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OPTIMA CONTRACTING LIMITED

#01886477 · Active · Group / consolidated · Incorporated 1985-02-15 (41y 8m) · Last filing 2026-09-23 (1mo ago)
Industrials · SIC 42990 · F Construction · Group accounts
Accounts due 2027-10-31 (in 1y) · Confirmation due 2027-10-03 (in 12 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£20m

+19.5% highest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£30m

+7.4% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

552

+16.9% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£8.1m

+32.2% highest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-01-31

Metric Trend 2024-01-312025-01-312026-01-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £90,528,733£91,748,445£108,128,919 +17.9%
Operating profit £4,195,562£6,498,599£7,628,641 +17.4%
Profit before tax £4,577,509£6,163,388£8,148,662 +32.2%
Net profit £3,351,389£4,487,444£5,661,453 +26.2%
Cash £14,754,815£16,361,086£19,547,520 +19.5%
Total assets less current liabilities £25,976,882£27,980,323£30,014,961 +7.3%
Net assets £24,010,286£27,481,106£29,523,231 +7.4%
Equity £24,010,286£27,481,106£29,523,231 +7.4%
Average employees 455472552 +16.9%
Wages £21,362,312£23,395,735£26,556,690 +13.5%
Directors' remuneration £37,902£4,800— —
Directors' pension contributions £4,800£4,800£7,600 +58.3%

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 2024-01-312025-01-312026-01-31
Operating margin 4.6%7.1%7.1%
Net margin 3.7%4.9%5.2%
Return on capital employed 16.2%23.2%25.4%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 48.1%42.9%43.7%
Current ratio 2.03x2.14x2.13x

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

  1. OPTIMA CONTRACTING LIMITED 2007-04-27 → present
  2. H.L. SMITH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED 1986-10-23 → 2007-04-27
  3. HISTOSALE LIMITED 1985-02-15 → 1986-10-23

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Consolidated group
Auditor
Seymour Taylor Limited
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 group's and the parent 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

  1. OPTIMA CONTRACTING LIMITED · parent
    1. Optima Installations Limited · England and Wales · provision of skilled labour to the construction industry.
    2. Optima Products Limited · England and Wales · development, manufacture and distribution of 'Optima' partitioning systems through an international network of group companies and authorised dealers.
    3. OAG Limited · England and Wales · design and construction of specialist architectural glazing solutions.
    4. Optima Systems International DMCC 100% · Dubai · interior design consultancy.
    5. Optima Partitions LLC · Dubai · installation of 'Optima' partitioning systems in the Middle East region.
    6. Optima Partitions Contracting LLC · Saudi Arabia · installation of 'Optima' partitioning systems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
    7. Optima Partitions LLC Egypt · Egypt · installation of 'Optima' partitioning systems in Egypt.
    8. Jalapeno Trading LLC 76% · Dubai · sale and installation of office seating, storage and soft furnishings, principally as a Herman Miller Authorised Dealer Partner.
    9. Optima Products Asia SDN BHD · Malaysia · manufacture and distribution of 'Optima' partitioning systems in Asia and Oceania through an international network of group companies and authorised dealers.
    10. PurOptima Inc · USA · sale and distribution of 'Optima' partitioning systems in the USA through a network of authorised dealers.
    11. Curtsons (Radstock) Limited · England and Wales · dormant.
    12. HLS Installations Limited · England and Wales · dormant.
    13. Curtis Steel Limited · England and Wales · dormant.
    14. Optima Glass Installations Limited · England and Wales · dormant.
    15. Optima Partitioning Systems Limited · England and Wales · dormant.
    16. PurOptima Limited · England and Wales · dormant.

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

7 active · 8 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
CALEY, Nicholas William Secretary — — British
CALEY, Nicholas William Director — Dec 1962 British
DANN, Sean Director 2009-01-30 Jan 1970 British
EVANS, Gary Director 2002-09-23 May 1970 British
GREY, Andrew Director 2000-10-19 Apr 1969 British
THOMASON, Christopher Lee Director 2026-02-01 Nov 1964 British
WOOD, Allan Graham Director 2020-07-01 Jul 1966 British
Show 8 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
CAREY, Simon William Director 2000-10-19 2004-05-14
COLLIE, Stephen John Alexander Director 1994-07-01 1997-12-12
DANN, Sean Director 2007-08-01 2009-01-12
JUDD, Beverley Director — 2005-02-28
JUDD, Robert Keith Director 2019-05-07 2023-04-30
JUDD, Robert Keith Director 1986-11-17 2019-04-30
MORSE, Bronwen Director — 2006-05-15
MORSE, Robert John Director — 2006-07-26

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Optima Investments Limited Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 200 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-08-04 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2026-02-20 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2025-09-30 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2025-08-20 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2024-09-25 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2024-08-08 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2023-12-14 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-12-14 PSC05 persons-with-significant-control Change to a person with significant control PDF
2023-12-14 CH03 officers Change person secretary company with change date PDF
2023-12-14 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-12-14 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-12-14 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-12-14 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-12-14 AD01 address Change registered office address company with date old address new address PDF
2023-09-29 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with updates PDF
2023-09-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type group PDF
2023-07-10 MR01 mortgage Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date PDF
2023-05-12 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2022-09-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-08-25 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
2

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
1

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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