OLIVER ASHWORTH LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-01 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£665K
+1,107,660% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
£3M
+203.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
110
+1.9% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
+158.8% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £38,440,433 | — | — | £49,044,306 | £52,668,101 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £621,077 | — | — | £1,771,534 | £2,308,308 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £121,411 | £748,615 | £1,793,720 | £847,594 | £2,193,782 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £121,411 | — | £1,898,021 | £1,095,957 | £2,105,371 | |
| Cash | — | — | £325,069 | £95,863 | £120,207 | £60 | £664,656 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | -£2,434,367 | -£1,384,762 | £2,310,716 | £2,613,387 | £5,030,492 | |
| Net assets | — | — | -£3,202,402 | -£2,152,396 | -£61,034 | £1,034,923 | £3,140,294 | |
| Equity | -£1,115,504 | -£3,323,813 | -£3,202,402 | -£2,152,396 | -£61,034 | £1,034,923 | £3,140,294 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 98 | 86 | 85 | 108 | 110 | |
| Wages | — | — | £2,952,390 | £3,535,937 | £4,011,608 | £5,174,879 | £6,393,349 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £341,025 | £579,056 | £836,384 | £883,158 | £1,288,096 |
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 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+7.4%
£49,044,306 £52,668,101
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+1,107,660%
£60 £664,656
highest in 5 filed years
-
Net assets
+203.4%
£1,034,923 £3,140,294
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+1.9%
108 110
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+30.3%
£1,771,534 £2,308,308
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+158.8%
£847,594 £2,193,782
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+23.5%
£5,174,879 £6,393,349
highest in 5 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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.6% | — | — | 3.6% | 4.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 0.3% | — | — | 2.2% | 4.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | -25.5% | — | — | 67.8% | 45.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 96.4% | 89.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.07x | 1.17x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 1.24x | — | — | 1.92x | 5.78x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- OLIVER ASHWORTH LIMITED 2015-06-15 → present
- ASHWORTH ASSETS LIMITED 2014-12-18 → 2015-06-15
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Sumer Auditco Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Shortly after the company established a presence within the EV Car Charging market a changes to government policy in relation to the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) mandate and the introduction of vehicle excise duty (VED) for electric vehicles from 1st April 2025, saw a reduction in demand for car chargers with a number of new entrants cutting price points substantially in an effort to retain or gain share. The company made the decision to pause its focus on EV Car Chargers until such time as the market becomes viable.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGER, Philip | Director | 2021-04-01 | Mar 1972 | British |
| CHEESEMAN, Nigel | Director | 2023-01-06 | Feb 1967 | British |
| EVERARD, Steven | Director | 2021-04-01 | Mar 1977 | British |
| SMITHERS, Brian David | Director | 2018-05-24 | Feb 1971 | British |
| SYKES, Leslie | Director | 2017-05-15 | Aug 1976 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OXENHAM, Alun Roy | Secretary | 2014-12-18 | 2015-02-28 |
| ALSEM, Robbert Jan | Director | 2018-05-24 | 2021-04-05 |
| DAWSON, David Murray | Director | 2016-12-09 | 2017-08-24 |
| DUFOUR, Thierry Georges Philippe Achille | Director | 2014-12-18 | 2015-02-28 |
| GABY, James Langwade, Mr. | Director | 2017-12-01 | 2023-01-06 |
| GROVE, Jonathon David | Director | 2015-02-28 | 2017-12-01 |
| KENYON, Christopher | Director | 2016-12-09 | 2017-04-30 |
| LITWINOWICZ, Leszek Richard | Director | 2015-02-28 | 2017-12-01 |
| MCEWAN, Andrew | Director | 2016-12-09 | 2017-08-24 |
| RAYFIELD, Mark Allan | Director | 2014-12-18 | 2015-02-28 |
| WOODCOCK, Kevin | Director | 2017-11-02 | 2017-12-01 |
| WOODCOCK, Kevin | Director | 2017-08-24 | 2017-11-02 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Ashworth (Holdings) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 65 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-07-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-07-12 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-07-12 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2022-06-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-04-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-04-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-02-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.