OCLC (UK) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
+8.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+26.3% vs 2024
Employees
91
-1.1% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£237K
+51% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- OCLC (UK) LIMITED 2007-11-20 → present
- OCLC PICA LIMITED 2006-03-30 → 2007-11-20
- FRETWELL-DOWNING INFORMATICS LIMITED 1993-06-14 → 2006-03-30
- F.FRETWELL-DOWNING HALLAMSHIRE LIMITED 1951-08-17 → 1993-06-14
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,317,230 | £6,790,267 | |
| Operating profit | £157,012 | £235,923 | |
| Profit before tax | £157,012 | £237,052 | |
| Net profit | £357,012 | £337,052 | |
| Cash | £2,304,509 | £2,490,515 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,310,581 | £1,655,047 | |
| Equity | £1,310,581 | £1,655,047 | |
| Average employees | 92 | 91 | |
| Wages | £4,910,983 | £4,935,196 |
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 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 2.5% | 3.5% | |
| Net margin | 5.7% | 5.0% | |
| Current ratio | 1.28x | 1.47x |
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
- MHA Audit Services LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have received written confirmation from the Company's ultimate parent company that the ultimate parent will provide the operational support required to enable the Company to continue to trade as a going concern for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements. ... the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has the required resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The acquisition of CloudLibrary provides growth opportunities for OCLC in both the UK and Australia with another core revenue stream.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SINGH, Indar Sukdeo | Secretary | 2003-04-28 | — | British |
| ROZEK, William J | Director | 2025-04-15 | Nov 1958 | American |
| SINGH, Indar Sukdeo | Director | 2003-12-16 | Jun 1970 | British |
| VAN LUBEEK, Hendrikus Leonardus Maria | Director | 2011-01-01 | Feb 1962 | Dutch |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALGER, Andrea Elizabeth | Secretary | 2002-04-05 | 2003-04-07 |
| BIGGIN, Charles Arnold John | Secretary | 1993-05-28 | 2002-04-05 |
| FRETWELL DOWNING, Francis Anthony, Dr | Secretary | — | 1993-05-28 |
| ALGER, Andrea Elizabeth | Director | 2002-04-05 | 2003-04-07 |
| BIGGIN, Charles Arnold John | Director | 1993-05-28 | 2002-04-05 |
| FRETWELL DOWNING, Francis Anthony, Dr | Director | — | 2005-11-02 |
| FRETWELL-DOWNING, Edward Alastair | Director | — | 1993-05-28 |
| GOLDNER, Matthew Ross | Director | 2001-04-12 | 2004-08-31 |
| HARVEY, Paul William | Director | 2000-11-03 | 2014-11-19 |
| KAY, David Robert | Director | 1995-06-30 | 2002-04-05 |
| MCGEE, Keith Michael | Director | 2002-01-21 | 2003-04-25 |
| MURRAY, Robin Andrew | Director | 1995-06-30 | 2014-05-23 |
| PLUMB, Richard | Director | 1993-05-28 | 1998-03-31 |
| STRICKER, Rob | Director | 2005-11-02 | 2013-06-30 |
| VAN CHARLDORP, Reinhardt | Director | 2005-11-02 | 2010-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oclc Emea Bv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-12-31 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2022-04-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2022-04-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-21 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2022-04-21 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2022-04-21 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2022-04-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-04-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2022-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-02-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-02-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
+7.5%
£6,317,230 £6,790,267
-
Cash
+8.1%
£2,304,509 £2,490,515
-
Net assets
+26.3%
£1,310,581 £1,655,047
-
Employees
-1.1%
92 91
-
Operating profit
+50.3%
£157,012 £235,923
-
Profit before tax
+51%
£157,012 £237,052
-
Wages
+0.5%
£4,910,983 £4,935,196
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