OCEE DESIGN LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-03 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-20
Watchouts
Cash
£287K
+66% vs 2023
Net assets
£8M
+1.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
87
-5.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£152K
-87.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- OCEE DESIGN LIMITED 2009-05-08 → present
- OFFICE CHAIRMAN LIMITED 2007-07-20 → 2009-05-08
- WORKPLACE FURNITURE LIMITED 1996-04-29 → 2007-07-20
- THE OFFICE CHAIRMAN LIMITED 1990-07-20 → 1996-04-29
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2021-07-01 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £16,151,175 | — | £18,455,327 | £14,707,034 | |
| Operating profit | — | £501,800 | — | £1,360,566 | £292,105 | |
| Profit before tax | — | £424,430 | — | £1,231,706 | £151,604 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,252,777 | £89,421 | |
| Cash | — | £350,864 | — | £172,861 | £286,981 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £6,247,144 | — | £7,485,030 | £8,004,684 | |
| Net assets | — | £6,178,076 | — | £7,430,853 | £7,520,274 | |
| Equity | — | £6,178,076 | — | £7,430,853 | £7,520,274 | |
| Average employees | — | 91 | — | 92 | 87 | |
| Wages | — | £2,903,387 | — | £3,266,432 | £2,663,763 |
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 | 2021-07-01 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 3.1% | — | 7.4% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 6.8% | 0.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 8.0% | — | 18.2% | 3.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 2.62x | 3.27x | |
| Interest cover | — | 6.49x | — | 10.56x | 2.08x |
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 opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “There have been no significant events affecting the Company since the year end.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 17 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GOUGH, Alistair Storrar | Director | 2010-05-01 | May 1963 | British |
| TAYLOR, Wesley Brent | Director | 2025-08-04 | Jul 1983 | British |
| WHINNEY, Charles Humphrey Dickens | Director | 2026-01-30 | Jul 1969 | British |
Show 17 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLADMAN, Alison Clare | Secretary | 2023-04-28 | 2026-01-16 |
| GOODMAN, John Ross | Secretary | 2010-05-01 | 2016-03-21 |
| HOPKINSON, Fiona Dawn | Secretary | — | 1994-02-12 |
| PROCTOR, Jeremy | Secretary | 2016-04-15 | 2016-08-30 |
| SMITH, Hayley Maria | Secretary | 1997-11-24 | 2010-01-31 |
| STEAD, Richard Albert | Secretary | 1994-01-06 | 1998-11-01 |
| THOMAS, Stephen Alan | Secretary | 2016-08-30 | 2021-12-31 |
| BARKER, Anthony Robin | Director | 1996-04-30 | 1997-10-25 |
| CLARK, Neil | Director | 2016-08-30 | 2025-08-04 |
| GLADMAN, Alison Clare | Director | 2023-07-01 | 2026-01-16 |
| GOODMAN, John Ross | Director | 1994-01-06 | 2016-07-08 |
| KING, Martin Adrian | Director | 1994-11-07 | 1995-10-16 |
| MORLEY, Derek Martin | Director | 1997-11-24 | 2000-11-27 |
| SMITH, Hayley Maria | Director | 1997-11-24 | 2010-01-31 |
| STEAD, Richard Albert | Director | 1994-01-06 | 2014-02-07 |
| THOMAS, Stephen Alan | Director | 2016-08-30 | 2021-12-31 |
| VIVIAN, Dean Michael | Director | — | 1994-01-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocee International Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-08 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 176 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-01-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-15 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control without name date | |
| 2024-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-14 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-13 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-05-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 3
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-06-30 vs 2023-06-30
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Turnover
-20.3%
£18,455,327 £14,707,034
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+66%
£172,861 £286,981
-
Net assets
+1.2%
£7,430,853 £7,520,274
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
-5.4%
92 87
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-78.5%
£1,360,566 £292,105
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-87.7%
£1,231,706 £151,604
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
-18.5%
£3,266,432 £2,663,763
lowest in 3 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