OCEE DESIGN LIMITED
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Cash
£147K
-48.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£7.2M
-4.1% vs 2024
Employees
79
-9.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£371K
-344.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,151,175 | £18,455,327 | £14,707,034 | £13,976,539 | -5% | |
| Operating profit | £501,800 | £1,360,566 | £292,105 | -£229,380 | -178.5% | |
| Profit before tax | £424,430 | £1,231,706 | £151,604 | -£370,787 | -344.6% | |
| Net profit | — | £1,252,777 | £89,421 | -£308,604 | -445.1% | |
| Cash | £350,864 | £172,861 | £286,981 | £147,445 | -48.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,247,144 | £7,485,030 | £8,004,684 | £7,481,795 | -6.5% | |
| Net assets | £6,178,076 | £7,430,853 | £7,520,274 | £7,211,670 | -4.1% | |
| Equity | £6,178,076 | £7,430,853 | £7,520,274 | £7,211,670 | -4.1% | |
| Average employees | 91 | 92 | 87 | 79 | -9.2% | |
| Wages | £2,903,387 | £3,266,432 | £2,663,763 | £2,709,818 | +1.7% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £125,340 | £181,549 | £133,225 | £143,353 | +7.6% |
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 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.1% | 7.4% | 2.0% | -1.6% | |
| Net margin | — | 6.8% | 0.6% | -2.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 8.0% | 18.2% | 3.6% | -3.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 33.4% | 34.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.62x | 3.27x | 2.95x | |
| Interest cover | 6.49x | 10.56x | 2.08x | -1.62x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- OCEE DESIGN LIMITED 2009-05-08 → present
- OFFICE CHAIRMAN LIMITED 2007-07-20 → 2009-05-08
- WORKPLACE FURNITURE LIMITED 1996-04-29 → 2007-07-20
- THE OFFICE CHAIRMAN LIMITED 1990-07-20 → 1996-04-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate. 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.”
Significant events
- “The Company has entered into a composite guarantee in favour of HSBC UK Bank plc for debt of itself and its parent, Ocee International Limited. The maximum potential liability is £1,443,750 (2024 - £2,769,500).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOUGH, Alistair Storrar | Director | 2010-05-01 | May 1963 | British |
| TAYLOR, Wesley Brent | Director | 2025-08-04 | Jul 1983 | British |
| WHINNEY, Charles Humphrey Dickens | Director | 2026-01-30 | Jul 1969 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLADMAN, Alison Clare | Secretary | 2023-04-28 | 2026-01-16 |
| GOODMAN, John Ross | Secretary | 2010-05-01 | 2016-03-21 |
| HOPKINSON, Fiona Dawn | Secretary | — | 1994-02-12 |
| PROCTOR, Jeremy | Secretary | 2016-04-15 | 2016-08-30 |
| SMITH, Hayley Maria | Secretary | 1997-11-24 | 2010-01-31 |
| STEAD, Richard Albert | Secretary | 1994-01-06 | 1998-11-01 |
| THOMAS, Stephen Alan | Secretary | 2016-08-30 | 2021-12-31 |
| BARKER, Anthony Robin | Director | 1996-04-30 | 1997-10-25 |
| CLARK, Neil | Director | 2016-08-30 | 2025-08-04 |
| GLADMAN, Alison Clare | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2026-01-16 |
| GOODMAN, John Ross | Director | 1994-01-06 | 2016-07-08 |
| KING, Martin Adrian | Director | 1994-11-07 | 1995-10-16 |
| MORLEY, Derek Martin | Director | 1997-11-24 | 2000-11-27 |
| SMITH, Hayley Maria | Director | 1997-11-24 | 2010-01-31 |
| STEAD, Richard Albert | Director | 1994-01-06 | 2014-02-07 |
| THOMAS, Stephen Alan | Director | 2016-08-30 | 2021-12-31 |
| VIVIAN, Dean Michael | Director | — | 1994-01-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocee International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-08 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control without name date | |
| 2024-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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.