OLDHAM SEALS LIMITED
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Cash
£3.1M
-45.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.2M
-23.8% vs 2024
Employees
100
+1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£5.4M
+1.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £14,509,695 | £15,677,704 | +8% | |
| Operating profit | £4,181,934 | £4,739,535 | +13.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £5,280,181 | £5,364,289 | +1.6% | |
| Net profit | £4,386,827 | £3,904,698 | -11% | |
| Cash | £5,656,097 | £3,085,413 | -45.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,825,356 | £7,669,854 | -21.9% | |
| Net assets | £9,415,756 | £7,170,454 | -23.8% | |
| Equity | £9,415,756 | £7,170,454 | -23.8% | |
| Average employees | 99 | 100 | +1% | |
| Wages | £3,565,505 | £4,122,759 | +15.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £366,637 | £336,704 | -8.2% |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 28.8% | 30.2% | |
| Net margin | 30.2% | 24.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 42.6% | 61.8% | |
| Current ratio | 4.99x | 3.19x | |
| Interest cover | 86.83x | — |
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
- Moore (South) LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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.”
Group structure
- OLDHAM SEALS LIMITED · parent
- 'O' Rings Limited 100%
- Hampshire Mouldings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Post the balance sheet date, on 26 June 2025, the group was acquired by Northern Engineering UK Limited based in the UK, which is a part of SI Holdings Inc., a company incorporated in the United States of America.”
- “On 26th June 2025, the Group was acquired by Northern Engineering UK Limited, resulting in a change in ownership. This represents a non-adjusting event after the reporting period; no adjustments have been made to the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-06-26 | — | — |
| BEARE, David Jonathan Elliott | Director | 2025-06-26 | May 1968 | British |
| METCALFE, Lee | Director | 2025-06-26 | Apr 1974 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLDHAM, Anita Margaretha | Secretary | — | 2017-08-31 |
| HOLLOWAY, Neil | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2025-06-26 |
| OLDHAM, Anita Margaretha | Director | — | 2025-06-26 |
| OLDHAM, Anthony Gordon | Director | — | 2017-04-19 |
| OLDHAM, Christopher Gordon Richard | Director | — | 2025-06-26 |
| OLDHAM, Nicholas Per | Director | 1994-05-01 | 2025-06-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldham Seals Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-12-01 | Active |
| Mr Nicholas Per Oldham | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-13 | Ceased 2019-12-01 |
| Mr Christopher Gordon Richard Oldham | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2017-06-13 | Ceased 2019-12-01 |
| Mrs Anita Margaretha Oldham | Individual | Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-06-13 |
| Mr Anthony Gordon Oldham | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Shares 25–50% (as trust), Voting 25–50%, Voting 25–50% (as trust) | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-04-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-15 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-24 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-07-24 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-07-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-15 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2025-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-11 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-11 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-04-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 16
- 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.