THE OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER LTD
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Cash
£4.4m
-12% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£6.2m
+4.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
369
+3.9% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£5.9m
+24.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,696,000 | £23,355,000 | £26,485,000 | +13.4% | |
| Operating profit | £2,830,000 | £4,600,000 | £5,772,000 | +25.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,865,000 | £4,703,000 | £5,857,000 | +24.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,106,000 | £3,530,000 | £4,372,000 | +23.9% | |
| Cash | £4,643,000 | £4,984,000 | £4,386,000 | -12% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,082,000 | £6,007,000 | £6,258,000 | +4.2% | |
| Net assets | £5,078,000 | £5,988,000 | £6,239,000 | +4.2% | |
| Equity | £5,078,000 | £5,988,000 | £6,239,000 | +4.2% | |
| Average employees | 329 | 355 | 369 | +3.9% | |
| Wages | £10,715,000 | £11,056,000 | £11,972,000 | +8.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £738,000 | £651,000 | £653,000 | +0.3% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £113,000 | £90,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £160,000 | £140,000 | — | — |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 13.0% | 19.7% | 21.8% | |
| Net margin | 9.7% | 15.1% | 16.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 55.7% | 76.6% | 92.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.6% | — | — | |
| Current ratio | 2.66x | 2.91x | 3.22x |
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
- THE OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER LTD 2025-12-18 → present
- HIT TRAINING LTD 2006-04-03 → 2025-12-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Kreston Reeves Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors therefore consider the going concern basis of accounting to be appropriate for the preparation of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- THE OPPORTUNITY PROVIDER LTD · parent
- Professional Assessment Limited 100%
- Connect 2 Care Limited 100%
- Adult Care Assesment Limited 100%
- Child Care Assessment Limited 100%
- The Assessment Professionals Limited 100%
- The Hospitality Assessment Company Limited 100%
- Work Ready People Limited 100%
- Hospitality Assessment Company Limited 100%
- Work Ready People Limited 100%
- Hospitality Industry Training Ltd 100%
- Retail Apprenticeship Partners Ltd 100%
- Executive Development Network Limited 100%
- HIT Training Limited 100%
Significant events
- “In January 2026, the group name was changed from HIT Training Ltd to The Opportunity Provider Ltd.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARLOW, Micaela Louise | Director | 2023-03-01 | Sep 1973 | British |
| CADDEN, Gemma Marie | Director | 2025-01-02 | May 1984 | British |
| HYDE, John Allan | Director | 2006-04-24 | Feb 1943 | British |
| KNOTT, Graham Matthew | Director | 2024-02-12 | Apr 1977 | British |
| MORGAN, Wayne | Director | 2020-02-13 | Jun 1978 | British |
| ROSE, Christopher William | Director | 2023-03-01 | Feb 1983 | British |
| WHITTAKER, Jill Marie | Director | 2006-04-27 | Oct 1963 | British |
| WORLEY, Michael David | Director | 2013-08-01 | Jun 1970 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYDE, Adenike Irenosen | Secretary | 2006-04-24 | 2009-08-05 |
| @UKPLC CLIENT SECRETARY LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-04-03 | 2006-04-24 |
| ALLSOP, Andrew Duncan | Director | 2019-09-02 | 2023-07-12 |
| BIDDLE, Lester Geoffrey | Director | 2020-02-24 | 2021-05-25 |
| BIRD, Robert David | Director | 2023-03-01 | 2024-05-20 |
| GOLDIE, Sara Elizabeth | Director | 2006-05-23 | 2015-12-31 |
| MARTIN, Linda Janet | Director | 2017-12-15 | 2018-01-02 |
| MARTIN, Linda Janet | Director | 2008-01-02 | 2017-12-15 |
| PYATT, Kevin John | Director | 2022-08-01 | 2024-08-30 |
| SEGAL, Stewart Michael | Director | 2006-05-23 | 2013-05-10 |
| @UKPLC CLIENT DIRECTOR LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-04-03 | 2006-04-24 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zedra Trust Company (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75% (as trust), Voting 50–75% (as trust) | 2023-04-21 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-12-18 CERTNM Certificate change of name company
- 2025-12-18 CONNOT Change of name notice
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-02 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2026-01-02 | RP01CS01 | confirmation-statement | Replacement filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-12-18 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-12-18 | CONNOT | change-of-name | Change of name notice | |
| 2025-12-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-10-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-07-19 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-07-19 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- 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.