OVERSEAS TRADING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-03 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£135K
-63.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+7.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
77
+11.6% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£257K
-76.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £26,802,753 | £28,407,007 | £28,516,621 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £881,144 | £1,027,558 | £385,384 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £330,420 | £1,072,899 | £256,648 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £320,443 | £813,631 | £110,068 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | £67,461 | £370,560 | £134,600 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | £1,792,622 | £1,917,745 | £1,922,415 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £1,068,094 | £1,481,192 | £1,590,581 | |
| Equity | £892,646 | £1,142,802 | £1,224,419 | £937,212 | £1,068,094 | £1,481,192 | £1,590,581 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | 69 | 69 | 77 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,445,779 | £3,020,447 | £3,240,349 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £420,073 | £264,000 | £303,493 | £432,620 |
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 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
+0.4%
£28,407,007 £28,516,621
-
Cash
-63.7%
£370,560 £134,600
-
Net assets
+7.4%
£1,481,192 £1,590,581
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+11.6%
69 77
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-62.5%
£1,027,558 £385,384
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-76.1%
£1,072,899 £256,648
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+7.3%
£3,020,447 £3,240,349
highest in 3 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 | 2019-05-31 | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 3.3% | 3.6% | 1.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.2% | 2.9% | 0.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 49.2% | 53.6% | 20.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.07x | 1.09x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 5.12x | 3.65x | 2.99x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- S&W Audit
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have made an assessment in preparing these financial statements as to whether the company is a going concern and have concluded that there are no material uncertainties that may cast doubt on the Company's ability to continue as going concern for a period of at least 12 months from the date of signature of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “A significant milestone during FY2025 was the successful transition of the business to employee ownership- through the establishment of an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT). The sale of shares to the EOT was completed in the year, marking a transformative step in the company's governance and culture. This transition has provided employees with a direct stake in the future success of the business and is expected to support long-term stability and employee engagement.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUITEKANT, John Roger | Secretary | 2006-12-09 | — | British |
| BUITEKANT, John Roger | Director | 2006-12-09 | Jan 1958 | British |
| CHARY, Edward | Director | 2024-09-02 | Apr 1972 | British |
| HASLAM, Andrew Francis | Director | 2026-04-02 | Aug 1969 | British |
| SEGAL, Rupert Benedict | Director | 2002-05-20 | Jun 1971 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOYLE, Nigel Robert | Secretary | 2002-05-20 | 2006-12-09 |
| SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-05-20 | 2002-05-20 |
| BARSTOW, Clive Mark John | Director | 2022-03-07 | 2024-06-28 |
| BRADFIELD, Gillian Anne, Sales Director | Director | 2010-03-22 | 2014-08-06 |
| BRANCHE, Amy | Director | 2024-09-02 | 2026-04-02 |
| CONWAY, Gary | Director | 2020-05-25 | 2020-10-14 |
| HEYS, Andrew Neil | Director | 2020-04-20 | 2022-09-16 |
| JENNINGS, Philip Raymond | Director | 2010-05-21 | 2024-03-31 |
| MORROW, Duncan | Director | 2019-09-09 | 2022-09-16 |
| POCOCK, Andrew Walter | Director | 2019-04-08 | 2020-05-07 |
| WAIN, David Revill | Director | 2015-01-12 | 2019-06-30 |
| CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-05-20 | 2002-05-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purston Park Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-03-02 | Active |
| Mr John Roger Buitekant | Individual | Significant influence, significant-influence-or-control-as-firm | 2016-06-01 | Ceased 2021-03-02 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-03-11 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-11 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-05-15 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-05-15 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-11 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-11 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-02 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-07-09 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-07-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-05-15 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.