OATLANDS INVESTMENTS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.7m
-13.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£19m
+1.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
82
-1.2% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£164k
+66.2% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-28
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-27 | 2021-09-26 | 2022-09-25 | 2023-09-24 | 2024-09-24 | 2025-09-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,453,587 | £2,161,959 | £5,169,797 | £6,235,186 | £6,343,911 | £6,620,223 | +4.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,758,963 | -£1,177,753 | -£209,474 | £64,964 | £19,128 | £292,009 | +1,426.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,903,374 | -£1,389,439 | -£498,760 | -£406,585 | -£485,756 | -£164,032 | +66.2% | |
| Net profit | -£2,129,252 | -£1,211,227 | -£528,081 | -£429,229 | -£425,023 | -£235,461 | +44.6% | |
| Cash | £144,895 | £1,543,539 | £2,215,180 | £2,139,742 | £1,954,719 | £1,689,198 | -13.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £7,175,864 | £24,761,012 | £24,009,130 | £23,350,895 | £26,104,512 | £25,992,945 | -0.4% | |
| Net assets | £6,295,578 | £17,382,534 | £16,483,324 | £16,123,299 | £18,326,839 | £18,666,528 | +1.9% | |
| Equity | £6,295,578 | £17,382,534 | £16,483,324 | £16,123,299 | £18,326,839 | £18,666,528 | +1.9% | |
| Average employees | 66 | 54 | 79 | 97 | 83 | 82 | -1.2% | |
| Wages | £1,365,592 | £1,047,574 | £1,665,992 | £2,066,230 | £1,905,192 | £2,092,273 | +9.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £89,645 | £82,378 | £88,093 | £63,481 | £85,487 | £75,018 | -12.2% |
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 | 2020-09-27 | 2021-09-26 | 2022-09-25 | 2023-09-24 | 2024-09-24 | 2025-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -71.7% | -54.5% | -4.1% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | -86.8% | -56.0% | -10.2% | -6.9% | -6.7% | -3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -24.5% | -4.8% | -0.9% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 1.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 38.0% | 37.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 0.76x | 0.68x | 0.67x | |
| Interest cover | -12.18x | -4.35x | -0.72x | 0.14x | 0.04x | 0.64x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- OATLANDS INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1986-07-30 → present
- EAGERLODGE LIMITED 1986-05-12 → 1986-07-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- MGI Midgley Snelling LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Given significant improvements in overall business performance during the period under review the Directors consider it appropriate to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DHALA, Karam | Director | — | Jun 1953 | British |
| JAMAL, Karim Nawaz Ismail | Director | 2016-03-23 | Dec 1978 | British |
| JAMAL, Nawaz Ismail Ebrahim | Director | — | Jan 1953 | British |
| JAMAL, Rehmetullah Amirally Hasham | Director | 2016-01-31 | Jul 1955 | Kenyan |
| SOMJI, Alim | Director | 2005-10-26 | Nov 1959 | British |
| SOMJI, Shafin Alimudin | Director | 2016-03-23 | Jul 1989 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMAL, Nawaz Ismail Ebrahim | Secretary | — | 2025-10-16 |
| JANMOHAMED, Ameer | Director | — | 2014-01-22 |
| SOMJI, Alimudin Amiraly | Director | — | 2000-07-18 |
| SOMJI, Hanif | Director | 2000-08-08 | 2005-10-26 |
| VERJEE, Kassamali Rehemtullah | Director | — | 2016-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcum Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
| Swissco Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-10-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-04-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
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