OPTIMA MACHINERY UK PLC
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Cash
£83K
-87.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£1M
-21.8% vs 2024
Employees
14
+7.7% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£378K
-546% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £886,253 | £1,263,885 | £1,280,385 | £1,862,977 | £1,806,126 | £2,987,793 | +65.4% | |
| Operating profit | -£108,081 | £261,527 | £260,117 | £525,313 | £72,936 | -£383,994 | -626.5% | |
| Profit before tax | -£108,081 | £261,602 | £260,574 | £533,947 | £84,828 | -£378,338 | -546% | |
| Net profit | -£93,736 | £216,674 | £209,085 | £412,625 | £61,130 | -£283,915 | -564.4% | |
| Cash | £186,990 | £564,283 | £651,328 | £653,173 | £681,522 | £82,721 | -87.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £406,051 | £617,273 | £826,358 | £1,242,296 | £1,312,257 | £1,031,752 | -21.4% | |
| Net assets | £400,599 | £617,273 | £826,358 | £1,238,983 | £1,300,113 | £1,016,198 | -21.8% | |
| Equity | £400,599 | £617,273 | £826,358 | £1,238,983 | £1,300,113 | £1,016,198 | -21.8% | |
| Average employees | 11 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | +7.7% | |
| Wages | £477,814 | £356,587 | £500,069 | £551,125 | £731,679 | £1,011,277 | +38.2% | |
| 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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -12.2% | 20.7% | 20.3% | 28.2% | 4.0% | -12.9% | |
| Net margin | -10.6% | 17.1% | 16.3% | 22.1% | 3.4% | -9.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | -26.6% | 42.4% | 31.5% | 42.3% | 5.6% | -37.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 13.5% | 14.9% | — | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 6.74x | 6.15x | 2.28x |
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
- OPTIMA MACHINERY UK PLC 2024-06-21 → present
- OPTIMA PACKAGING MACHINERY PLC 2002-12-12 → 2024-06-21
- OPG LIMITED 2002-09-23 → 2002-12-12
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUELLER, Christoph, Dr | Secretary | 2021-11-26 | — | — |
| BUEHLER, Hans | Director | 2002-09-23 | Jul 1955 | German |
| MUELLER, Christoph, Dr | Director | 2021-07-28 | May 1985 | German |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIERANS, Peter | Secretary | 2002-09-23 | 2002-12-05 |
| AZETS HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2020-07-13 | 2021-11-26 |
| MORLEY & SCOTT CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-12-05 | 2010-09-01 |
| TREASURY ACCOUNTING LTD | Corporate Secretary | 2010-09-01 | 2020-07-13 |
| GLASS, Jan Uwe | Director | 2020-07-10 | 2021-07-28 |
| KORTE, Christian | Director | 2002-09-23 | 2009-06-29 |
| KUSKE, Jűrgen | Director | 2002-09-23 | 2020-07-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optima International Gmbh | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 109 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-21 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-21 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2024-06-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-06-19 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-23 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-07 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-12-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-06 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-08-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-07-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.