OTTER CONTROLS LIMITED
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Cash
£8.5M
-14.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£46M
+2.8% vs 2023
Employees
924
-5.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£883K
+148.8% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £72,936,221 | £74,313,925 | +1.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£2,425,823 | £162,338 | +106.7% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,809,029 | £883,238 | +148.8% | |
| Net profit | -£2,209,795 | £420,644 | +119% | |
| Cash | £9,958,691 | £8,474,304 | -14.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £52,049,938 | £52,994,655 | +1.8% | |
| Net assets | £44,978,959 | £46,220,643 | +2.8% | |
| Equity | £44,978,959 | £46,220,643 | +2.8% | |
| Average employees | 982 | 924 | -5.9% | |
| Wages | £19,182,291 | £20,281,006 | +5.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,037,089 | £1,152,779 | +11.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -3.3% | 0.2% | |
| Net margin | -3.0% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.7% | 0.3% | |
| Current ratio | 3.61x | 3.98x | |
| Interest cover | -20.05x | 1.30x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have adopted the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements after assessing the principal risks and having considered the impact of the higher than normal costs caused by the wars in the Ukraine, the Middle East and the changing tariffs around the globe. Based on internal forecasts and projections that take into account reasonably possible changes in the group's trading performance over the next 12 months caused by these afore mentioned issues, the directors believe that the group is well-placed to manage its business risks despite the ongoing uncertainty in the global economic environment.”
Group structure
- OTTER CONTROLS LIMITED · parent
- Tarka Controls Limited 51%
- Montgomery Thermostats Limited 78%
- Otter Controls (Asia) Limited 84%
- Otter Controls (Huizhou) Limited 84%
- Ferro Techniek (Holding) B.V. 89%
- Ferro Techniek B.V. 89%
- Ferro Electronics Kft 89%
- St. Davids Assemblies Limited 60%
- Otter Controls India Private Limited 79%
- L.C.S. Holdings Limited 100%
- L.C. Switchgear Limited 100%
- Dunford & Pearson Limited 100%
- Carville Switchgear Limited 78%
Significant events
- “Carville Switchgear Limited, a subsidiary of the company, had an application to be struck off the register at Companies House submitted in December 2024 and was subsequently dissolved in April 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BROWN, Graeme Thomas | Secretary | 2015-12-07 | — | — |
| BROWN, Graeme Thomas | Director | 2024-07-01 | Oct 1978 | British |
| BROWN, Jason Paul | Director | 2025-01-01 | Sep 1974 | British |
| JOLLIFFE, William Ross | Director | 2007-03-20 | Jun 1965 | British |
| NIJHOFF, Alex Reinier | Director | 2020-05-01 | Dec 1981 | Dutch |
| SMITH, David Andrew, Dr | Director | 1996-10-01 | Sep 1964 | British |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLING, Michael Leonard | Secretary | 2014-10-16 | 2015-12-07 |
| FINNEY, John Anthony | Secretary | — | 2002-01-30 |
| HOUGH, Richard James | Secretary | 2002-01-30 | 2014-10-16 |
| ATHERTON, Richard Frederick | Director | — | 1996-09-30 |
| BARNES, Neil Edward | Director | 2023-01-04 | 2025-01-01 |
| BLACKBURN, Arthur Malcolm | Director | — | 1996-09-30 |
| BOUNDY, Paul | Director | 2011-11-01 | 2024-06-30 |
| CALLISTER, Peter | Director | — | 2002-01-30 |
| COLLING, Michael Leonard | Director | 2008-12-15 | 2024-07-01 |
| DERKSEN, Johannes Joesphus Berendinus Maria | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2024-06-03 |
| DICKEN, Neil | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2005-01-02 |
| FLORENTINE, Andrew Vincent | Director | 2004-09-20 | 2006-01-03 |
| GALLAGHER, Graham | Director | 2022-05-16 | 2022-11-15 |
| HALE, Ian Preston | Director | 2006-11-23 | 2008-05-01 |
| PARKER, Iain George Mckim | Director | — | 1999-02-28 |
| PREECE, John William George | Director | — | 2012-07-30 |
| RICHELL, Giles | Director | 2013-01-22 | 2014-06-30 |
| SALT, Neville Joseph | Director | 1996-10-01 | 2009-07-30 |
| SMITH, Brian | Director | 2006-04-03 | 2025-03-31 |
| WHITELEY, Simon Mark | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2025-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr David Andrew Smith | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Catherine Barbara Mckim Smith | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 167 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-18 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-12-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 1
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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.