OSCAR ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£970K
+437.6% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£4.1M
+6.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
79
-39.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£535K
+217.5% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £42,798,005 | £34,553,390 | -19.3% | |
| Operating profit | — | -£387,776 | £582,009 | +250.1% | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£455,771 | £535,323 | +217.5% | |
| Net profit | — | -£492,016 | £239,012 | +148.6% | |
| Cash | £695,240 | £180,525 | £970,490 | +437.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,113,995 | £3,885,566 | £4,112,296 | +5.8% | |
| Net assets | £2,519,290 | £3,873,284 | £4,112,296 | +6.2% | |
| Equity | £2,519,290 | £3,873,284 | £4,112,296 | +6.2% | |
| Average employees | 93 | 130 | 79 | -39.2% | |
| Wages | — | £7,752,170 | £5,377,206 | -30.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2021-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -0.9% | 1.7% | |
| Net margin | — | -1.1% | 0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -10.0% | 14.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.97x | 2.18x | |
| Interest cover | — | -5.32x | 12.47x |
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
- OSCAR ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED 2001-10-24 → present
- DRAYSTON LIMITED 2001-07-19 → 2001-10-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Sedulo Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on the forecasts prepared and the expected performance of the group, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group and company have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements.”
Group structure
- OSCAR ASSOCIATES (UK) LIMITED · parent
- Oscar Associates (Americas) LLC 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 November 2025, the parent company declared dividends totalling £1,000,000 to its shareholders. As the dividends were declared after the reporting date of 31 August 2025, they have not been recognised as a liability in these financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARKER, Anna Frances | Secretary | 2001-10-23 | — | British |
| PARKER, Anna Frances | Director | 2001-12-03 | Apr 1973 | British |
| PARKER, Thomas James Joseph | Director | 2001-10-23 | Sep 1963 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Irene Lesley | Nominee Secretary | 2001-07-19 | 2001-10-23 |
| GUALTIERI, Gerard | Director | 2001-12-03 | 2006-12-06 |
| HOLMES, Matthew James | Director | 2010-04-30 | 2017-05-16 |
| MORRELL, Andrew James | Director | 2010-04-30 | 2023-06-30 |
| BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-07-19 | 2001-10-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew James Morrell | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-06-30 |
| Mr Matthew James Holmes | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-31 |
| Mrs Anna Frances Parker | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Thomas James Joseph Parker | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 98 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-01-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-07-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-11-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-11-25 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-01-08 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-07-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-07-18 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-07-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-07-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-01-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.