
Company Number
10580604
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
h l g europe-neptune ltd
Group Structure
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Industry
Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.
Registered Address
bates house church road, harold wood, essex, RM3 0SD
Website
xtera.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of XTERA TOPCO LIMITED at £11.4m based on a Turnover of £7.6m and 1.5x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of XTERA TOPCO LIMITED at £0 based on an EBITDA of £-5.5m and a 6.29x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of XTERA TOPCO LIMITED at £0 based on Net Assets of £-12.8m and 1.31x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Xtera Topco Limited is a live company located in essex, RM3 0SD with a Companies House number of 10580604. It operates in the activities of other holding companies n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 64209. Founded in January 2017, it's largest shareholder is h l g europe-neptune ltd with a 100% stake. Xtera Topco Limited is a young, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £7.6m with declining growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Xtera Topco Limited a 1.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 2 measures and has 9 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
2 Strong
1 Regular
9 Weak
Size
annual sales of £7.6m, make it smaller than the average company (£18.9m)
£7.6m - Xtera Topco Limited
£18.9m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of -25%, show it is growing at a slower rate (10.5%)
-25% - Xtera Topco Limited
10.5% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 47.9%, this company has a lower cost of product (36.3%)
47.9% - Xtera Topco Limited
36.3% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -74.6% make it less profitable than the average company (4.5%)
-74.6% - Xtera Topco Limited
4.5% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 46 employees, this is below the industry average (104)
46 - Xtera Topco Limited
104 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £109.8k, the company has a higher pay structure (£44.7k)
£109.8k - Xtera Topco Limited
£44.7k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £164.5k, this is equally as efficient (£191k)
£164.5k - Xtera Topco Limited
£191k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 208 days, this is later than average (45 days)
208 days - Xtera Topco Limited
45 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 513 days, this is slower than average (44 days)
513 days - Xtera Topco Limited
44 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 419 days, this is more than average (40 days)
419 days - Xtera Topco Limited
40 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 3 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (14 weeks)
3 weeks - Xtera Topco Limited
14 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 149.5%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (69.6%)
149.5% - Xtera Topco Limited
69.6% - Industry AVG
Xtera Topco Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £7.6 million and the company has net assets of -£12.8 million. According to their latest financial statements, Xtera Topco Limited has 46 employees and maintains cash reserves of £2.7 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | |
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Turnover | 7,567,991 | 3,627,822 | 40,799,702 | 17,601,453 | 7,015,807 | 34,851,772 | 12,700,887 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||
Cost Of Sales | 3,942,981 | 1,298,354 | 27,924,882 | 8,947,696 | 2,633,824 | 20,180,190 | 5,978,201 |
Gross Profit | 3,625,010 | 2,329,468 | 12,874,821 | 8,653,757 | 4,381,984 | 14,671,582 | 6,722,686 |
Admin Expenses | 9,268,528 | 9,255,144 | 9,089,186 | 9,005,395 | 4,790,641 | 19,757,904 | 17,509,218 |
Operating Profit | -5,643,518 | -6,925,676 | 3,785,635 | -351,638 | -408,657 | -5,086,322 | -10,786,532 |
Interest Payable | 619,681 | 460,291 | 310,557 | 433,221 | 462,422 | 472,204 | 383,329 |
Interest Receivable | 2,613 | 137 | 4,306 | 8,093 | |||
Pre-Tax Profit | -4,460,181 | -7,522,515 | 4,031,666 | -1,491,573 | -528,049 | -6,396,520 | -9,530,528 |
Tax | 395,534 | 654,745 | -61,418 | 757,176 | 72,690 | 128,938 | -287,414 |
Profit After Tax | -4,064,647 | -6,867,770 | 3,970,247 | -734,397 | -455,359 | -6,267,581 | -9,817,942 |
Dividends Paid | |||||||
Retained Profit | -4,064,647 | -6,867,770 | 3,970,247 | -734,397 | -455,359 | -6,267,581 | -9,817,942 |
Employee Costs | 5,051,690 | 5,296,336 | 5,608,513 | 5,108,392 | 4,322,447 | 4,822,766 | 5,916,029 |
Number Of Employees | 46 | 46 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 45 | 60 |
EBITDA* | -5,450,293 | -6,692,674 | 4,048,380 | 435,757 | 270,002 | -4,309,377 | -9,925,893 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | |
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Tangible Assets | 3,503,898 | 3,119,265 | 4,899,427 | 5,076,033 | 2,968,799 | 2,575,168 | 2,720,283 |
Intangible Assets | 1,252,802 | 1,335,113 | 398,851 | 514,543 | 841,817 | 1,371,151 | 1,820,012 |
Investments & Other | |||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 2,645,651 | 2,156,750 | 2,157,706 | 2,104,576 | 841,541 | ||
Total Fixed Assets | 4,756,700 | 4,454,378 | 3,147,899 | 3,767,124 | 2,988,421 | 3,946,319 | 4,540,295 |
Stock & work in progress | 4,536,173 | 4,065,870 | 4,265,998 | 4,746,294 | 3,703,423 | 4,646,663 | 8,591,900 |
Trade Debtors | 4,331,414 | 2,013,355 | 10,199,516 | 2,097,133 | 1,349,452 | 1,823,862 | 4,538,653 |
Group Debtors | |||||||
Misc Debtors | 9,536,087 | 1,021,322 | 699,500 | 1,818,466 | 159,834 | ||
Cash | 2,729,383 | 636,275 | 5,854,630 | 2,332,255 | 680,090 | 3,689,354 | 8,752,307 |
misc current assets | 1,682,424 | 3,755,099 | 5,261,832 | ||||
total current assets | 21,133,059 | 7,736,824 | 21,019,646 | 10,994,150 | 7,575,225 | 13,914,978 | 27,144,693 |
total assets | 25,889,759 | 12,191,202 | 24,167,545 | 14,761,274 | 10,563,646 | 17,861,297 | 31,684,988 |
Bank overdraft | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Bank loan | 6,812,504 | 5,651,527 | 6,258,935 | 4,506,796 | 4,857,792 | 1,548,945 | |
Trade Creditors | 5,542,539 | 2,823,415 | 4,333,712 | 3,594,825 | 2,539,812 | 10,281,100 | 3,007,426 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
other short term finances | |||||||
hp & lease commitments | 62,346 | 81,817 | 124,262 | 387,879 | 301,790 | ||
other current liabilities | 30,767,802 | 6,264,135 | 11,382,080 | 5,734,394 | 2,729,345 | 2,926,925 | 16,602,965 |
total current liabilities | 36,372,689 | 15,981,873 | 21,491,583 | 15,976,037 | 10,077,747 | 18,065,818 | 21,159,339 |
loans | 1,821,344 | 6,024,466 | 4,530,826 | 5,434,952 | 6,073,819 | 3,588,776 | 13,200,480 |
hp & lease commitments | 910,672 | 968,482 | 111,616 | 319,395 | 485,688 | ||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||
other liabilities | |||||||
provisions | 2,840,920 | 3,365,338 | 3,614,054 | 3,680,980 | 3,002,112 | 3,083,313 | 3,718,716 |
total long term liabilities | 2,331,133 | 4,694,903 | 4,072,440 | 4,557,966 | 4,537,967 | 3,352,641 | 8,500,827 |
total liabilities | 38,703,822 | 20,676,776 | 25,564,023 | 20,534,003 | 14,615,714 | 21,418,459 | 29,660,166 |
net assets | -12,814,063 | -8,485,574 | -1,396,478 | -5,772,729 | -4,052,068 | -3,557,162 | 2,024,822 |
total shareholders funds | -12,814,063 | -8,485,574 | -1,396,478 | -5,772,730 | -4,052,067 | -3,557,162 | 2,024,822 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||
Operating Profit | -5,643,518 | -6,925,676 | 3,785,635 | -351,638 | -408,657 | -5,086,322 | -10,786,532 |
Depreciation | 193,225 | 233,002 | 199,470 | 273,350 | 248,399 | 306,837 | 279,784 |
Amortisation | 63,276 | 514,045 | 430,261 | 470,108 | 580,855 | ||
Tax | 395,534 | 654,745 | -61,418 | 757,176 | 72,690 | 128,938 | -287,414 |
Stock | 470,303 | -200,128 | -480,296 | 1,042,871 | -943,240 | -3,945,237 | 8,591,900 |
Debtors | 11,321,725 | -7,865,295 | 7,036,547 | 3,669,348 | 526,966 | -2,714,792 | 4,538,653 |
Creditors | 2,719,124 | -1,510,297 | 738,886 | 1,055,013 | -7,741,288 | 7,273,674 | 3,007,426 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 24,503,667 | -5,117,945 | 5,647,686 | 3,005,049 | -197,580 | -13,676,040 | 16,602,965 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -524,418 | -248,716 | -66,926 | 678,868 | -81,201 | -635,403 | 3,718,716 |
Cash flow from operations | 9,851,586 | -4,849,464 | 3,750,358 | 1,219,644 | -7,261,102 | -4,558,179 | -14,753 |
Investing Activities | |||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||
Change in Investments | |||||||
cash flow from investments | |||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||
Bank loans | -6,812,504 | 1,160,977 | -607,408 | 1,752,139 | -350,996 | 3,308,847 | 1,548,945 |
Group/Directors Accounts | -1 | 1 | |||||
Other Short Term Loans | |||||||
Long term loans | -4,203,122 | 1,493,640 | -904,126 | -638,867 | 2,485,043 | -9,611,704 | 13,200,480 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -77,281 | 814,421 | -471,396 | -80,204 | 787,478 | ||
other long term liabilities | |||||||
share issue | |||||||
interest | -617,068 | -460,154 | -310,557 | -433,221 | -462,422 | -467,898 | -375,236 |
cash flow from financing | -11,973,816 | 2,787,558 | -1,887,483 | -386,419 | 2,419,557 | -6,085,158 | 26,216,954 |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||
cash | 2,093,108 | -5,218,355 | 3,522,375 | 1,652,165 | -3,009,264 | -5,062,953 | 8,752,307 |
overdraft | -1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | |||
change in cash | 2,093,109 | -5,218,355 | 3,522,375 | 1,652,165 | -3,009,265 | -5,062,952 | 8,752,306 |
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XTERA TOPCO LIMITED group structure
Xtera Topco Limited has 3 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
HIG EUROPE CAPITAL PARTNERS II LP
#0115479
H.I.G. EUROPE - NEPTUNE LTD
#0110019
2 parents
XTERA TOPCO LIMITED
10580604
3 subsidiaries
Xtera Topco Limited currently has 4 directors. The longest serving directors include Dr Stuart Barnes (Feb 2017) and Mr Leigh Frame (Aug 2020).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Dr Stuart Barnes | 71 years | Feb 2017 | - | Director | |
Mr Leigh Frame | England | 64 years | Aug 2020 | - | Director |
Mr Michael Pothitos | England | 37 years | Aug 2020 | - | Director |
Mr John Harper | England | 53 years | Dec 2021 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
7.6m
+109%
operating profit
-5.6m
-19%
gross margin
47.9%
-25.4%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
-12.8m
+0.51%
total assets
25.9m
+1.12%
cash
2.7m
+3.29%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
10580604
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
64209 - Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.
incorporation date
January 2017
age
8
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
neptune subsea acquisitions limited (April 2018)
accountant
-
auditor
GRANT THORNTON UK LLP
address
bates house church road, harold wood, essex, RM3 0SD
Bank
J P MORGAN CHASE BANK
Legal Advisor
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