OXFORD CONVERSIS LIMITED
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Cash
£1.9m
+37.3% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2.5m
-10.5% vs 2024
Employees
67
+19.6% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£153k
-78.9% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | — | — | — | — | £6,433,143 | £7,710,771 | +19.9% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £721,036 | £152,648 | -78.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £724,275 | £152,648 | -78.9% | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £535,661 | -£90,532 | -116.9% | |
| Cash | £612,437 | £473,018 | £407,739 | £867,838 | £1,368,492 | £1,879,002 | +37.3% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,417,831 | £1,556,304 | £2,022,276 | £2,401,880 | £2,776,808 | £2,488,602 | -10.4% | |
| Net assets | £1,417,815 | £1,509,454 | £2,004,229 | £2,387,025 | £2,766,686 | £2,476,154 | -10.5% | |
| Equity | £1,417,815 | £1,509,454 | £2,004,229 | £2,387,025 | £2,766,686 | £2,476,154 | -10.5% | |
| Average employees | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 67 | +19.6% | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | 11.2% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 8.3% | -1.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 26.0% | 6.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 45.3% | 28.6% | 18.6% | 31.8% | 32.5% | 47.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.72x | 1.90x |
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
- OXFORD CONVERSIS LIMITED 2003-01-09 → present
- OCEANFORGE LIMITED 2002-11-04 → 2003-01-09
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- James Cowper Kreston Audit
- 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.”
Significant events
- “On 6 February 2026, all shares of the company were purchased by IQVIA Limited and from this date the directors regard IQVIA Holdings Inc. as the ultimate parent company and IQVIA limited as the immediate parent company.”
- “During the year ended 31 December 2025, the term of this loan (Amounts owed by group undertakings) was extended until 31 December 2026. On 6 February 2026, the outstanding balance on the loan of £154,004 was repaid in full.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JTC (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2026-02-06 | — | — |
| LANDELLS, Kevin | Director | 2026-02-06 | Nov 1976 | British |
| PARNELL, Richard | Director | 2026-02-06 | Apr 1974 | British |
| SHERRIFF, Mark | Director | 2026-02-06 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVERS, Simon Edward | Secretary | 2002-12-19 | 2003-01-27 |
| LARBEY, Jonathan Paul | Secretary | 2003-01-27 | 2021-06-30 |
| KEY LEGAL SERVICES (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-11-04 | 2002-12-19 |
| BARRETT, Ray Alexander Holden | Director | 2022-02-18 | 2026-02-06 |
| CRUTCHLEY, Paul | Director | 2002-12-19 | 2003-01-27 |
| FUTTER, Charlotte | Director | 2022-02-18 | 2026-02-06 |
| HARRISON, Craig David | Director | 2019-01-16 | 2026-02-06 |
| LARBEY, Jonathan Paul | Director | 2015-12-15 | 2021-06-30 |
| MUDDYMAN, Andrew Martin | Director | 2003-01-27 | 2026-02-06 |
| MUDDYMAN, Gary John | Director | 2003-01-27 | 2020-03-31 |
| MUDDYMAN, William Francis, Executors Of The Late | Director | 2003-01-27 | 2020-05-13 |
| PFETZER, Karin Anna | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2016-12-24 |
| SHRIMPTON, David Everard | Director | 2003-01-27 | 2009-11-12 |
| KEY LEGAL SERVICES (NOMINEES) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-11-04 | 2002-12-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iqvia Ltd. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-02-06 | Active |
| Ruxley Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-02-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-02-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2026-02-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-02-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-02-13 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-13 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-13 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-01-14 | AD03 | address | Move registers to sail company with new address | |
| 2026-01-08 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with new address | |
| 2025-11-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 4
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.