OPTIMISE MEDIA (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£922K
-46.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
-3.3% vs 2024
Employees
55
-6.8% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£936K
+4.6% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £34,103,554 | £33,363,194 | £41,840,736 | £44,748,284 | £49,376,059 | £56,816,951 | +15.1% | |
| Operating profit | £931,468 | £874,638 | £1,498,875 | £1,157,280 | £869,469 | £901,805 | +3.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £935,849 | £874,303 | £1,500,227 | £1,171,718 | £894,693 | £935,606 | +4.6% | |
| Net profit | £912,958 | £964,014 | £1,441,194 | £1,096,001 | £822,901 | £838,262 | +1.9% | |
| Cash | £1,197,799 | £903,597 | £1,050,526 | £1,399,260 | £1,721,630 | £921,771 | -46.5% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £658,832 | £1,169,099 | £1,713,988 | £1,447,455 | £2,079,328 | £2,011,230 | -3.3% | |
| Net assets | £658,832 | £1,169,099 | £1,713,988 | £1,441,852 | £2,073,725 | £2,005,627 | -3.3% | |
| Equity | £658,832 | £1,169,099 | £1,713,988 | £1,441,852 | £2,073,725 | £2,005,627 | -3.3% | |
| Average employees | 63 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 55 | -6.8% | |
| Wages | £2,258,144 | £2,013,368 | £2,410,912 | £2,349,570 | £2,528,246 | £2,485,241 | -1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £118,225 | — | — | £110,618 | £111,384 | £111,584 | +0.2% |
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 | 2020-08-31 | 2021-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.7% | 2.6% | 3.6% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 1.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.7% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 141.4% | 74.8% | 87.4% | 80.0% | 41.8% | 44.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.11x | 1.15x | 1.15x |
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
- OPTIMISE MEDIA (UK) LIMITED 2015-07-03 → present
- OMG SERVICES LIMITED 2005-08-31 → 2015-07-03
- ONLINE MEDIA GROUP LIMITED 2002-06-06 → 2005-08-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Price Bailey LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have, at the time of approving the financial statements, a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Significant events
- “On 6 October 2025 a dividend was declared of £500,000. Total dividends declared after the year-end is £500,000.”
- “On 20 October 2025, 11,700 Ordinary C share options were granted at a value of £0.83 per share.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SYME, Emily Harriet | Secretary | 2002-07-26 | — | British |
| SAVELLI, Richard Antoni | Director | 2016-07-08 | May 1969 | British |
| STARKEY, Robert Paul | Director | 2002-07-26 | Apr 1975 | British |
| SYME, Richard David | Director | 2002-07-26 | May 1971 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-06-06 | 2002-06-10 |
| REDFERN, Nicholas Craig | Director | 2008-06-17 | 2016-07-08 |
| BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-06-06 | 2002-06-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimise Media Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-10-06 | Active |
| Optimise Media (Europe) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-08-31 | Ceased 2022-10-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 82 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-06-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.