OLIVER JAMES MIDCO LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£13k
-92.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£318k
+415.9% first positive since 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £4,254,009 | £2,462,145 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £0 | £0 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £2,029,564 | -£100,661 | £318,026 | +415.9% | |
| Net profit | £2,568,804 | £539,706 | £285,235 | -47.1% | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £29,292,203 | £23,225,827 | £23,435,223 | +0.9% | |
| Net assets | £82,567 | £175,128 | £13,218 | -92.5% | |
| Equity | £82,567 | £175,128 | £13,218 | -92.5% | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | — | 0.0% | — | |
| Net margin | 60.4% | 21.9% | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 99.8% | 100.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.28x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | 0.00x | 0.00x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. The Company is therefore supported by the parent undertaking, Oliver James Topco Limited which has the ability and intent to provide this support. Based on the overall review, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.”
Group structure
- OLIVER JAMES MIDCO LIMITED · parent
- Oliver James Bidco Limited 100%
- Oliver James Associates Limited 100%
- Oliver James Associates Group Limited 100%
- Oliver James Associates (HK) Limited 85%
- OJ Consulting Limited 85%
- Avencia Consulting Hong Kong Limited 87.5%
- Oliver James Associates (Singapore) Pte. Ltd 77.5%
- Oliver James Associates (Switzerland) AG 100%
- Oliver James Associates B.V. 95%
- Oliver James Professionals B.V. 90%
- Oliver James Associates GmbH 100%
- OJA Recruitment Limited 87.5%
- Avencia Consulting Limited 82%
- Oliver James Associates N.V. 85%
- Oliver James Associates LLC 84%
- Light Search Recruitment LLC 98.75%
- Oliver James Consulting S.R.L 100%
- Oliver James Professionals N.V. 86.3%
- Oliver James Consulting Sdn.Bhd 84.3%
- Oliver James North Carolina LLC 94.5%
- Avencia Talent Solutions Limited 81%
- Oliver James Associates S.R.L 100%
- Astral Search Limited 89%
- Tectevo Technology Limited 100%
- Oliver James Spain S.L. 85%
- Oliver James Texas LLC 100%
- Oliver James Antwerp B.V. 96.5%
- Oliver James Switzerland Limited 89%
- Avencia Consulting LLC 85%
- Oliver James Holdco LLC 100%
Significant events
- “Several overseas offices have relocated and/or expanded in the year.”
- “Avencia Consulting Hong Kong Limited and Avencia Consulting Limited (Ireland) were incorporated in 2025.”
- “On 1 January 2025, the Group completed the sale of part of its Italian trading business, being the Italian branch of Oliver James Professionals BV, through a trade and asset sale.”
- “Oliver James Antwerp BV and Light Search Limited were liquidated in financial year 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE, Oliver Steven | Director | 2022-01-13 | May 1976 | British |
| EDWARDS, Graeme Anthony | Director | 2022-01-13 | Jun 1982 | British |
| STEEL, David Alexander John | Director | 2021-12-07 | Oct 1977 | British |
| WASE ROGERS, Nicholas James | Director | 2022-01-13 | Jul 1974 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver James Topco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 16 of 16 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-01-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-01-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-12-07 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
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.