ON LINE PEOPLE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-14 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-30
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£20K
+62.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£723K
-3.6% vs 2024
Employees
111
-14% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£27K
-199.6% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £21,570,984 | £16,174,850 | £15,024,009 | £14,157,209 | £13,156,952 | £13,288,369 | |
| Operating profit | -£16,578 | £80,224 | £115,674 | £144,292 | £68,535 | -£13,409 | |
| Profit before tax | -£59,795 | £51,836 | £96,935 | £120,083 | £27,018 | -£26,922 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £27,018 | -£26,922 | |
| Cash | £17,420 | £464,888 | £653,823 | £149,389 | £11,991 | £19,521 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £624,984 | £676,820 | £704,761 | £742,366 | £750,384 | £723,462 | |
| Net assets | £624,984 | £676,820 | £704,761 | £742,366 | £750,384 | £723,462 | |
| Equity | £624,984 | £676,820 | £704,761 | £742,366 | £750,384 | £723,462 | |
| Average employees | 189 | 182 | 196 | 160 | 129 | 111 | |
| Wages | £5,784,656 | £5,791,889 | £8,390,247 | £7,292,760 | £6,106,244 | £5,401,718 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £100,700 | £97,320 | £98,075 | £60,373 | — | — |
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
+1%
£13,156,952 £13,288,369
-
Cash
+62.8%
£11,991 £19,521
-
Net assets
-3.6%
£750,384 £723,462
-
Employees
-14%
129 111
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-119.6%
£68,535 -£13,409
-
Profit before tax
-199.6%
£27,018 -£26,922
-
Wages
-11.5%
£6,106,244 £5,401,718
lowest in 6 filed years
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -0.1% | 0.5% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.5% | -0.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 0.2% | -0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -2.7% | 11.9% | 16.4% | 19.4% | 9.1% | -1.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.56x | 1.66x | |
| Interest cover | -0.38x | 2.83x | 5.69x | 5.96x | 1.65x | -0.86x |
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
- Shorts Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditor
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The company reported a loss for the year of £26,922 (2024: Profit of £27,018) and has continued to experience challenging trading conditions since the year end. Having considered in detail it's options, the On Line group board has commenced the implementation of an improvement strategy designed to increase future profitability and provide additional working capital. These assumptions are included within detailed projections prepared for the group, which show that for a period of 12 months from the date of these financial statements the group will be able to settle its future obligations as they fall due. The directors have therefore prepared the financial statements for the company on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAIRD, Jeffrey | Director | 2017-07-31 | May 1946 | English |
| LAIRD, Stephen Anthoney | Director | 2013-01-22 | Jan 1974 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FOX, Joanne | Secretary | 2022-11-03 | 2026-03-31 |
| FOX, Joanne | Director | 2022-11-03 | 2026-03-31 |
| LAIRD, Jeffrey | Director | 2013-01-22 | 2013-01-22 |
| LAIRD, Susan | Director | 2013-01-22 | 2013-01-22 |
| PALIN, Richard Anthony, Mr. | Director | 2017-07-31 | 2018-11-16 |
| POOLE, Craig Michael | Director | 2018-11-19 | 2022-11-30 |
| SEARLE, Michael Lee | Director | 2012-03-12 | 2013-01-23 |
| WARBURTON, Jonathan Mark | Director | 2013-01-22 | 2015-06-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On Line Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 53 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2021-02-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2021-02-22 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-03 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-11-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2021-02-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2020-10-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-08-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.