ORBITAL PAYROLL GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-05 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£89K
highest in 4 filed years
Employees
782
Average over period
Profit before tax
£87K
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £174,951,259 | £208,677,347 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £176,646 | -£46,935 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £135,967 | £87,244 | |
| Net profit | -£10,928 | — | — | £89,791 | £46,517 | |
| Cash | £140,985 | £212,284 | — | £4,383,678 | £5,515,070 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £34,355 | £34,355 | — | £44,323 | £100,960 | |
| Net assets | £34,355 | £34,355 | — | £42,952 | £89,479 | |
| Equity | £34,355 | £34,355 | £34,355 | £42,952 | £89,479 | |
| Average employees | 1,124 | 0 | — | 739 | 782 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £24,131,127 | £35,416,016 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £8,628 | £87,765 |
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 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2023-10-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 0.1% | -0.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 0.1% | 0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 398.5% | -46.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.00x | 1.00x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 4.16x | — |
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
- Paul Howley & Co Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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 group's and the parent 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.”
Group structure
- ORBITAL PAYROLL GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Orbital Management Services Limited 100%
- Orbital Management Systems Limited 100%
- Orbital Umbrella Limited 100%
- Orbital Management Solutions Limited 100%
- Orbital Professional Employment Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The director made the decision to extend the accounting period to 31st March 2025. The basis of this decision was to align our financial year with the tax year end.”
- “From April 2026 agencies clients supplying temporary workers will become legally responsible for ensuring correct PAYE and National Insurance contributions are made.”
- “On 24 November 2023 the group acquired 100% of the issued share capital of Orbital Professional Employment Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYATT, Jonathan | Director | 2014-01-08 | Jun 1979 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Jon Myatt | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2017-01-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 40 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-05-14 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-05-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-12-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-12-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-05-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-05-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-09-04 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-12-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-12-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-11-30 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-08-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-26 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-06-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-06-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-11-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-08-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.