OVENDEN PAPERS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-29 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3K
-93% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£3M
-27.5% vs 2024
Employees
54
+3.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1M
-3,256.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- OVENDEN PAPERS LIMITED 1987-10-23 → present
- EVERARD,OVENDEN & CO.LIMITED 1943-11-29 → 1987-10-23
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £25,601,991 | — | £45,205,018 | £45,828,691 | £37,913,872 | |
| Operating profit | — | -£665,002 | — | £1,426,307 | £878,995 | -£688,408 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£771,130 | — | £883,563 | £39,988 | -£1,262,118 | |
| Net profit | — | -£740,670 | — | £930,521 | £28,427 | -£1,254,833 | |
| Cash | — | £493,664 | — | £59,009 | £50,134 | £3,490 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,212,798 | — | £4,579,562 | £4,584,301 | £3,322,183 | |
| Net assets | — | £3,022,349 | — | £4,538,423 | £4,566,850 | £3,312,017 | |
| Equity | £3,763,019 | £3,022,349 | £3,607,902 | £4,538,423 | £4,566,850 | £3,312,017 | |
| Average employees | — | 58 | — | 55 | 52 | 54 | |
| Wages | — | £2,782,349 | — | £2,748,879 | £2,498,442 | £2,416,385 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | -2.6% | — | 3.2% | 1.9% | -1.8% | |
| Net margin | — | -2.9% | — | 2.1% | 0.1% | -3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -20.7% | — | 31.1% | 19.2% | -20.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.37x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | — | -6.27x | — | 2.63x | 1.05x | -1.20x |
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
- Lincoln Brown & Co Limited
- 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 company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from the date when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “ongoing geopolitical tensions, particularly in the Middle East, and the associated disruption to shipping routes through the Red Sea have created additional uncertainty within global supply chains and energy markets, which may continue to impact transport costs and product availability.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDSON GILCHRIST, Alison Charlotte | Secretary | 2007-09-13 | — | British |
| BLACKHAM HAYWARD, Nicholas Joseph | Director | 1998-09-02 | Feb 1969 | British |
| OVENDEN, James Michael | Director | 2004-04-27 | Sep 1977 | British |
| OVENDEN, Nigel David | Director | — | May 1961 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| OVENDEN, Nigel David | Secretary | 2007-05-31 | 2007-09-13 |
| WHITFORD, Trevor David | Secretary | — | 2007-05-31 |
| BLAKELEY, John Peter | Director | 2007-05-16 | 2015-10-23 |
| EDWARDSON-GILCHRIST, Alison Charlotte | Director | 2011-09-06 | 2022-11-17 |
| HAYWARD, Joseph Norman | Director | — | 2004-06-03 |
| LITTLE, David Peter | Director | 2007-05-16 | 2014-04-01 |
| OVENDEN, Michael | Director | — | 2007-02-17 |
| OVENDEN, Neville Emerson | Director | — | 1994-02-05 |
| OVENDEN, Sheila Berrill | Director | — | 2010-01-17 |
| PILKINGTON, Ian Simon | Director | 2014-04-01 | 2015-10-28 |
| WHITFORD, Trevor David | Director | 1994-11-15 | 2007-05-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Nigel David Ovenden | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 141 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-11-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-11-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-17 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-10-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-09-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-11-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-17.3%
£45,828,691 £37,913,872
-
Cash
-93%
£50,134 £3,490
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
-27.5%
£4,566,850 £3,312,017
-
Employees
+3.8%
52 54
-
Operating profit
-178.3%
£878,995 -£688,408
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-3,256.2%
£39,988 -£1,262,118
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-3.3%
£2,498,442 £2,416,385
lowest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers