OLIVER JAMES TOPCO LIMITED
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Cash
£14m
+13.2% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£40m
-24.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
648
-5.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£11m
-5.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £350,905,957 | £320,673,455 | £315,285,961 | -1.7% | |
| Operating profit | -£7,161,734 | -£7,349,595 | -£9,483,580 | -29% | |
| Profit before tax | -£10,273,806 | -£10,256,803 | -£10,858,902 | -5.9% | |
| Net profit | -£12,739,563 | -£11,890,403 | -£12,006,906 | -1% | |
| Cash | £8,694,394 | £12,359,924 | £13,990,696 | +13.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £100,887,138 | £80,781,131 | £67,512,894 | -16.4% | |
| Net assets | £66,649,734 | £53,676,400 | £40,466,845 | -24.6% | |
| Equity | £66,649,734 | £53,676,400 | £40,466,845 | -24.6% | |
| Average employees | 821 | 687 | 648 | -5.7% | |
| Wages | £59,505,096 | £51,113,809 | £51,213,662 | +0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £662,823 | £717,244 | £743,597 | +3.7% |
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 | -2.0% | -2.3% | -3.0% | |
| Net margin | -3.6% | -3.7% | -3.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | -7.1% | -9.1% | -14.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 55.9% | 60.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.83x | 1.69x | 1.85x | |
| Interest cover | -2.08x | -2.35x | -2.22x |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- 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. 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 or 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
- OLIVER JAMES TOPCO LIMITED · parent
- Oliver James Midco Limited 100%
- Oliver James Associates Group Limited 100%
- Oliver James Associates Limited 100%
- Oliver James Associates (HK) Limited 85%
- OJ Consulting Limited 85%
- Oliver James Associates (Singapore) Pte. Ltd 77.5%
- Oliver James Associates (Switzerland) AG 100%
- Oliver James Associates B.V. 95%
- Oliver James Professionals B.V. 90%
- Oliver James Associates GmbH 100%
- OJA Recruitment Limited 87.5%
- Oliver James Associates NV 85%
- Oliver James Associates LLC 84%
- Light Search Recruitment LLC 98.75%
- Oliver James Consulting S.R.L. 100%
- Oliver James Professionals N.V. 86.3%
- Oliver James Consulting Sdn.Bhd 84.3%
- Oliver James North Carolina LLC 94.5%
- Astral Search Limited 89%
- Oliver James Spain S.L. 85%
- Oliver James Antwerp B.V. 96.5%
- Oliver James Texas LLC 100%
- Avencia Talent Solutions Limited 81%
- Avencia Consulting LLC 85%
- Oliver James Holdco LLC 100%
- Avencia Consulting Hong Kong Limited 87.5%
- Avencia Consulting Limited 82%
Significant events
- “On 1 January 2025, the Group completed the sale of part of its Italian trading business, being the Italian branch of Oliver James Professionals BV, through a trade and asset sale.”
- “Subsequently, on 1 December 2025, the Group completed the sale of its remaining Italian trading businesses, being Oliver James Associates Srl and Oliver James Consulting Srl, also through a trade and asset sale”
- “Avencia Consulting Hong Kong Limited and Avencia Consulting Limited (Ireland) were incorporated in 2025”
- “Light Search Limited was liquidated, and Oliver James Antwerp BV entered liquidation, during financial year 2025”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CASTLE, Oliver Steven | Director | 2022-01-13 | May 1976 | British |
| EDWARDS, Graeme Anthony | Director | 2022-01-13 | Jun 1982 | British |
| MCRAE, Andrew James | Director | 2022-11-01 | Apr 1958 | British |
| STEEL, David Alexander John | Director | 2021-12-06 | Oct 1977 | British |
| WASE ROGERS, Nicholas James | Director | 2022-01-13 | Jul 1974 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, Alexander David | Director | 2022-11-01 | 2025-10-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Oliver Steven Castle | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-01-13 | Active |
| Mr Nicholas James Wase Rogers | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-01-13 | Active |
| Eso Investco Vii Equityco Sarl | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-12-06 | Ceased 2022-01-13 |
| Mr Richard Thomas Butler | Individual | Shares 75–100% (as firm), Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors (as firm) | 2021-12-06 | Ceased 2021-12-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 46 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-16 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-05-15 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-17 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-07-17 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-07-17 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2026-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-02-05 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-11-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-11-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-06 | RP04SH01 | capital | Second filing capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-31 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-15 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 4
- 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.