OCU UTILITY SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-28 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£26M
+117.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£54M
-4.9% vs 2024
Employees
631
+81.8% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£3M
-122.9% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £156,435,319 | £206,121,520 | £303,187,000 | £360,622,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | £15,545,937 | £26,882,391 | £12,927,000 | -£2,831,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £15,530,422 | £26,806,920 | £12,854,000 | -£2,941,000 | |
| Net profit | — | £13,016,274 | £21,852,024 | £9,238,000 | -£2,817,000 | |
| Cash | — | £15,993,421 | £27,728,254 | £12,088,000 | £26,244,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £48,208,905 | £70,210,929 | £57,434,000 | £54,926,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £48,208,905 | £70,060,929 | £56,984,000 | £54,167,000 | |
| Equity | £41,445,438 | £48,208,905 | £70,060,929 | £56,984,000 | £54,167,000 | |
| Average employees | — | 180 | 217 | 347 | 631 | |
| Wages | — | £5,875,961 | £8,875,112 | £15,834,000 | £29,222,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £775,641 | £992,167 | £1,313,000 | £930,000 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
-
Turnover
+18.9%
£303,187,000 £360,622,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+117.1%
£12,088,000 £26,244,000
-
Net assets
-4.9%
£56,984,000 £54,167,000
-
Employees
+81.8%
347 631
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-121.9%
£12,927,000 -£2,831,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-122.9%
£12,854,000 -£2,941,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+84.6%
£15,834,000 £29,222,000
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 9.9% | 13.0% | 4.3% | -0.8% | |
| Net margin | — | 8.3% | 10.6% | 3.0% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 32.2% | 38.3% | 22.5% | -5.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.28x | 0.96x | |
| Interest cover | — | 598.01x | 306.72x | 77.41x | -12.15x |
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
- OCU UTILITY SERVICES LIMITED 2023-01-04 → present
- O'CONNOR UTILITIES LIMITED 1998-04-23 → 2023-01-04
- O CONNOR CABLE SERVICES LIMITED 1994-04-08 → 1998-04-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit 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
- OCU UTILITY SERVICES LIMITED · parent
- Artemis Fibre Limited 1%
- Carmar Ltd 1%
- F.K.S (UK) Limited 1%
- InICT Ltd 1%
- Multivein Limited 1%
- OCU Northavon Group Limited 1%
- OCU Northavon Holdings Limited 1%
- OCU Northavon Water Services Limited 1%
- Hydrovein Limited 1%
- OCU Northavon Highways & Utilities Limited 1%
- OCU Northavon Infrastrucure & Utilities Limited 1%
- OCU Northavon Renewable Energy Limited 1%
- OCU Northavon Water Solutions Limited 1%
- Peter McCormack & Sons Limited 1%
- Purestream Process Solutions Limited (formerly Setfords Technology Ltd) 1%
Significant events
- “On 6 November 2025, the Company acquired 100% of the share capital of Valmech Welding Limited. Valmech Welding Limited is a specialist in all aspects of mechanical services including district heating installations, plant rooms, heating and domestic pipework services and gas pipework, providing services across the UK.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CORNWELL, Michael | Secretary | 2024-07-01 | — | — |
| ALDERTON, Paul Martin | Director | 2023-08-23 | May 1967 | British |
| CORRIE, Christopher Frederick George | Director | 2024-01-15 | Apr 1984 | British |
| HUGHES, Michael Blake | Director | 2022-08-04 | Nov 1968 | British |
| LYE, Richard Donald | Director | 2022-08-04 | Oct 1978 | British |
| MCNULTY, Michael Joseph | Director | 2019-06-01 | Jun 1966 | British |
| O'SULLIVAN, Denis Adrian | Director | 2019-06-01 | May 1972 | Irish |
| SNOWBALL, David Matthew | Director | 2022-10-06 | Feb 1980 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| O CONNOR, Sally | Secretary | 1994-04-08 | 2010-10-03 |
| O'CONNOR, Breda | Secretary | 2015-05-01 | 2024-07-01 |
| FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-04-08 | 1994-04-08 |
| BOWLER, Vincent Stephen | Director | 2022-08-04 | 2024-11-01 |
| FLITCROFT, Peter Joseph | Director | 2019-06-01 | 2023-12-31 |
| MORAN, Lisa Jane | Director | 2015-05-01 | 2022-08-04 |
| O'CONNOR, Thomas Joseph | Director | 1996-07-12 | 2022-08-04 |
| O'CONNOR, Timothy Gerard | Director | 1994-04-08 | 2022-08-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocu Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-01-04 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-02-25 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-02-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-12-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-04 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.