OPCARE LIMITED
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Cash
£703k
+103.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£12m
+13.8% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
365
+1.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£1.4m
+245.7% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Health Care median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £49,241,000 | £54,558,000 | £56,060,000 | +2.8% | |
| Operating profit | £2,060,000 | £411,000 | £1,421,000 | +245.7% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,058,000 | £411,000 | £1,421,000 | +245.7% | |
| Net profit | £2,045,000 | £868,000 | £1,508,000 | +73.7% | |
| Cash | £407,000 | £345,000 | £703,000 | +103.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £11,330,000 | £11,716,000 | £12,885,000 | +10% | |
| Net assets | £10,686,000 | £10,935,000 | £12,443,000 | +13.8% | |
| Equity | £10,686,000 | £10,935,000 | £12,443,000 | +13.8% | |
| Average employees | 353 | 359 | 365 | +1.7% | |
| Wages | £10,412,000 | £10,994,000 | £11,461,000 | +4.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £208,000 | £300,000 | £288,000 | -4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £9,000 | £10,000 | £12,000 | +20% | |
| Highest paid director | £62,000 | £74,000 | £84,000 | +13.5% |
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 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.2% | 0.8% | 2.5% | |
| Net margin | 4.2% | 1.6% | 2.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 18.2% | 3.5% | 11.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 74.5% | 82.0% | 85.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.11x | 1.09x | 1.08x |
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
- OPCARE LIMITED 2004-12-14 → present
- ORTHOPAEDIC SERVICES LIMITED 1995-07-01 → 2004-12-14
- RADFORD ORTHOPAEDIC SERVICES LIMITED 1994-03-01 → 1995-07-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the directors are confident that the Group and Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet their liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements, after considering cash flow forecasts to July 2027 including a severe plausible downside scenario.”
Significant events
- “The Company has invested £281,000 (2024: £163,000) on research and development related to its service offering. Any development costs have been capitalised as an intangible asset.”
- “The Company made no political or charitable donations during the year (2024: £Nil).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEATO, Paolo | Director | 2023-09-22 | Sep 1961 | British |
| BURNS, Sarah Joanne | Director | 2025-02-17 | Jun 1971 | British |
| HANNETT, Dominic Peter | Director | 2023-09-22 | Apr 1977 | British |
| O'BYRNE, John | Director | 2025-02-17 | May 1983 | British |
| O'BYRNE, Michael | Director | 2023-09-22 | Mar 1987 | British |
| REEVES, Andrew Robert | Director | 2024-06-17 | Apr 1978 | British |
| TIL, Kirsten | Director | 2023-09-22 | Apr 1984 | Dutch |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Irene Lesley | Nominee Secretary | 1994-03-01 | 1994-03-01 |
| HARRISON, Richard David | Secretary | 2002-12-18 | 2006-03-31 |
| HEXT, Christopher Leslie James | Secretary | 1994-03-01 | 2000-05-26 |
| KING, Jacqueline | Secretary | 2006-03-31 | 2008-07-31 |
| WITHAM, David James | Secretary | 2000-06-04 | 2002-12-06 |
| CHATFIELD, Robert | Director | 2011-06-27 | 2016-07-18 |
| CHATFIELD, Robert | Director | 2006-04-01 | 2010-06-08 |
| CLARKE, Alan | Director | 2015-03-02 | 2015-05-29 |
| EVANS, Richard Harold | Director | 2024-09-20 | 2024-12-02 |
| HANNETT, Dominic | Director | 2009-10-06 | 2021-11-24 |
| HARRISON, Richard David | Director | 2002-12-18 | 2006-03-31 |
| HENEAGE, Gary Nigel | Director | 2021-03-12 | 2021-05-27 |
| HILL, David Richard | Director | 2010-09-27 | 2012-10-17 |
| HILL, David Richard | Director | 2007-06-01 | 2008-01-31 |
| HOLLOWAY, Simon Jon | Director | 2023-10-06 | 2024-10-04 |
| ILIFF, Peter | Director | 1997-02-17 | 2000-07-31 |
| JAMES, Neil Edward | Director | 2018-11-05 | 2022-10-03 |
| LAWTON, Mark Aidan | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2003-05-29 |
| LYONS, James Lawrence | Director | 2018-11-05 | 2021-11-24 |
| MARCHANT, Robert Paul | Director | 2002-04-02 | 2005-03-31 |
| MCNEILLY, Robert Henry, Dr | Director | 2003-01-01 | 2007-06-30 |
| MOORE, Lisa Marie | Director | 2022-10-03 | 2023-10-06 |
| MURPHY, Stephen James | Director | 2022-10-03 | 2023-09-22 |
| O'BYRNE, John | Director | 2008-11-01 | 2025-02-17 |
| O'BYRNE, Michael Thomas | Director | 2018-11-05 | 2021-11-24 |
| O'BYRNE, Michael Anthony | Director | 1994-03-01 | 2021-11-24 |
| ROBINSON, Paul David | Director | 2016-09-15 | 2021-03-12 |
| RUDZINSKI, Alexander Peter Marek | Director | 2022-10-03 | 2024-06-17 |
| THORNTON, Andrew | Director | 1997-02-03 | 1999-06-30 |
| TIL, Kirsten | Director | 2018-11-05 | 2021-11-24 |
| WARLOW, David John | Director | 2009-10-06 | 2010-06-30 |
| WHITTAKER, Alexandra Jean | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-10-16 |
| WITHAM, David James | Director | 2000-06-04 | 2002-12-06 |
| BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-03-01 | 1994-03-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ability Matters Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-26 | RP01AP01 | officers | Replacement filing of director appointment with name | |
| 2025-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.