OPTICORE IT LTD
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Cash
£1.4M
-26.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.1M
+2.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
158
+9% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.2M
-22% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £15,877,284 | £19,161,157 | £20,057,184 | +4.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,025,238 | £1,517,235 | £1,183,581 | -22% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,029,198 | £1,525,263 | £1,189,070 | -22% | |
| Net profit | — | — | £791,098 | £1,169,342 | £877,352 | -25% | |
| Cash | £1,151,787 | £928,675 | £1,188,685 | £1,911,130 | £1,406,290 | -26.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £996,890 | £1,565,035 | £2,381,225 | £3,026,125 | £3,090,355 | +2.1% | |
| Net assets | £987,104 | £1,533,258 | £2,347,306 | £2,994,683 | £3,058,518 | +2.1% | |
| Equity | £987,104 | £1,533,258 | £2,347,306 | £2,994,683 | £3,058,518 | +2.1% | |
| Average employees | 70 | 90 | 136 | 145 | 158 | +9% | |
| Wages | — | — | £7,663,480 | £8,896,793 | £8,904,902 | +0.1% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £81,881 | £71,513 | £26,483 | -63% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.5% | 7.9% | 5.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 5.0% | 6.1% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 43.1% | 50.1% | 38.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 48.7% | 50.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.89x | 1.98x | 1.92x |
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
- OPTICORE IT LTD 2017-01-19 → present
- OPTICORE PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED 2013-09-25 → 2017-01-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Francis Maxwell LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR, Lauren | Secretary | 2016-12-09 | — | — |
| GREVILLE, Richard | Director | 2016-12-09 | Oct 1979 | British |
| TAYLOR, Neil Richard | Director | 2014-01-23 | May 1976 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RONALD, Simon | Secretary | 2013-09-25 | 2014-03-07 |
| HORD, Michael | Director | 2020-10-01 | 2023-12-15 |
| RONALD, Simon | Director | 2014-03-14 | 2015-05-08 |
| RONALD, Simon | Director | 2013-09-25 | 2014-03-07 |
| TAYLOR, Lauren | Director | 2015-05-08 | 2016-12-09 |
| TAYLOR, Lauren Frances | Director | 2013-11-02 | 2014-01-23 |
| TAYLOR, Neil Richard | Director | 2013-09-25 | 2013-09-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard James Greville | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-12-09 | Active |
| Mr Neil Richard Taylor | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-08-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 79 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-06-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-02-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-17 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-08-08 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-02-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-02-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-11-27 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.