OXFORD INNOVATION SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-09 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-25
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£617K
-59.3% lowest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2M
-23.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
112
+34.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£676K
+1,269% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
10-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
10-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-01 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £7,582,659 | £11,265,386 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £49,358 | £647,767 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £132,527 | — | £227,645 | — | £172,788 | £438,440 | — | £49,358 | £675,697 | |
| Net profit | — | £106,287 | — | — | — | — | — | — | £32,846 | £506,570 | |
| Cash | — | £899,447 | — | £1,284,621 | — | £750,254 | £1,609,572 | — | £1,515,075 | £616,539 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,857,211 | — | £4,006,755 | — | £3,534,299 | £3,763,665 | — | £3,332,703 | £2,637,129 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,454,466 | — | £2,639,019 | — | £2,379,444 | £2,734,188 | — | £2,689,218 | £2,045,788 | |
| Equity | £2,418,019 | £2,454,466 | — | £2,639,019 | — | £2,379,444 | £2,734,188 | £2,756,372 | £2,689,218 | £2,045,788 | |
| Average employees | — | 113 | — | 118 | — | 109 | 96 | — | 83 | 112 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £4,108,564 | £5,841,669 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | £104,289 | £108,969 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
+48.6%
£7,582,659 £11,265,386
-
Cash
-59.3%
£1,515,075 £616,539
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-23.9%
£2,689,218 £2,045,788
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+34.9%
83 112
-
Operating profit
+1,212.4%
£49,358 £647,767
-
Profit before tax
+1,269%
£49,358 £675,697
highest in 6 filed years
-
Wages
+42.2%
£4,108,564 £5,841,669
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 | 2019-04-01 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-04-01 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-04-01 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7% | 5.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5% | 24.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47.7% | 54.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.83x | 2.44x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- 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
- “A Grant Funding Agreement was entered into with Cornwall Council before the end of the financial year for the express purpose of establishing a fund specifically designed to address the critical early-stage equity funding gap for small businesses in Cornwall. Following the year end, the Company received £1m of funding for these purposes from Cornwall Council.”
- “On 9 May 2025, Oxford Innovation Services Limited purchased the Growth Canvas business and its associated IP from Multidmedia Limited. Consideration is in the form of a £250,000 up-front payment and future contingent consideration linked to revenue over a two-year period.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRIGHT, Katharine Hannah | Secretary | 2016-11-01 | — | — |
| CRICHTON-MILLER, David James Laurens | Director | 2015-06-08 | Jan 1963 | British |
| GALSWORTHY, Jane Rachel, Dr | Director | 2020-10-01 | Jan 1970 | British |
| WRIGHT, Katharine Hannah | Director | 2016-11-01 | Aug 1978 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAY, Malcolm Edward | Secretary | 2014-04-30 | 2016-11-01 |
| HENRY, Margaret | Secretary | 2011-11-25 | 2014-04-29 |
| GREEN, Christopher Charles | Director | 2011-12-21 | 2015-06-08 |
| HAY, Malcolm Edward | Director | 2015-06-08 | 2016-11-01 |
| MCLAVERTY, Donald Alberga | Director | 2011-11-25 | 2015-09-22 |
| WILLIS, Treve Courtney, Dr | Director | 2011-12-21 | 2014-11-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sqw Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-11-25 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 47 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-12-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-12-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2020-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-09-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-12-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-08-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2017-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.