OXA AUTONOMY LTD
Formerly known as Oxbotica, the company develops autonomous driving software designed for industrial and commercial vehicle fleets.
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Cash
£53m
+76.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£54m
+45.8% vs 2024
Employees
424
+8.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£60m
+19.6% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Further significant fundraising is required in Q1 of 2027 to support the group's operations and allow it to meet its liabilities as they fall due... a material uncertainty exists which may cast significant doubt on the groups ability to continue as a going concern.
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £794,147 | £3,092,445 | £2,309,455 | -25.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£45,323,479 | -£76,800,662 | -£60,131,650 | +21.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£42,054,297 | -£74,383,242 | -£59,800,548 | +19.6% | |
| Net profit | -£36,111,427 | -£68,864,319 | -£52,469,737 | +23.8% | |
| Cash | £75,129,401 | £29,765,141 | £52,592,895 | +76.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £80,486,648 | £37,157,640 | £54,097,251 | +45.6% | |
| Net assets | £80,405,808 | £37,087,645 | £54,085,838 | +45.8% | |
| Equity | £80,405,808 | £37,087,645 | £54,085,838 | +45.8% | |
| Average employees | 318 | 390 | 424 | +8.7% | |
| Wages | £24,878,062 | £32,217,092 | £33,312,904 | +3.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £741,947 | £775,298 | £774,191 | -0.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £25,517 | £54,086 | £61,925 | +14.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £405,914 | £401,429 | £390,368 | -2.8% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -56.3% | -206.7% | -111.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 5.2% | 12.1% | 15.7% | |
| Current ratio | 18.96x | 7.72x | 6.11x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- OXA AUTONOMY LTD 2023-05-24 → present
- OXBOTICA LIMITED 2014-10-01 → 2023-05-24
- ACITOBOX LIMITED 2014-09-30 → 2014-10-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Dains Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Further significant fundraising is required in Q1 of 2027 to support the group's operations and allow it to meet its liabilities as they fall due... a material uncertainty exists which may cast significant doubt on the groups ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- OXA AUTONOMY LTD · parent
- OXA Autonomy (US) LLC 100%
- OXA Autonomy (Canada) Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 13 February 2026, the Company issued 33,840 Series D-1 Preferred shares of £0.01 each for total consideration of £7,476,982.”
- “On 5 March 2026, the Company converted $19,500,000 Convertible Loan Notes into 24,440 Series D-2a shares of £0.01, 25,138 Series D-2b shares of £0.01 and 25,877 Series D-2c shares of £0.01 for total consideration of £14,572,472.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCCREADIE, Alistair Andrew Carlyle | Director | 2025-12-31 | Feb 1970 | Australian |
| NEWMAN, Paul Michael, Dr | Director | 2014-09-30 | Jan 1973 | British |
| RODRIGUES, Kevin | Director | 2025-05-22 | Feb 1983 | Portuguese |
| SCRIVENER, Clive Gerald | Director | 2014-09-30 | Apr 1966 | British |
| STEVEN, Gary Martin | Director | 2025-12-31 | Mar 1977 | British |
| STEYN, Julia | Director | 2024-09-09 | Jul 1975 | American |
| IP2IPO SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2025-12-31 | — | — |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVERY, Philip David | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2024-09-09 |
| BROWN, Erin Colleen | Director | 2020-12-22 | 2025-02-14 |
| BUDD, Graham Stephen | Director | 2022-05-11 | 2025-04-30 |
| GRALTON, James | Director | 2021-04-15 | 2025-12-31 |
| JACKSON, Gavin | Director | 2021-12-06 | 2026-06-02 |
| POSNER, Herbert Ingmar | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2020-12-18 |
| ROBINSON, Fraser Aldan | Director | 2018-09-18 | 2020-12-18 |
| SMITH, Graeme Peter, Dr | Director | 2014-09-30 | 2019-05-21 |
| TOHUMCU, Ozgur | Director | 2019-05-21 | 2021-07-31 |
| IP2IPO SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2018-09-04 | 2024-10-02 |
| PARKWALK ADVISORS LTD | Corporate Director | 2020-12-22 | 2025-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Paul Michael Newman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2020-12-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-13 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-01-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-10-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-06-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-05-28 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-01 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-04-01 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-03-23 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-14 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2026-02-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP02 | officers | Appoint corporate director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-13 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-11-24 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 19
- Capital events
- 6
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.