OXFORD LASERS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.6m
-27.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.8m
-11.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
64
-3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£748k
-257.3% lowest in 3 filed years
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 | £7,165,408 | £6,905,811 | £5,453,878 | -21% | |
| Operating profit | £332,644 | £457,984 | -£757,914 | -265.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £346,606 | £475,697 | -£748,367 | -257.3% | |
| Net profit | £400,126 | £465,490 | -£604,422 | -229.8% | |
| Cash | £1,707,135 | £2,205,647 | £1,605,952 | -27.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,164,588 | £5,689,228 | £4,979,109 | -12.5% | |
| Net assets | £4,907,496 | £5,372,986 | £4,768,564 | -11.2% | |
| Equity | £4,907,496 | £5,372,986 | £4,768,564 | -11.2% | |
| Average employees | 61 | 66 | 64 | -3% | |
| Wages | £3,747,073 | £3,525,831 | £3,614,929 | +2.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,000,481 | £537,779 | £596,648 | +10.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £37,954 | £50,698 | £41,547 | -18.1% | |
| Highest paid director | £214,715 | £149,264 | £151,967 | +1.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.6% | 6.6% | -13.9% | |
| Net margin | 5.6% | 6.7% | -11.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 6.4% | 8.1% | -15.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 29.4% | 24.1% | 15.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.97x | 3.89x | 6.12x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Gravita Audit Oxford LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting”
Group structure
- OXFORD LASERS LIMITED · parent
- Oxford Lasers Inc 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 27 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEARSLEY, Andrew John, Dr | Director | — | Apr 1954 | British |
| KNOWLES, Martyn Richard Huw, Dr | Director | 2001-10-31 | Jan 1966 | British |
| RICHARDSON, Steven | Director | 2022-05-26 | Feb 1972 | British |
| STOKES, Christopher John | Director | 2024-07-01 | Feb 1972 | British |
| WEBB, Colin Edward, Professor | Director | — | Dec 1937 | British |
| SURTEK LTD | Corporate Director | 2012-06-22 | — | — |
Show 27 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, John Frederick, Dr | Secretary | 2006-01-03 | 2008-01-01 |
| DEECH, John Stewart, Dr | Secretary | — | 1998-07-27 |
| EVANS, Anthony John Pearsall | Secretary | 2001-10-06 | 2006-01-03 |
| KEARSLEY, Andrew John, Dr | Secretary | 2008-01-01 | 2023-01-03 |
| KEARSLEY, Andrew John, Dr | Secretary | 1998-10-07 | 1999-03-11 |
| MORTON, Richard Anthony | Secretary | 2023-01-03 | 2026-02-02 |
| WOODS, Simon Alasdair | Secretary | 1999-03-11 | 2001-10-05 |
| BAKER, John Frederick, Dr | Director | 2006-01-03 | 2023-03-31 |
| BAKER, Philip Carl | Director | 1999-09-01 | 2000-02-04 |
| CLARKE, Christopher David | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2007-04-30 |
| COLLINS, Melvyn | Director | 2018-07-30 | 2025-06-09 |
| CORNEY, Alan, Dr | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| DEECH, John Stewart, Dr | Director | — | 1998-07-27 |
| ERREY, Keith Harrold | Director | — | 1998-07-27 |
| FERGUSON, Alan Howard, Dr | Director | 2004-09-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| GILES, Barrington | Director | — | 1995-06-27 |
| HOGAN, Daniel Christopher | Director | — | 1993-09-01 |
| LITCHFIELD, Brian John | Director | 1996-10-01 | 1998-07-27 |
| LUCAS, Richard William | Director | 2001-05-22 | 2001-08-13 |
| MORRIS, Richard John | Director | 2019-07-08 | 2022-02-25 |
| MORTON, Richard Anthony | Director | 2024-07-01 | 2026-02-02 |
| POWELL, Nigel David | Director | 1995-06-27 | 1998-10-02 |
| THOMAS, Paul Henry Brace | Director | 1994-04-15 | 1996-09-30 |
| WEBB, Andrew Graham | Director | 2004-08-26 | 2006-09-11 |
| WHYBREW, Adam, Dr | Director | 2002-12-02 | 2003-11-30 |
| WOODS, Simon Alasdair | Director | 1999-03-11 | 2001-10-05 |
| SURTEK LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1998-07-27 | 2006-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Lasers Micromachining Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Oxford Lasers Micromachining Ltd | Legal person | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 191 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-13 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-01-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2022-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-07-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.