ODDBALLS APPAREL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-01-31 (in 8mo)
Last filed for 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-21 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-07
Watchouts
Cash
£178K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£1M
Equity attributable
Employees
54
highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£4M
Period ending 2025-04-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £17,714,201 | £20,936,391 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,412,179 | £3,688,880 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,406,433 | £3,679,924 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,300,409 | £2,860,252 | |
| Cash | £51,792 | £580,554 | £634,103 | £34,414 | £152,450 | £177,622 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £235,117 | £320,169 | £303,980 | £1,573,475 | £853,878 | £1,352,184 | |
| Net assets | £209,117 | £265,769 | £260,647 | £1,538,342 | £646,592 | £1,196,857 | |
| Equity | £209,117 | £265,769 | £260,647 | £1,538,342 | £646,592 | £1,196,857 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 54 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,100,768 | £2,415,640 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £334,278 | £584,248 |
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 2025-04-30 vs 2024-04-30
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-01-31 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 8.0% | 17.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 7.3% | 13.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 165.4% | 272.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.29x | 1.53x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 245.77x | 393.02x |
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
- UNW LLP
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, William James | Director | 2023-01-31 | Mar 1991 | British |
| SUCH, Martin John | Director | 2026-03-20 | May 1974 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| METCALFE, Richard | Secretary | 2014-01-24 | 2023-01-31 |
| HARPER, Stephen Alan | Director | 2014-01-24 | 2023-01-31 |
| METCALFE, Richard | Director | 2014-01-24 | 2026-03-20 |
| VARLEY, Paul Richard | Director | 2014-01-24 | 2026-03-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oddballs Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2019-01-30 | Active |
| Mr Richard Metcalfe | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-30 |
| Mr Paul Richard Varley | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-30 |
| Mr Stephen Alan Harper | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-01-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 58 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-04-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-04-08 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-04-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-04-08 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2026-03-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-26 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-17 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-07-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-06-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2023-02-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 12
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.