THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
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Cash
£503k
-39.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.9m
-0.1% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£7.3k
+97.4% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Confirmation statement overdue
Due 2026-08-01.
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS·Consumer Discretionary median
THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS·Consumer Discretionary median
THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS·Consumer Discretionary median
THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS·Consumer Discretionary median
THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS·Consumer Discretionary 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 | £2,230,830 | £1,839,955 | £1,932,895 | +5.1% | |
| Operating profit | -£239,541 | -£384,646 | -£254,033 | +34% | |
| Profit before tax | -£178,934 | -£277,409 | -£7,276 | +97.4% | |
| Net profit | — | -£277,408 | -£7,276 | +97.4% | |
| Cash | £1,103,402 | £834,535 | £502,612 | -39.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,210,454 | £4,933,046 | £4,925,770 | -0.1% | |
| Net assets | £5,210,454 | £4,933,046 | £4,925,770 | -0.1% | |
| Equity | £5,210,454 | £4,933,046 | £4,925,770 | -0.1% | |
| Average employees | 24 | 23 | — | — | |
| Wages | £782,738 | £892,906 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | -10.7% | -20.9% | -13.1% | |
| Net margin | — | -15.1% | -0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.6% | -7.8% | -5.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.2% | 11.4% | 9.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.92x | 1.62x | 1.50x | |
| Interest cover | -13.32x | -20.15x | -12.94x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having taken into consideration the risks and challenges facing the Society and weighing them against its assets, reserves and future income streams, the Trustees are confident that the Society can and will continue to operate as a going concern.”
Group structure
- THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS · parent
- IRTE Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Joint venture with the CV show ended in September 2024.”
- “The current economic crises as evidenced by rising inflation and cost of living increases has reinforced the continual need for closer monitoring of the various income streams, reserves and cash-flow which may result in reserves being utilised in the short term to meet any shortfall in income.”
- “Throughout 2025, the Society has made significant updates to its Articles of Association in 2024, which has continued to ensure that its governance remains effective and relevant in a changing professional environment.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 107 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON, Emma | Secretary | 2024-01-30 | — | — |
| DAWSON, Dominic | Director | 2024-12-31 | Dec 1963 | British |
| ELLIOTT, Nick | Director | 2024-12-31 | Nov 1962 | British |
| HADZIK, Laura Jane | Director | 2025-04-25 | Mar 1985 | British |
| HARRIES, Caroline Judith | Director | 2021-10-05 | Feb 1962 | British |
| HAYWOOD, George | Director | 2024-12-31 | Jan 1976 | British |
| LOCK, Louis, Professor | Director | 2024-12-31 | May 1954 | British |
| MACDONALD, Ian Martin | Director | 2022-12-13 | Jul 1954 | British |
| SWEETMORE, Michael Paul | Director | 2013-07-23 | Apr 1968 | British |
| TWEED, Stephen Gordon | Director | 2022-06-30 | May 1964 | British |
| WINSTANLEY, Paul | Director | 2025-11-13 | Jul 1965 | British |
| YOUNG, David Gerald | Director | 2025-04-25 | Mar 1964 | British |
Show 107 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHISHOLM, Ian Ivor Michael | Secretary | 2014-10-31 | 2017-10-10 |
| CORP, Philip James Gladstone | Secretary | 2000-01-12 | 2002-01-12 |
| JONES, Nicholas Humphrey | Secretary | 2007-01-15 | 2013-07-31 |
| MCGILL, Bruce | Secretary | 2018-09-19 | 2022-02-28 |
| MOIR, Daniel | Secretary | 2022-10-21 | 2024-01-26 |
| SHELLEY, Tracey Elaine | Secretary | 2002-02-12 | 2007-01-15 |
| SKELTON, Robert John | Secretary | 2017-10-10 | 2018-09-19 |
| TYE, Peter Frederick | Secretary | 1998-11-12 | 2000-08-31 |
| WALSH, Peter James | Secretary | 2013-07-31 | 2014-10-31 |
| WATSON, Anne Hendry | Secretary | 2002-01-12 | 2002-02-12 |
| AIRTON, Boyd Keith | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2002-11-15 |
| ANDREWS, Thomas Harold | Director | 2000-11-17 | 2005-06-23 |
| ANDREWS, Thomas Harold | Director | 2000-01-12 | 2000-07-27 |
| ASHMORE, John David | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2001-04-25 |
| BATES, Paul David | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2013-07-23 |
| BENNETT, Stephen Frank | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| CARTER, David John | Director | 2024-12-31 | 2026-04-02 |
| CATTE, Stephen Aldred | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2021-10-05 |
| CATTE, Stephen Aldred | Director | 2014-07-22 | 2017-07-18 |
| CATTE, Stephen Aldred | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2008-07-03 |
| CHEEMA, Satnam Singh | Director | 2021-10-05 | 2024-09-16 |
| CHILDS, John Frederick | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2009-07-09 |
| CLUEIT, John | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2001-11-16 |
| COCKCROFT, Anthony Joseph | Director | 2021-10-05 | 2022-06-30 |
| COX, David Alan | Director | 2000-01-12 | 2003-11-27 |
| CUMMINGS, Alistair Dudgeon | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2002-11-15 |
| CUTMORE, Peter Frederick | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2001-11-16 |
| DALTON, Christopher Lateu | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| DUNN, Robert Anthony | Director | 2001-11-16 | 2003-05-19 |
| EASTMAN, John Edward | Director | 2015-07-21 | 2024-02-23 |
| EASTMAN, John Edward | Director | 2001-11-16 | 2014-07-22 |
| EDWARDS, Michael Gordon | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2006-06-22 |
| ELLIS, Graham Arthur Leslie | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| FARLEY, James Edmund | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| FASCI, Antonino | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2005-06-01 |
| FITZPATRICK, Alan James | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2020-08-24 |
| FITZPATRICK, Alan James | Director | 2015-07-21 | 2016-08-24 |
| FITZPATRICK, Alan | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2014-07-22 |
| FLEMING, Gerald Roderick | Director | 2009-07-09 | 2017-07-18 |
| FOSTER, Amanda Jayne | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2020-08-24 |
| FOSTER, Amanda | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2015-10-10 |
| FRASER-HITCHEN, Adam | Director | 2016-07-19 | 2022-08-23 |
| FULLER, James William | Director | 2013-07-23 | 2015-07-21 |
| FULLER, James William | Director | 2002-11-15 | 2005-06-23 |
| GIBBS, Richard Arthur | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2011-07-07 |
| GILBY, Garry Martin | Director | 2008-07-03 | 2024-12-11 |
| GRAHAM, Terry Taylor | Director | 2000-01-12 | 2003-11-27 |
| GREEN, Nicholas | Director | 2009-07-09 | 2012-10-04 |
| GREER, Dean | Director | 2022-06-30 | 2024-12-11 |
| GRIME, Christopher | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2023-10-06 |
| GRIME, Christopher | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| HANSFORD, Mark Gerald | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2001-11-16 |
| HARRIES, Caroline Judith | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2003-07-09 |
| HARRISON, Malcolm Graham | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2004-01-12 |
| HARTLEY, Barry | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| HASWELL, Roderick Beverley | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2003-06-20 |
| HEALS, Michael Richard | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2002-11-15 |
| HILLS, Peter John | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2012-10-04 |
| HILLS, Peter John | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| HINCH, Nigel Leslie | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2001-09-03 |
| HOLLAND, Michael Peter | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| HOLMES, Michael | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2002-11-15 |
| HOUSTON, William Francis | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2003-11-27 |
| IDDON, Peter James | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2002-11-15 |
| JACKSON, Alexander Ian | Director | 2021-12-09 | 2022-06-30 |
| JACKSON, Alexander Ian | Director | 2013-07-23 | 2021-10-05 |
| JOLLIFFE, Anthony Donald | Director | 2019-07-16 | 2022-06-30 |
| JOLLIFFE, Anthony Donald | Director | 2014-07-22 | 2017-07-18 |
| JONES, Ian Kenneth | Director | 2022-08-25 | 2023-08-29 |
| JONES, Ian Kenneth | Director | 2014-03-05 | 2019-07-16 |
| KELLY, Francis Victor, Eur Ing | Director | 2002-11-15 | 2003-07-17 |
| KING, Garry Anthony | Director | 2015-07-21 | 2018-07-17 |
| KING, Nicolette | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2007-06-28 |
| LING, Walter Ian Talbot | Director | 2016-07-19 | 2018-07-17 |
| LING, Walter Ian Talbot | Director | 2003-02-20 | 2011-07-07 |
| MACKENZIE, Roderick Ian | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2013-07-23 |
| MASON, Lloyd James | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2021-01-29 |
| O'LOUGHLIN, Roger Arnold | Director | 2002-11-15 | 2011-07-07 |
| PARRY, John Samuel | Director | 2019-07-16 | 2021-02-26 |
| PARRY, John Samuel | Director | 2015-07-21 | 2018-07-17 |
| PRICE, Clive Howard | Director | 2002-11-15 | 2005-06-23 |
| RATHKE, Daniela | Director | 2021-10-05 | 2022-06-30 |
| REED, Peter | Director | 2008-07-03 | 2016-08-24 |
| REID, Alistair Robert | Director | 2016-07-19 | 2022-06-30 |
| RIDER, Ronald Benjamin | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| RIMMER, David Lindon | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2011-07-07 |
| RIMMER, David Lindon | Director | 2002-11-15 | 2005-06-23 |
| ROBINSON, Anthony Stephen | Director | 2020-08-24 | 2021-12-05 |
| SANDERSON, Kenneth | Director | 2000-01-12 | 2003-11-27 |
| SEYMOUR, Howard | Director | 2012-11-22 | 2026-01-26 |
| SEYMOUR, Howard Michael | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| SHARPE, Vincent David | Director | 2014-07-22 | 2019-07-16 |
| SMITH, Ian | Director | 2016-07-19 | 2019-07-16 |
| SMITH, James Denis | Director | 2001-11-16 | 2003-12-11 |
| SNOW, Dennis Arthur | Director | 2001-11-16 | 2005-06-23 |
| SNOW, Dennis Arthur | Director | 1998-11-12 | 2000-08-31 |
| STEPHENSON, Shaun Michael | Director | 2021-08-16 | 2023-08-31 |
| STEPHENSON, Shaun Michael | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2018-06-21 |
| STONTON, James Howard | Director | 2000-01-12 | 2003-11-27 |
| STOUT, George Swanson | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2002-11-15 |
| THOMPSON, Emma Louise | Director | 2024-10-04 | 2024-11-04 |
| TOPP, Martin Andrew | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2001-11-16 |
| VEALE, Brian Leonard | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2003-11-27 |
| WARD, Aubrey Edwin | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| WHITELOCK, Ronald Marshall | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| WOODS, John | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2001-11-16 |
| YOUNG, David Gerald | Director | 2019-07-16 | 2022-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
No persons with significant control on record.
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 320 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-05-18 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.