OpenAI UK Posts Record-Breaking £293M Turnover and £20.3M Profit for 2025

Turnover and Profit

OpenAI UK Ltd reported turnover of £293 million for the year ending December 31, 2025, up from £79.2 million in 2024. The company posted a pre-tax profit of £31.7 million, then booked a tax charge of £11.4 million. That left a post-tax profit of £20.3 million.

Staff Costs and Research Investments

Staff costs reached £25.8 million for an average workforce of 110 employees. That works out to roughly £2.3 million per head. Research and development spending also climbed sharply. The UK unit spent £11.7 million on R&D in 2025, compared with £48.2 million the year before.

Cost-Plus Recharge Arrangement

OpenAI UK does not make its money by selling ChatGPT subscriptions to British customers. Instead, it runs on a cost-plus recharge arrangement with its US parent, OpenAI PBC. The UK entity does research and commercial work for the parent. The parent then reimburses those costs and adds a markup on top. The profit reflects the agreed markup rather than a measure of how well OpenAI is selling in the UK market.

Business Expansion

OpenAI UK Ltd was incorporated in 2022. It serves as the company's primary research and commercial hub outside the US. The company has a planned headquarters move to King's Cross. The filing describes a business adding staff and pouring money into frontier AI work, supporting OpenAI PBC on both commercial and research initiatives.