OAKRAY LIMITED
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Cash
£9.9M
+14.7% vs 2023
Net assets
£19M
+4.4% vs 2023
Employees
243
-4.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1.9M
-25.2% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £43,950,815 | £45,597,581 | +3.7% | |
| Operating profit | £2,438,387 | £1,761,923 | -27.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,555,061 | £1,911,564 | -25.2% | |
| Net profit | £1,947,195 | £1,392,490 | -28.5% | |
| Cash | £8,588,408 | £9,850,801 | +14.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,031,397 | £18,867,861 | +4.6% | |
| Net assets | £17,914,623 | £18,707,113 | +4.4% | |
| Equity | £17,914,623 | £18,707,113 | +4.4% | |
| Average employees | 254 | 243 | -4.3% | |
| Wages | £11,477,111 | £11,711,909 | +2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £158,102 | £165,675 | +4.8% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.5% | 3.9% | |
| Net margin | 4.4% | 3.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.5% | 9.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 34.4% | 28.2% | |
| Current ratio | 2.84x | 3.48x | |
| Interest cover | — | 74.99x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- OAKRAY LIMITED 2005-07-19 → present
- OAKRAY HEATING LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 2005-07-19
- DYNOFIELD LIMITED 1979-10-31 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MCT Partnership LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- OAKRAY LIMITED · parent
- Oakray Electrical, Fire & Security Ltd 100%
- Oakray Heating And Mechanical Services Ltd 100%
- Oakray Property Regeneration Ltd 100%
- Oakray Renewables Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Oakray's acquisition of a Solar PV company last year strengthened our renewables division, enabling management restructuring and integration.”
- “On 1 November 2023 there was a group restructure with the creation of Oakray Renewables Limited, Oakray Electrical, Fire & Security Ltd, Oakray Heating and Mechanical Services Ltd and Oakray Property Regeneration Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKLIN, Maureen | Secretary | 2006-08-08 | — | British |
| BARNARD, James Robert | Director | 2022-02-23 | Oct 1976 | British |
| SAMSON, Paul Kevin | Director | 2020-09-03 | Mar 1956 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKLIN, Maureen | Secretary | 1995-11-16 | 2001-12-07 |
| MEYNELL, Walter Leslie | Secretary | — | 1995-11-16 |
| WATSON, John Kevin | Secretary | 2001-12-07 | 2006-08-08 |
| BRAMLEY, Raymond | Director | 1992-12-07 | 1998-03-09 |
| BURGESS, Robert | Director | — | 2002-03-12 |
| CANNON, Peter John | Director | 2001-09-14 | 2002-08-30 |
| CLARK, Andrew | Director | 2001-03-07 | 2020-07-24 |
| COOK, Kenneth Brian | Director | 1996-12-07 | 2014-03-31 |
| DEJAGER, Wayne John | Director | 2018-10-29 | 2022-03-02 |
| FRANKLIN, Raymond Joseph | Director | — | 2011-04-13 |
| HIBBERT, Philip Michael | Director | 2004-10-07 | 2010-01-20 |
| LINCOLN, Keith | Director | 1996-12-07 | 2006-03-31 |
| MACKIE, Anthony | Director | — | 1992-04-16 |
| MILLS, Peter | Director | — | 2000-05-26 |
| MONTGOMERY, James Joseph | Director | 2004-08-21 | 2015-04-21 |
| MOTTRAM, Keith Sidney | Director | 2003-10-07 | 2020-07-24 |
| NICOLAS, Michael | Director | 2003-10-07 | 2014-03-31 |
| OAKLEY, John | Director | — | 2004-08-27 |
| OVENDEN, Paul Dennis | Director | 2011-10-31 | 2018-04-02 |
| WARNER, Christopher Brian | Director | 2011-08-01 | 2012-02-01 |
| WATSON, John Kevin | Director | 2001-03-07 | 2006-08-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William John Ives | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-11-21 | Ceased 2017-08-31 |
| Mrs Maureen Peggy Franklin | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-11-21 | Active |
| Mr Paul Kevin Samson | Individual | Significant influence (as trust) | 2016-11-21 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 155 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-03-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-02-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-07-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-07-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.