OSTTRA SEF LIMITED
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Cash
£753k
USD 1,015,000
-86% vs 2024
Net assets
£890k
USD 1,199,000
-83.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£27k
USD 36,000
-97.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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5 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
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,693,612 | £8,592,009 | £623,377 | -92.7% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,002,069 | -£118,738 | -111.8% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £1,158,867 | £26,716 | -97.7% | |
| Net profit | — | £973,416 | £19,295 | -98% | |
| Cash | — | £5,378,860 | £753,247 | -86% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | — | £5,390,799 | £889,796 | -83.5% | |
| Equity | £4,355,674 | £5,390,799 | £889,796 | -83.5% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £11,939 | £8,905 | -25.4% | |
| Highest paid director | — | £6,367 | £4,453 | -30.1% |
Figures converted to GBP from USD at 0.742 per USD (Frankfurter spot rate) — hover any figure for the original. — 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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 11.7% | -19.0% | |
| Net margin | — | 11.3% | 3.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | 15.60x | 8.22x |
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 4 times since incorporation — the current trading name was adopted 2025-11-03
- OSTTRA SEF LIMITED 2025-11-03 → present
- NEX SEF LIMITED 2017-01-30 → 2025-11-03
- EBS GLOBAL FACILITY LIMITED 2016-03-16 → 2017-01-30
- MY TREASURY LIMITED 2007-07-05 → 2016-03-16
- FLIGHTSCREEN LIMITED 2007-06-26 → 2007-07-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Based on these considerations, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing these financial statements for the going concern period until 30 April 2027.”
Significant events
- “The Company changed its name from NEX SEF Limited to OSTTRA SEF Limited effective from 3 November 2025.”
- “On October 10, 2025 (the "Acquisition Date"), OSTTRA Strategic Services Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of OSTTRA Group LTD (formerly ORION MIDCO LTD), acquired 100% of the equity interests of OSTTRA Group Holdings Limited (formerly OSTTRA Group LTD) from its former shareholders, S&P Global ("SPGI") and CME Group ("CME").”
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, the Entity initiated the process of surrendering its license with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GARWELL, Robert | Secretary | 2025-10-10 | — | — |
| BITSBERGER, Timothy Stix | Director | 2020-12-09 | Oct 1959 | American |
| LUCAS, Deborah | Director | 2020-12-09 | May 1958 | American |
| PETRI, Erik | Director | 2025-10-10 | Apr 1981 | Swedish |
| ROWCLIFFE, Guy Warren Simpson | Director | 2025-10-10 | Feb 1965 | British |
| WINTERS, Kirston Gareth | Director | 2025-10-10 | Apr 1978 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABREHART, Deborah Anne | Secretary | 2016-03-15 | 2019-12-09 |
| CAVANAGH, Teri-Anne | Secretary | 2007-07-04 | 2016-04-05 |
| CHALMERS, Jenelle Marie | Secretary | 2021-07-01 | 2023-02-13 |
| GIFFEN, Sarah | Secretary | 2023-02-13 | 2025-10-10 |
| MUDDIMAN, David James | Secretary | 2023-02-13 | 2025-10-10 |
| RIDLEY, Veronica Holly | Secretary | 2019-12-09 | 2021-07-01 |
| WRIGHT, Margaret Austin | Secretary | 2021-07-01 | 2023-02-13 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2007-06-26 | 2007-07-03 |
| BOWEN, Christopher King | Director | 2019-12-09 | 2020-12-09 |
| CAPLEN, Stephen Gerard | Director | 2007-07-04 | 2014-09-25 |
| CARTLEDGE, Timothy Michael | Director | 2018-02-22 | 2019-11-07 |
| CHICKEN, Ian Brett, Mr. | Director | 2016-12-07 | 2018-06-05 |
| COHEN, Jason Todd | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2019-12-08 |
| DI SANTO, Carrie | Director | 2019-12-09 | 2020-12-09 |
| EDWARDS, John | Director | 2011-08-30 | 2014-09-25 |
| HOOKER, Darryl Guy | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2017-11-29 |
| HOUSTON, Paul | Director | 2024-01-30 | 2025-10-10 |
| JOHNSON, Seth | Director | 2016-12-21 | 2019-11-07 |
| KNOTTENBELT, William Frederick | Director | 2020-02-28 | 2022-04-05 |
| MANDELZIS, Gil | Director | 2016-07-20 | 2016-10-18 |
| MARSTON, Serge Robitaille | Director | 2022-04-05 | 2025-10-10 |
| MCCLUMPHA, Donald | Director | 2007-07-04 | 2008-02-29 |
| RITOSSA, Ivan Robert | Director | 2016-10-25 | 2019-12-08 |
| SEAMAN, Adrienne Hilary | Director | 2019-12-09 | 2025-10-10 |
| STANDING, Robert Charles | Director | 2017-07-26 | 2019-12-08 |
| TOLAND, Steven James | Director | 2008-05-09 | 2011-07-27 |
| WARD, Jeffrey William | Director | 2017-11-30 | 2023-09-29 |
| WARD, Jeffrey William | Director | 2014-09-25 | 2016-04-05 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2007-06-26 | 2007-07-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osttra Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2025-10-10 | Active |
| Nex Markets Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-10-10 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-03 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-07-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-03 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2025-10-24 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-22 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-17 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-07-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 4
- Officers resigned
- 5
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.