XOCEAN UK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-09 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-03-26
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
-20% vs 2023
Net assets
-£1M
-12.2% vs 2023
Employees
75
+63% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£210K
-154.6% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Telecommunications median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £16,077,515 | £20,607,351 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £364,872 | -£206,794 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £384,527 | -£210,081 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £288,395 | -£157,580 | |
| Cash | £0 | £0 | £179,596 | £663,008 | £1,256,578 | £1,004,826 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£1,546 | -£114,225 | -£254,619 | -£1,583,834 | -£1,295,439 | -£1,453,019 | |
| Net assets | -£22,124 | -£127,534 | -£254,619 | -£1,583,834 | -£1,295,439 | -£1,453,019 | |
| Equity | -£22,124 | -£127,534 | -£254,619 | -£1,583,834 | -£1,295,439 | -£1,453,019 | |
| Average employees | 1 | 5 | 16 | 38 | 46 | 75 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,938,727 | £4,258,433 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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
+28.2%
£16,077,515 £20,607,351
-
Cash
-20%
£1,256,578 £1,004,826
-
Net assets
-12.2%
-£1,295,439 -£1,453,019
-
Employees
+63%
46 75
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-156.7%
£364,872 -£206,794
-
Profit before tax
-154.6%
£384,527 -£210,081
-
Wages
+44.9%
£2,938,727 £4,258,433
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 2.3% | -1.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.8% | -0.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | -28.2% | 14.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 119.2% | 119.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 0.83x | 0.78x |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG, Chartered Accountants
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At 31 December 2024, the Company had net liabilities, an excess of liabilities over total assets of £1,453,019 (2023: £1,295,439). XOCEAN Ltd has provided a letter of comfort to the Company. On this basis, the directors are satisfied that the Company should have adequate resources to meet its obligations as they fall due and, for this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, a customer of XOCEAN UK Limited entered administration. As a result, an impairment loss of £260,258, net of VAT, was recognised in the Profit or Loss for the year ended 31 December 2024, in accordance with IAS 10 and IFRS 9. The loss is included within operating expenses.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IVES, James | Director | 2019-04-08 | Apr 1973 | English |
| MAY, Karen | Director | 2025-05-16 | Jan 1973 | Irish |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| IVES, Emma | Secretary | 2019-04-08 | 2025-05-16 |
| IVES, Emma | Director | 2019-04-08 | 2025-05-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xocean Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-04-08 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 21 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-19 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2024-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2023-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2022-04-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2021-04-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-12-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type micro entity | |
| 2020-08-05 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2020-04-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-03-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-03-11 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.