OPTIO GROUP LIMITED
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Cash
£60m
+120.1% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£10m
+118.4% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
201
+131% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£17m
-212.8% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,246,849 | £36,090,524 | £52,812,220 | +46.3% | |
| Operating profit | £216,821 | -£997,625 | -£6,004,928 | -501.9% | |
| Profit before tax | -£8,554,541 | -£5,568,482 | -£17,416,289 | -212.8% | |
| Net profit | -£8,325,902 | -£5,096,216 | -£17,736,660 | -248% | |
| Cash | £23,734,189 | £27,429,746 | £60,375,816 | +120.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £70,613,838 | £73,931,890 | £147,641,360 | +99.7% | |
| Net assets | £9,894,615 | £4,798,399 | £10,477,517 | +118.4% | |
| Equity | £9,894,615 | £4,798,399 | £10,477,517 | +118.4% | |
| Average employees | 84 | 87 | 201 | +131% | |
| Wages | £16,058,738 | £17,898,815 | £25,392,875 | +41.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £2,317,789 | £1,896,318 | £2,567,545 | +35.4% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £6,471 | £12,500 | £20,000 | +60% | |
| Highest paid director | £695,936 | £669,608 | £1,035,743 | +54.7% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.8% | -2.8% | -11.4% | |
| Net margin | -30.6% | -14.1% | -33.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.3% | -1.3% | -4.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 91.1% | 96.2% | 95.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.20x | 1.14x | 1.40x | |
| Interest cover | 0.02x | -0.20x | -0.50x |
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
- OPTIO GROUP LIMITED 2019-09-18 → present
- LEO BIDCO LIMITED 2017-10-25 → 2019-09-18
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- PKF Littlejohn LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In conclusion the Directors of the Group confirm that they have a reasonable expectation that Optio has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of signing the FY25 financial statements and beyond this time horizon.”
Group structure
- OPTIO GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Ascent Underwriting LLP 99.07%
- Optio Group Services Limited 100%
- Optio Europe Holding Ltd 100%
- Badger Bidco Limited 100%
- Anchor Bidco Limited 100%
- Optio Europe S.à r.l. 100%
- Optio Group Holdings (Netherlands) B.V. 100%
- Optio Underwriting Limited 100%
- Optio Risk Services Limited 100%
- Cove Program Insurance Services LLC 100%
- Custodian Management Limited 100%
- HECA SRL 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 July 2025, Optio Europe Sarl. acquired 100% shareholding of Circles Group and its subsidiaries.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 21 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALLIDUS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2024-07-01 | — | — |
| AUJLA, Jatender Singh | Director | 2017-10-30 | May 1982 | British |
| BISCHOPS, Jeroen | Director | 2021-12-06 | Dec 1983 | Dutch |
| FOSH, Matthew Kailey | Director | 2020-10-27 | Sep 1957 | British |
| MUGGE, Mark Stephen | Director | 2023-11-10 | Oct 1969 | British |
| SONI, Deepak | Director | 2024-09-05 | Jun 1980 | British |
Show 21 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOROSE COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2017-10-25 | 2017-10-30 |
| ANAND, Udaiveer | Director | 2020-07-29 | 2023-05-31 |
| BARKER-HAHLO, Robin Douglas | Director | 2020-01-22 | 2023-03-03 |
| BEATON, Ian Eric | Director | 2019-10-21 | 2024-04-26 |
| BELANGER, Tanguy | Director | 2021-12-06 | 2023-01-24 |
| CHANRAI, Kabir Deepak | Director | 2020-07-29 | 2021-11-23 |
| CLEARY, Kevin Francis | Director | 2019-09-05 | 2024-03-29 |
| DALE, George David | Director | 2019-09-05 | 2022-01-01 |
| GERMANO, Todd Joseph | Director | 2020-04-30 | 2022-02-11 |
| GOODHEW, Heather Margaret | Director | 2024-04-15 | 2026-07-15 |
| HARDEN, Robert John | Director | 2019-09-05 | 2020-10-27 |
| HASTINGS, Kevin Maurice | Director | 2019-09-05 | 2024-03-29 |
| JANSEN, Paul Mark | Director | 2019-09-05 | 2024-03-29 |
| MAWSON, John Peter Michael | Director | 2019-09-05 | 2022-06-30 |
| PETROSYAN, Tigran | Director | 2023-01-24 | 2024-04-10 |
| RADOSEVIC, Tin | Director | 2019-09-05 | 2021-11-30 |
| ROBINSON, David Peter | Director | 2022-03-07 | 2024-05-01 |
| SMALLSHAW, Andrew James | Director | 2020-01-22 | 2023-03-03 |
| UMBERS, David Michael Robert | Director | 2019-09-05 | 2024-03-29 |
| WESTERN, Paul David | Director | 2019-10-07 | 2022-02-28 |
| WESTON, Clive | Director | 2017-10-25 | 2017-10-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Intermediateco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-04-24 | Active |
| Leo Midco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2018-01-24 | Ceased 2019-04-24 |
| Norose Company Secretarial Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-10-25 | Ceased 2017-10-30 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 120 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-07-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-07-29 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-07-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-06-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-17 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2026-03-17 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2026-03-17 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2026-03-17 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2026-03-17 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2026-03-17 | MR05 | mortgage | Mortgage charge part both with charge number | |
| 2026-01-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-01-15 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-11-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-08-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 17
- Capital events
- 5
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.