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O.C.S. CONSULTING PLC
Cash
£1M
-15.5% vs 2024
Net assets
£56K
-92.6% vs 2024
Employees
115
+98.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-03-31
Profile
- Company number
- 01894212
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 1985-03-11
- Last accounts made up
- 2025-03-31
- Account category
- GROUP
- Primary SIC
- 62020
Cash
7-year trend · vs UK AI & Enterprise SaaS median
O.C.S. CONSULTING PLC
O.C.S. CONSULTING PLC
O.C.S. CONSULTING PLC
O.C.S. CONSULTING PLC
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | -£16,655 | — | — | — | — | |
| Cash | £242,824 | £1,565,622 | £1,564,653 | — | — | £1,363,176 | £1,151,471 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £754,750 | £55,519 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Equity | — | — | — | £2,940,382 | £1,511,683 | £754,750 | £55,519 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 100 | — | — | 58 | 115 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated (group)
- Auditor
- Cube Partners 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.”
Subsidiaries
- OCS Cash Management Solutions Ltd · 100% held · England · Specialist software and development services
- OCS Consulting BV · 100% held · Netherlands · IT services
- OCS Consulting Belgium · 100% held · Belgium · IT services
- OCS Consulting Switzerland · 100% held · Switzerland · IT services
Significant events
- “The UK and European economic environment in 2024/2025 created a challenging trading year for the business.”
- “Turnover for the year ending 2025 was £12,148,763 and has decreased by 19.8% from 2024. Net profit before tax for the group was £322,315 which was a decrease from a profit of 63.8% in 2024.”
- “As an employee-owned company, a high level of focus will continue in the development and support of all staff in the company, from the senior management team through to delivery consultants and functional staff.”
- “The transition to employee ownership reflects this commitment, ensuring that every member of staff has a meaningful stake in the Company and shares in its future prosperity.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
3 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PORIAU, Yves Andre Romain | Secretary | 2023-07-26 | — | — |
| AROESTI, Maurice | Director | 1996-04-01 | Sep 1961 | British |
| PORIAU, Yves Andre Romain | Director | 2022-01-01 | Oct 1960 | Belgian |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE, Penelope Hilary | Secretary | — | 2023-07-26 |
| LAWRENCE, Jonathan Blake | Director | 2022-01-03 | 2023-07-26 |
| LAWRENCE, Neil Rodney | Director | — | 1999-04-04 |
| LAWRENCE, Penelope Hilary | Director | — | 2023-07-26 |
| MARTIN, David Ernest | Director | 1993-04-01 | 2000-03-16 |
| STEIN, Keith Peter Sydney | Director | 1994-10-01 | 2002-11-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O.C.S. Consulting (Eot) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-26 | Active |
| Mrs Penelope Hilary Lawrence | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-07-26 |
| Mr Maurice Aroesti | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-07-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 177 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-22 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2025-12-16 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2025-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2025-09-03 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2025-03-19 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2025-01-29 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2024-09-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-09-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2024-04-02 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type group |
| 2023-09-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2023-08-31 | AP03 | officers | appoint person secretary company with name date |
| 2023-08-16 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2023-08-15 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2023-08-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2023-08-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2023-08-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2023-08-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-08-02 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-08-02 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ — composite of working capital, retained earnings, EBIT, and leverage
Credit score requires retained earnings proxy, EBIT (operating profit / PBT), book equity — not present in the latest extracted accounts.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory
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