OVARRO LD LTD
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Cash
£678K
-22% vs 2023
Net assets
£4.9M
-18.6% vs 2023
Employees
50
-3.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1.5M
-50.4% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,263,000 | £12,382,000 | +9.9% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,006,000 | -£1,514,000 | -50.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,006,000 | -£1,513,000 | -50.4% | |
| Net profit | -£821,000 | -£1,126,000 | -37.1% | |
| Cash | £869,000 | £678,000 | -22% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,218,000 | £4,915,000 | -21% | |
| Net assets | £6,041,000 | £4,915,000 | -18.6% | |
| Equity | £6,041,000 | £4,915,000 | -18.6% | |
| Average employees | 52 | 50 | -3.8% | |
| Wages | £1,819,000 | £1,680,000 | -7.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £130,000 | £134,000 | +3.1% |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -8.9% | -12.2% | |
| Net margin | -7.3% | -9.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | -16.2% | -30.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.85x | 1.26x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- OVARRO LD LTD 2020-03-10 → present
- PRIMAYER LIMITED 1994-08-16 → 2020-03-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company continues to meet its day to day working capital requirements through cash reserves and strict inventory and ledger book control. The Company produces a detailed forecast and budget looking 12 months ahead and also performs long range financial planning through a 5 year strategic financial plan. Neither of which have raised concerns around the liquidity or going concern status of the Company. Therefore, as at the date of this report, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in business for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the annual financial statements.”
Group structure
- OVARRO LD LTD · parent
- Ovarro S.A.S 100%
- Ovarro Sdn. Bhd. 100%
Significant events
- “The ongoing dynamic between UK Water utilities and the regulator Ofwat has caused some disruption in the later part of the year, but with plans now being approved by the regulator and record investment by utilities being confirmed, the Company is very well placed and optimistic about the future.”
- “The Company's strategy is to develop and grow its core trading business, investing in new product development to maintain the Company's market leading position in leak detection.”
- “UK businesses are currently facing many uncertainties such as the consequences of Brexit, environmental sustainability and geopolitical events such as the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East. These uncertainties have contributed to an environment where there exists a range of issues and risks, including inflation, rising interest rates, labour shortages, disrupted supply chains and new ways of working.”
- “The restructuring costs relate to the ongoing restructuring and strategic initiatives implemented to reorganise the Group and the sale of Ovarro in 2024.”
- “Subsequent to the year end date, the Company received correspondence from a customer of a dispute pertaining to products and services provided by the Company during the financial year ending 31 December 2024. Whilst no legal claim has been made against the Company, management together with its legal advisers continue to engage in mediation with the counterparty to reach a suitable resolution.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 33 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-10-29 | — | — |
| KHAYYAT, Amer | Director | 2026-02-06 | May 1978 | British |
| LEVERETT III, Neuman | Director | 2024-10-29 | Nov 1972 | American |
| MORGAN, Michael Patrick | Director | 2025-04-01 | May 1970 | American |
Show 33 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BASFORD, Brian David | Secretary | 1996-04-15 | 1998-02-09 |
| IRONMONGER, Roger | Secretary | 2018-06-22 | 2019-08-23 |
| LAI, Christopher Khee Choong | Secretary | 1998-02-09 | 1998-06-10 |
| MARRIOTT, Geoffrey Michael | Secretary | 2020-05-11 | 2021-11-19 |
| PARKES, Linda Jane | Secretary | 2008-09-19 | 2018-06-22 |
| TAHIR, Khairah | Secretary | 1998-06-10 | 2002-04-24 |
| TURNER, Martin | Secretary | 1996-04-01 | 1996-06-12 |
| WARREN, Paula Ann | Secretary | 2002-04-24 | 2006-01-17 |
| KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-08-16 | 1994-08-31 |
| LEIGH CARR COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1994-08-31 | 1996-04-01 |
| THOMAS EGGAR SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-01-17 | 2008-09-19 |
| ABU BAKAR, Sulaiman | Director | 2003-07-02 | 2004-10-08 |
| BROOK, Kevin Sean | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2019-08-23 |
| CANE, Mike | Director | 2019-08-23 | 2020-04-30 |
| FRANCE, Stephen Robert | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2012-05-31 |
| FROST, David | Director | 2019-08-23 | 2024-10-29 |
| GREEN, Christopher Andrew | Director | 2022-04-29 | 2025-05-22 |
| HARTLEY, Paul | Director | 2025-05-22 | 2026-02-06 |
| HATHAWAY, Barbara | Director | 2020-09-07 | 2024-10-29 |
| HATHAWAY, Barbara | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2019-08-23 |
| HATHAWAY, Colin Trevor | Director | 2000-03-01 | 2015-08-07 |
| IRONMONGER, Roger | Director | 1997-04-07 | 2019-08-23 |
| MEREDITH, Richard Austin | Director | 2002-09-16 | 2005-12-31 |
| MERICAN, Mahmood Osman, Dato | Director | 1996-01-22 | 2019-08-23 |
| PARKES, Linda Jane | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2018-06-22 |
| PEACH, Steven Michael | Director | 2015-08-01 | 2019-08-23 |
| PETKOVICH, Jacob Ryan | Director | 2024-10-29 | 2025-04-01 |
| SULAIMAN, Abu Bakar Fikri | Director | 2003-03-01 | 2004-10-08 |
| TAHIR, Khairah | Director | 1994-08-31 | 2003-05-21 |
| TURNER, Martin | Director | 1996-01-22 | 1998-05-08 |
| WILLIAMS, Rob | Director | 2020-09-07 | 2022-04-29 |
| WRIGHT, William Douglas | Director | 2024-10-29 | 2026-01-09 |
| KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-08-16 | 1994-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ovarro Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-08-23 | Active |
| Dato Mahmood Osman Merican | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-08-23 |
| Mr Roger Charles Ironmonger | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-08-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 197 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-12-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-11 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.