O.C. TANNER LIMITED
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Cash
£988k
-23.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£7.9m
+4.1% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
49
-5.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£436k
-58.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £50,228,539 | £47,369,515 | £44,688,395 | -5.7% | |
| Operating profit | £1,369,777 | £1,201,403 | £542,414 | -54.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,196,151 | £1,045,488 | £436,404 | -58.3% | |
| Net profit | £902,446 | £771,929 | £283,748 | -63.2% | |
| Cash | £1,078,260 | £1,289,885 | £988,308 | -23.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,876,388 | £7,582,519 | £7,914,491 | +4.4% | |
| Net assets | £6,876,388 | £7,582,519 | £7,892,981 | +4.1% | |
| Equity | £6,876,388 | £7,582,519 | £7,892,981 | +4.1% | |
| Average employees | 50 | 52 | 49 | -5.8% | |
| Wages | £3,198,184 | £3,430,757 | £3,333,937 | -2.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £473,311 | £478,699 | £439,443 | -8.2% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £5,626 | £27,867 | £14,922 | -46.5% | |
| Highest paid director | £265,795 | £253,127 | £233,084 | -7.9% |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.7% | 2.5% | 1.2% | |
| Net margin | 1.8% | 1.6% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.9% | 15.8% | 6.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 67.4% | 59.5% | 58.5% | |
| Current ratio | 1.47x | 1.67x | 1.70x | |
| Interest cover | 6.92x | 6.68x | 3.62x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- O.C. TANNER LIMITED 2005-09-12 → present
- B2B INITIATIVES LIMITED 2001-03-09 → 2005-09-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Forvis Mazars LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and that there are no material uncertainties that lead to significant doubt upon the Group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- O.C. TANNER LIMITED · parent
- O.C. Tanner Company GmbH 100%
- O.C. Tanner India Private Limited 7%
- O.C. Tanner Appreciation Company de Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. RFC OTA090522CW8 10%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHIBALD, Scott Nielsen | Director | 2017-07-07 | Mar 1974 | American |
| COX, Jacquelyn Mindi | Director | 2023-10-26 | Jan 1977 | American |
| HEYWARD, Alan James | Director | 2026-08-17 | Jun 1969 | Australian |
| MORLEY, Joanna | Director | 2012-07-01 | Mar 1979 | British |
| ORDEVER, Robert Mark | Director | 2014-12-05 | Oct 1975 | British |
| SPERRY, Scott David | Director | 2004-05-11 | Nov 1966 | American |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHADHA, Sangeeta | Secretary | 2001-03-09 | 2004-05-11 |
| CHADHA, Yash Pal | Secretary | 2004-05-11 | 2006-06-12 |
| PATEL, Hitesh | Secretary | 2006-06-12 | 2011-01-05 |
| BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-03-09 | 2001-03-15 |
| ANDERSON, Joyce | Director | 2007-06-27 | 2008-04-25 |
| BENN, William Justin | Director | 2007-10-01 | 2007-10-23 |
| BROWN, Ty Darren | Director | 2018-12-07 | 2024-04-01 |
| BROWN, Ty | Director | 2004-05-11 | 2016-12-08 |
| CHADHA, Yash Pal | Director | 2001-03-09 | 2006-06-12 |
| DHILLON, Charles | Director | 2003-12-01 | 2005-08-31 |
| DOYLE, Barry John | Director | 2001-05-01 | 2007-05-18 |
| ELLIS, Carol | Director | 2008-06-20 | 2013-12-17 |
| FEAVER, Ian | Director | 2010-01-04 | 2019-05-31 |
| HODGES, Harold | Director | 2009-07-07 | 2012-06-15 |
| KATZ, Brian Emery | Director | 2004-05-11 | 2016-01-01 |
| MCVEIGH, John Lawrence | Director | 2012-09-06 | 2016-09-23 |
| MURDOCK, Kent Hyrum | Director | 2004-05-11 | 2009-07-07 |
| NITZ, Volkmar | Director | 2008-06-20 | 2009-07-07 |
| PATEL, Hitesh | Director | 2010-01-01 | 2011-01-05 |
| PETERSEN, David Allan | Director | 2004-05-11 | 2024-08-01 |
| SIZEMORE, Donna | Director | 2008-04-25 | 2010-03-31 |
| BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-03-09 | 2001-03-15 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Deon Tanner Hilger | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2022-09-19 | Active |
| Oc Tanner Company | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-04-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 148 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-08-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-01 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-24 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group | |
| 2022-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-03-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.