ODYSSEY INTERACTIVE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-21 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-11-07
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£8M
+5.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£15M
+112.4% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
136
+1.5% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£13M
+44.2% highest in 5 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £11,859,255 | — | — | £19,479,479 | £24,283,772 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £4,836,526 | — | — | £8,743,615 | £12,682,821 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4,841,026 | £6,596,167 | £7,872,874 | £8,826,588 | £12,730,422 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £4,555,036 | — | £6,973,657 | £7,474,124 | £10,818,148 | |
| Cash | — | — | £662,960 | £881,968 | £10,555,736 | £7,466,578 | £7,906,859 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £2,272,558 | £4,574,591 | £11,569,329 | £7,052,205 | £14,859,801 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £2,194,161 | £4,505,358 | £11,479,015 | £6,953,139 | £14,771,287 | |
| Equity | £3,117,980 | £6,639,125 | £2,194,161 | £4,505,358 | £11,479,015 | £6,953,139 | £14,771,287 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 101 | 93 | 102 | 134 | 136 | |
| Wages | — | — | £3,758,476 | £3,911,736 | £4,877,758 | £6,385,652 | £7,015,359 |
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 | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 40.8% | — | — | 44.9% | 52.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 38.4% | — | — | 38.4% | 44.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 212.8% | — | — | 124.0% | 85.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.91x | 1.36x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 1340.13x | — | — | 93.74x | 83.15x |
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
- Champion Accountants LLP
- 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.”
Group structure
- ODYSSEY INTERACTIVE LIMITED · parent
- Interact Intranet Inc 100%
- Sideways 6 Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “During 2024 significant development efforts, particularly in the areas of mobile, software integrations, Block Editor, Email Newsletters, enterprise search and AI which resulted in the enhancement of our product offering and £0.6m (2023: £0.5m) of development costs, net of amortisation, were capitalised.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHARFE, Sophie | Secretary | 2021-03-25 | — | — |
| DANCE, Simon | Director | 2018-10-02 | Jan 1981 | British |
| SANDERS, Paul Antony, Dr | Director | 2011-09-23 | Aug 1964 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHTON, Vikki | Secretary | 2013-02-27 | 2025-12-18 |
| BRIGGS, Mavis | Secretary | 1996-11-08 | 2001-07-25 |
| COLLINS, Stephen Philip | Secretary | 2012-03-30 | 2013-03-26 |
| DANSON, Nigel, Dr | Secretary | 2001-07-25 | 2007-09-26 |
| PENNINGTON-BROOKFIELD, Thomas Donald | Secretary | 2011-09-23 | 2012-03-30 |
| SANDERS, Paul Anthony | Secretary | 2013-03-26 | 2021-03-25 |
| SANDERS, Paul Antony, Dr | Secretary | 2007-09-26 | 2011-09-23 |
| FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-11-08 | 1996-11-08 |
| BRADSHAW, Peter Nicholas | Director | 2007-09-26 | 2010-02-05 |
| BRIGGS, Jonathan David | Director | 1996-11-08 | 2010-12-31 |
| BUCHAN, George Allan | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2004-07-16 |
| DANSON, Nigel, Dr | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2017-06-19 |
| HYDE, Rhoderick David | Director | 2007-09-26 | 2011-09-28 |
| MCCOURTY, Rachel Janet | Director | 2010-02-05 | 2019-07-03 |
| TAYLOR, Godfrey Lionel Fozard | Director | 2017-12-13 | 2025-12-18 |
| TOBIN, Paul Denis | Director | 2001-07-12 | 2004-07-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasgrove Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-24 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-03-24 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-24 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-24 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-03-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-12-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-11-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 11
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+24.7%
£19,479,479 £24,283,772
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+5.9%
£7,466,578 £7,906,859
-
Net assets
+112.4%
£6,953,139 £14,771,287
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+1.5%
134 136
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+45.1%
£8,743,615 £12,682,821
highest in 3 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+44.2%
£8,826,588 £12,730,422
highest in 5 filed years
-
Wages
+9.9%
£6,385,652 £7,015,359
highest in 5 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