OXFORD ECONOMICS LIMITED
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Cash
£8.9m
-13.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£3.7m
-32.2% lowest in 5 filed years
Employees
334
+6% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£709k
-56.1% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-07-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £37,092,242 | £44,040,683 | £62,110,165 | £74,225,193 | £81,237,137 | +9.4% | |
| Operating profit | £518,582 | -£352,239 | £81,491 | £1,485,347 | £404,137 | -72.8% | |
| Profit before tax | £530,440 | £317,145 | £53,050 | £1,614,257 | £708,898 | -56.1% | |
| Net profit | £718,254 | £462,256 | £241,059 | -£332,111 | £1,251,160 | +476.7% | |
| Cash | £4,374,845 | £2,642,783 | £7,212,323 | £10,204,239 | £8,866,449 | -13.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,620,682 | £5,082,937 | £9,599,627 | £6,888,597 | £7,297,287 | +5.9% | |
| Net assets | — | — | £8,764,576 | £5,432,465 | £3,683,625 | -32.2% | |
| Equity | £4,620,682 | £5,082,937 | £8,764,576 | £5,432,465 | £3,683,625 | -32.2% | |
| Average employees | 193 | 198 | 270 | 315 | 334 | +6% | |
| Wages | £16,724,527 | £21,637,656 | £31,892,691 | £40,850,945 | £42,370,119 | +3.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,711,497 | £7,447,846 | £11,297,701 | £9,959,705 | £11,935,148 | +19.8% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £10,000 | £10,000 | £50,000 | +400% | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £5,602,163 | £5,385,089 | £7,150,816 | +32.8% |
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 | 2020-07-31 | 2021-07-31 | 2023-07-31 | 2024-07-31 | 2025-07-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.4% | -0.8% | 0.1% | 2.0% | 0.5% | |
| Net margin | 1.9% | 1.0% | 0.4% | -0.4% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.2% | -6.9% | 0.8% | 21.6% | 5.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 79.6% | 87.7% | 93.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 0.92x | 0.85x | 0.75x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 1.13x | 16.33x | 1.88x |
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
- OXFORD ECONOMICS LIMITED 2006-11-17 → present
- OXFORD ECONOMIC FORECASTING LIMITED 1981-12-31 → 2006-11-17
- PRECIS FORTY LIMITED 1981-04-23 → 1981-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As a result the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least twelve months following the signing of these financial statements. For these reasons, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- OXFORD ECONOMICS LIMITED · parent
- Oxford Economics Australia Pty Limited 100%
- BIS Oxford Economics Pty Ltd 100%
- Oxford Economics Asia Pacific and Middle East Pte Limited 100%
- Oxford Economics Hong Kong Limited 100%
- Oxford Economics Africa (Pty) Limited 51%
- Regional Forecasts Limited 100%
- Oxford Economics Japan KK 100%
- Oxford Economics GmbH 100%
- Oxford Economic Forecasting Limited 100%
- Oxford Economics SRL 100%
- Oxford Economics France 100%
- Oxford Economics Ireland Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The company has also made an investment in Data City Innovations Ltd, whose mission is to build the new global industrial classification system and thereby help to overcome increasing challenges with the quality of official economic data. Oxford Economics and Data City have entered into a Joint Venture together to create, and take to market, a US version of the UK Data City product.”
- “In addition, the company is benefiting from the acquisition in June 2025 by Oxford Economics Group Limited of a majority stake in Alpine Macro, a leading provider of forward-looking financial market forecasts and investment strategy to institutional clients across more than 60 countries. This acquisition positions Oxford Economics as a more formidable player in the investment advisory space, and leveraging Alpine Macro's deep financial market expertise will allow the company to deliver even more comprehensive and well-rounded advice to a broader spectrum of asset managers, hedge funds, investment banks, and pension funds.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 19 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOLTHO, Andrea George | Director | 1998-06-17 | Oct 1939 | German |
| BURTON, Charles Philip Henry | Director | 2008-04-30 | Dec 1952 | British |
| COOPER, Adrian John | Director | 1996-04-19 | Dec 1964 | British |
| MCFEE, Innes Daniel Calder | Director | 2025-12-18 | Aug 1983 | British |
| WALKER, Neil Michael | Director | 2025-12-18 | Jul 1983 | British |
Show 19 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BURTON, Charles Philip Henry | Secretary | 2011-06-01 | 2022-06-08 |
| COOPER, Adrian John | Secretary | 1999-10-31 | 2011-07-31 |
| GASTER, John Robin | Secretary | 1996-04-19 | 1999-10-31 |
| MEEN, Geoffrey Peter, Dr | Secretary | — | 1996-04-19 |
| ALLSOPP, Christopher John | Director | 2004-10-06 | 2025-03-05 |
| ALLSOPP, Christopher John | Director | — | 2000-05-19 |
| BRISTOL, Paul Lanfear Harold | Director | 2001-03-15 | 2003-03-07 |
| CELI, Louis | Director | 2010-11-25 | 2015-04-21 |
| DAVIES, Rosser Llewellyn, Dr | Director | 1994-07-05 | 1996-06-30 |
| DELACAVE, Bruno Daniel Geoffrey | Director | 2018-01-05 | 2019-08-28 |
| EVANS, Russell Wilmot | Director | — | 1996-04-19 |
| FLEMMING, John Stanton | Director | 1994-02-24 | 2003-08-06 |
| GASTER, John Robin | Director | — | 1999-10-31 |
| KOELLREUTER, Christoph, Dr.Rer.Pol. | Director | 1997-10-10 | 2007-01-04 |
| MEEN, Geoffrey Peter, Dr | Director | — | 1996-04-19 |
| MORRIS, Derek | Director | — | 1998-01-12 |
| THOLSTRUP, Jens Jorgen | Director | 2010-02-08 | 2017-01-09 |
| UNDY, Roger | Director | — | 1994-03-24 |
| WALKER, John | Director | — | 2026-03-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxford Economics Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-07-31 | Active |
| Mr John Walker | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-31 |
| Mr Adrian John Cooper | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 185 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-04 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-04 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-04 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-06-16 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-06-16 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-06-16 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2025-06-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.