OPTIMA MACHINERY UK PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-12 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-29
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£682K
+4.3% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£1M
+4.9% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
13
+30% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£85K
-84.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £1,263,885 | — | £1,862,977 | £1,806,126 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £261,527 | — | £525,313 | £72,936 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £261,602 | £260,574 | £533,947 | £84,828 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £216,674 | £209,085 | £412,625 | £61,130 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £564,283 | £651,328 | £653,173 | £681,522 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £617,273 | £826,358 | £1,242,296 | £1,312,257 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | £826,358 | £1,238,983 | £1,300,113 | |
| Equity | £433,965 | £494,335 | £400,599 | £617,273 | £826,358 | £1,238,983 | £1,300,113 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £356,587 | £500,069 | £551,125 | £731,679 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
-3.1%
£1,862,977 £1,806,126
-
Cash
+4.3%
£653,173 £681,522
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+4.9%
£1,238,983 £1,300,113
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+30%
10 13
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
-86.1%
£525,313 £72,936
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-84.1%
£533,947 £84,828
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+32.8%
£551,125 £731,679
highest in 4 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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 20.7% | — | 28.2% | 4.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 17.1% | — | 22.1% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 42.4% | — | 42.3% | 5.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 13.5% | 14.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 6.74x | 6.15x |
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 — the current trading name was adopted 2024-06-21
- 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
“the directors have a reasonable expectation that they can continue in business. On that basis, they feel it is appropriate to prepare the Financial Statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Brexit is of course one of the most common concerns with the company due to the uncertainties surrounding the UK.”
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 108 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-06-21 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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.