £100,000 in total
  2. Flexible Procurement and Supply of Half Hourly (HH), Non-Half Hourly (NHH), Metered and Unmetered Electricity with Meter Operations and Additional Services - Y…Saltwood C Of E Primary School · shared by 7 suppliers, up to £900,000,000 in total
  3. Flexible Procurement and Supply of Half Hourly (HH), Non-Half Hourly (NHH), Metered and Unmetered Electricity with Meter Operations and Additional Services - Y…‡Kent County Council (via LASER) · shared by 8 suppliers, up to £900,000,000 in total

From contract award notices on Contracts Finder (since 2016) and Find a Tender (since 2021), published by the Cabinet Office under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Values are as published by the buyer and usually cover the whole contract term; the total leaves out awards shared between several suppliers, where the published figure is a ceiling for all of them, placeholder values and single figures of £1 billion or more. Notices marked ‡ do not state a company number and were linked by an exact match on the registered name. Contracts below the publication thresholds and those of devolved buyers that publish elsewhere are not included.

Government grants

2 grants

OCTOPUS INVESTMENTS LIMITED is recorded as the recipient of 2 central government grants since 2019, together worth £152.5k.

Grants
  1. USB Call 1: Octopus InvestmentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £112,937 · Unlocking Space for Business: Call 1
  2. Integrated Diagnostics for Early Diagnosis of Liver Disease [ID-LIVER]Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · £39,550 · UKRI - ISCF - Scheme

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

Statutory reporting

Payment practices1 Nov 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
Average time taken to pay invoices
11 days
Invoices not paid within agreed terms
6%
Member of a payment code
No
  • Within 30 days 94%
  • 31 to 60 days 5%
  • After 60 days 1%
Earlier periods (7)
Period ending
Days to pay
Within 30 days
Late
31 Oct 2025
12
92%
8%
30 Apr 2025
13
92%
8%
31 Oct 2024
15
88%
12%
1 Apr 2024
13
90%
10%
31 Oct 2023
14
89%
11%
30 Apr 2023
13
90%
10%
31 Oct 2022
13
92%
8%

View the latest report on GOV.UK

Modern slavery statements6
2026
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (OCTOPUS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD)
2025
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (OCTOPUS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD)
2024
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (OCTOPUS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD)
Earlier years (3)
2023
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (OCTOPUS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD)
2022
Statement · summary on GOV.UK · group statement (OCTOPUS CAPITAL LIMITED)
2021
Statement · summary on GOV.UK

Figures the company reported itself to the government's Check payment practices service, Gender pay gap service and Modern slavery statement registry (Open Government Licence v3.0). Only large companies and employers with 250 or more staff have to report, so most companies have nothing here.

History

4 events
  1. Financial year endedAccounts filed at Companies House
  2. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: turnover £202.8m, net assets £116.9m, 645 employees
  3. Octopus Capital Limited registered as a person with significant control
  4. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.