O.S.T.C. LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-03 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-20
Watchouts
Cash
£6M
+59.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£6M
+861.5% vs 2023
Employees
116
-58.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£8M
+759.9% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
These events or conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £31,897,617 | £11,637,840 | |
| Operating profit | £1,188,969 | £7,756,444 | |
| Profit before tax | £880,643 | £7,572,981 | |
| Net profit | £793,269 | £4,971,626 | |
| Cash | £3,935,115 | £6,273,577 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,487,841 | £10,371,398 | |
| Net assets | £666,870 | £6,412,032 | |
| Equity | £666,870 | £6,412,032 | |
| Average employees | 280 | 116 | |
| Wages | £11,515,898 | £5,428,826 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,040,822 | £1,274,424 |
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
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Turnover
-63.5%
£31,897,617 £11,637,840
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Cash
+59.4%
£3,935,115 £6,273,577
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Net assets
+861.5%
£666,870 £6,412,032
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Employees
-58.6%
280 116
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Operating profit
+552.4%
£1,188,969 £7,756,444
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Profit before tax
+759.9%
£880,643 £7,572,981
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Wages
-52.9%
£11,515,898 £5,428,826
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.7% | 66.6% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 42.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.0% | 74.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 97.3% | 59.7% | |
| Current ratio | 0.64x | 1.45x | |
| Interest cover | 1.25x | 12.64x |
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
- O.S.T.C. LIMITED 2005-08-23 → present
- ONSCREENTRADING LIMITED 2004-09-30 → 2005-08-23
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Cooper Parry Group Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“These events or conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.”
Group structure
- O.S.T.C. LIMITED · parent
- OSTC Yongan Trading Co. Limited 0.51%
- Zhejoing Yongon Investment Advisory Co. Limited 0.51%
Significant events
- “On 11 May 2024, Hertshten Group, the global financial services conglomerate, signed an asset acquisition agreement for the trading business of OSTC Limited, which is a subsidiary of OSTC Group Holdings Limited.”
- “The trade and assets were sold to Hertshten Group Limited on 11 May 2024 for total consideration of £15m.”
- “There is an unlimited guarantee at R.J.O'Brien in respect of OSTC Holdings.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 22 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARM SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-04-27 | — | — |
| FIRLA, Ian Paul, Dr | Director | 2024-07-15 | Aug 1970 | Polish |
| SLADE, Mark Adam | Director | 2007-06-01 | Mar 1969 | British |
Show 22 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGUDA, Ayodeji | Secretary | 2022-04-22 | 2023-02-23 |
| BROPHY, Robert James | Secretary | 2004-09-30 | 2015-10-21 |
| NAIK, Justina | Secretary | 2015-10-22 | 2022-04-22 |
| WEINREB, Nick | Secretary | 2023-02-22 | 2023-04-27 |
| TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-09-30 | 2004-09-30 |
| AUCAMP, Jonathan Dean | Director | 2006-11-30 | 2022-07-31 |
| BROPHY, Robert James | Director | 2004-09-30 | 2022-07-31 |
| ENGLISH, William Pemble Owen | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2022-07-31 |
| FIRLA, Ian Paul, Dr | Director | 2010-03-09 | 2022-07-31 |
| GREEN, Peter Laurence | Director | 2004-09-30 | 2006-12-01 |
| HODGKINSON, Lee Antony | Director | 2018-04-09 | 2022-07-29 |
| JORDAN, Iwona Monika | Director | 2012-08-14 | 2018-10-31 |
| LANGLAIS, Catherine Elisabeth | Director | 2020-06-18 | 2024-06-30 |
| LANGLEY, Danny | Director | 2004-09-30 | 2022-07-31 |
| LAWRENCE, Colin | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2024-06-30 |
| LENARDOS, Peter Karter | Director | 2021-04-29 | 2024-12-31 |
| LUCKIN, Rose Helen, Professor | Director | 2020-01-30 | 2022-07-31 |
| SAUNTER, Michael Peter | Director | 2016-04-19 | 2024-06-30 |
| SHIRLEY, Michael Jose, Mr. | Director | 2012-12-17 | 2022-07-31 |
| WHITEHEAD, Donna | Director | 2018-10-31 | 2019-12-31 |
| COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-09-30 | 2004-09-30 |
| KYTE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-11-30 | 2016-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsdp Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-12-23 | Ceased 2019-12-23 |
| Tsdp Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, right-to-appoint-and-remove-directors-as-trust | 2019-12-23 | Ceased 2019-12-23 |
| Ostc Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-12-23 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 196 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-07-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-07-22 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-07-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-07-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-07-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-04 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-03-04 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2024-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-24 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-12-14 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2023-11-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-18 | 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.