OXFORD LASERS GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-16 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-02
Watchouts
Cash
£3M
+38.4% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+10% vs 2023
Employees
70
+9.4% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£528K
+18.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £8,202,022 | £8,005,448 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £431,306 | £509,890 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £445,268 | £527,603 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £417,636 | £511,032 | |
| Cash | — | £0 | £0 | £1,855,829 | £2,567,596 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £5,399,914 | £5,937,171 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £5,109,692 | £5,620,929 | |
| Equity | — | £3,994,290 | £4,528,249 | £5,109,692 | £5,620,929 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 64 | 70 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,119,094 | £3,976,451 | |
| 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
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Turnover
-2.4%
£8,202,022 £8,005,448
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Cash
+38.4%
£1,855,829 £2,567,596
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+10%
£5,109,692 £5,620,929
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Employees
+9.4%
64 70
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Operating profit
+18.2%
£431,306 £509,890
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Profit before tax
+18.5%
£445,268 £527,603
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Wages
-3.5%
£4,119,094 £3,976,451
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 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 5.3% | 6.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 5.1% | 6.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 8.0% | 8.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 34.5% | 25.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.56x | 3.66x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Gravita Audit Oxford LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- OXFORD LASERS GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Oxford Lasers Limited 100%
- Oxford Lasers Incorporated 100%
- Oxford Lasers Micrcmachining Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During FY24 Oxford Lasers recorded 7% growth in contract service sales, but turnover decreased in the sales of laser tools. GP percentages declined due to inflationary pressures, the availability of components, disrupted supplies and long lead times.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEARSLEY, Andrew John, Dr | Director | 2006-10-23 | Apr 1954 | British |
| KNOWLES, Martyn Richard Huw, Dr | Director | 2006-10-23 | Jan 1966 | British |
| WEBB, Colin Edward, Professor | Director | 2006-10-23 | Dec 1937 | British |
| SURTEK LTD | Corporate Director | 2010-01-01 | — | — |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKER, John Frederick, Dr | Secretary | 2006-10-23 | 2007-06-01 |
| KEARSLEY, Andrew John, Dr | Secretary | 2007-06-01 | 2023-01-27 |
| MORTON, Richard Anthony | Secretary | 2023-01-27 | 2026-02-02 |
| INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2006-10-02 | 2006-10-23 |
| BAKER, John Frederick, Dr | Director | 2006-10-23 | 2023-03-31 |
| CLARKE, Christopher David | Director | 2006-10-23 | 2007-03-30 |
| FERGUSON, Alan Howard, Dr | Director | 2006-10-24 | 2023-03-31 |
| INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-10-02 | 2006-10-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Mary Baker | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-06-20 | Active |
| Dr Martyn Richard Huw Knowles | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-01 |
| Dr Alan Howard Ferguson | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-01 |
| Professor Colin Edward Webb | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-10-01 |
| Dr John Frederick Baker | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-06-20 |
| Dr Andrew John Kearsley | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Keith Surbuts | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-12-30 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-13 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-12-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-10-07 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-01 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-01 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type dormant | |
| 2023-04-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-30 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.