THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-08-01 (in 3mo)
Last made up 2025-07-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£835K
-24.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£5M
-5.3% vs 2023
Employees
23
-4.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£452K
-152.5% vs 2023
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,230,830 | £2,196,207 | |
| Operating profit | -£239,541 | -£384,645 | |
| Profit before tax | -£178,934 | -£451,849 | |
| Net profit | -£124,517 | -£277,408 | |
| Cash | £1,103,402 | £834,535 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £5,210,454 | £4,933,046 | |
| Net assets | £5,210,454 | £4,933,046 | |
| Equity | £5,210,454 | £4,933,046 | |
| Average employees | 24 | 23 | |
| Wages | £782,738 | £892,906 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -10.7% | -17.5% | |
| Net margin | -5.6% | -12.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | -4.6% | -7.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 12.2% | 11.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.92x | 1.62x | |
| Interest cover | -13.32x | -20.15x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having taken into consideration the risks and challenges facing the Society and weighing them against its assets, reserves and future income streams, the Trustees are confident that the Society can and will continue to operate as a going concern.”
Group structure
- THE SOCIETY OF OPERATIONS ENGINEERS · parent
- Institution of Plant Engineers
- Institute of Road Transport Engineers
Significant events
- “Product innovation in 2024 included Mentoring and CPD platform initiatives.”
- “Events like IRTE Bus & Coach Skills Challenge and Safety & Resilience Awards actively supported the community.”
- “Launched 'Navigating Engineering: Pathways to Progress' guide and new content.”
- “Actively advocated for professional standards with Engineering Council, Royal Academy of Engineering, and EngineeringUK.”
- “Accredited over 4,000 irtec licenses and launched the pilot phase of the Maintenance Provision Rating Scheme (MPRS).”
- “Enhanced digital platforms and introduced new webinars and podcasts to deliver CPD and technical guidance.”
- “Improved support for regional groups and volunteers through the National Regional Network Change programme, set to launch fully in 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
12 active · 88 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THOMPSON, Emma | Secretary | 2024-01-30 | — | — |
| DAWSON, Dominic | Director | 2024-12-31 | Dec 1963 | British |
| ELLIOTT, Nick | Director | 2024-12-31 | Nov 1962 | British |
| HADZIK, Laura Jane | Director | 2025-04-25 | Mar 1985 | British |
| HARRIES, Caroline Judith | Director | 2021-10-05 | Feb 1962 | British |
| HAYWOOD, George | Director | 2024-12-31 | Jan 1976 | British |
| LOCK, Louis, Professor | Director | 2024-12-31 | May 1954 | British |
| MACDONALD, Ian Martin | Director | 2022-12-13 | Jul 1954 | British |
| SWEETMORE, Michael Paul | Director | 2013-07-23 | Apr 1968 | British |
| TWEED, Stephen Gordon | Director | 2022-06-30 | May 1964 | British |
| WINSTANLEY, Paul | Director | 2025-11-13 | Jul 1965 | British |
| YOUNG, David Gerald | Director | 2025-04-25 | Mar 1964 | British |
Show 88 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHISHOLM, Ian Ivor Michael | Secretary | 2014-10-31 | 2017-10-10 |
| CORP, Philip James Gladstone | Secretary | 2000-01-12 | 2002-01-12 |
| JONES, Nicholas Humphrey | Secretary | 2007-01-15 | 2013-07-31 |
| MCGILL, Bruce | Secretary | 2018-09-19 | 2022-02-28 |
| MOIR, Daniel | Secretary | 2022-10-21 | 2024-01-26 |
| SHELLEY, Tracey Elaine | Secretary | 2002-02-12 | 2007-01-15 |
| SKELTON, Robert John | Secretary | 2017-10-10 | 2018-09-19 |
| TYE, Peter Frederick | Secretary | 1998-11-12 | 2000-08-31 |
| WALSH, Peter James | Secretary | 2013-07-31 | 2014-10-31 |
| WATSON, Anne Hendry | Secretary | 2002-01-12 | 2002-02-12 |
| AIRTON, Boyd Keith | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2002-11-15 |
| ANDREWS, Thomas Harold | Director | 2000-11-17 | 2005-06-23 |
| ANDREWS, Thomas Harold | Director | 2000-01-12 | 2000-07-27 |
| ASHMORE, John David | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2001-04-25 |
| BATES, Paul David | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2013-07-23 |
| BENNETT, Stephen Frank | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| CARTER, David John | Director | 2024-12-31 | 2026-04-02 |
| CATTE, Stephen Aldred | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2021-10-05 |
| CATTE, Stephen Aldred | Director | 2014-07-22 | 2017-07-18 |
| CATTE, Stephen Aldred | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2008-07-03 |
| CHEEMA, Satnam Singh | Director | 2021-10-05 | 2024-09-16 |
| CHILDS, John Frederick | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2009-07-09 |
| CLUEIT, John | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2001-11-16 |
| COCKCROFT, Anthony Joseph | Director | 2021-10-05 | 2022-06-30 |
| COX, David Alan | Director | 2000-01-12 | 2003-11-27 |
| CUMMINGS, Alistair Dudgeon | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2002-11-15 |
| CUTMORE, Peter Frederick | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2001-11-16 |
| DALTON, Christopher Lateu | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| DUNN, Robert Anthony | Director | 2001-11-16 | 2003-05-19 |
| EASTMAN, John Edward | Director | 2015-07-21 | 2024-02-23 |
| EASTMAN, John Edward | Director | 2001-11-16 | 2014-07-22 |
| EDWARDS, Michael Gordon | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2006-06-22 |
| ELLIS, Graham Arthur Leslie | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| FARLEY, James Edmund | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| FASCI, Antonino | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2005-06-01 |
| FITZPATRICK, Alan James | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2020-08-24 |
| FITZPATRICK, Alan James | Director | 2015-07-21 | 2016-08-24 |
| FITZPATRICK, Alan | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2014-07-22 |
| FLEMING, Gerald Roderick | Director | 2009-07-09 | 2017-07-18 |
| FOSTER, Amanda Jayne | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2020-08-24 |
| FOSTER, Amanda | Director | 2011-07-07 | 2015-10-10 |
| FRASER-HITCHEN, Adam | Director | 2016-07-19 | 2022-08-23 |
| FULLER, James William | Director | 2013-07-23 | 2015-07-21 |
| FULLER, James William | Director | 2002-11-15 | 2005-06-23 |
| GIBBS, Richard Arthur | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2011-07-07 |
| GILBY, Garry Martin | Director | 2008-07-03 | 2024-12-11 |
| GRAHAM, Terry Taylor | Director | 2000-01-12 | 2003-11-27 |
| GREEN, Nicholas | Director | 2009-07-09 | 2012-10-04 |
| GREER, Dean | Director | 2022-06-30 | 2024-12-11 |
| GRIME, Christopher | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2023-10-06 |
| GRIME, Christopher | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| HANSFORD, Mark Gerald | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2001-11-16 |
| HARRIES, Caroline Judith | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2003-07-09 |
| HARRISON, Malcolm Graham | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2004-01-12 |
| HARTLEY, Barry | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| HASWELL, Roderick Beverley | Director | 2001-04-26 | 2003-06-20 |
| HEALS, Michael Richard | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2002-11-15 |
| HILLS, Peter John | Director | 2006-06-22 | 2012-10-04 |
| HILLS, Peter John | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| HINCH, Nigel Leslie | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2001-09-03 |
| HOLLAND, Michael Peter | Director | 2003-11-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| HOLMES, Michael | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2002-11-15 |
| HOUSTON, William Francis | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2003-11-27 |
| IDDON, Peter James | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2002-11-15 |
| JACKSON, Alexander Ian | Director | 2021-12-09 | 2022-06-30 |
| JACKSON, Alexander Ian | Director | 2013-07-23 | 2021-10-05 |
| JOLLIFFE, Anthony Donald | Director | 2019-07-16 | 2022-06-30 |
| JOLLIFFE, Anthony Donald | Director | 2014-07-22 | 2017-07-18 |
| JONES, Ian Kenneth | Director | 2022-08-25 | 2023-08-29 |
| JONES, Ian Kenneth | Director | 2014-03-05 | 2019-07-16 |
| KELLY, Francis Victor, Eur Ing | Director | 2002-11-15 | 2003-07-17 |
| KING, Garry Anthony | Director | 2015-07-21 | 2018-07-17 |
| KING, Nicolette | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2007-06-28 |
| LING, Walter Ian Talbot | Director | 2016-07-19 | 2018-07-17 |
| LING, Walter Ian Talbot | Director | 2003-02-20 | 2011-07-07 |
| MACKENZIE, Roderick Ian | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2013-07-23 |
| MASON, Lloyd James | Director | 2018-07-17 | 2021-01-29 |
| O'LOUGHLIN, Roger Arnold | Director | 2002-11-15 | 2011-07-07 |
| PARRY, John Samuel | Director | 2019-07-16 | 2021-02-26 |
| PARRY, John Samuel | Director | 2015-07-21 | 2018-07-17 |
| PRICE, Clive Howard | Director | 2002-11-15 | 2005-06-23 |
| RATHKE, Daniela | Director | 2021-10-05 | 2022-06-30 |
| REED, Peter | Director | 2008-07-03 | 2016-08-24 |
| REID, Alistair Robert | Director | 2016-07-19 | 2022-06-30 |
| RIDER, Ronald Benjamin | Director | 2000-07-27 | 2005-06-23 |
| RIMMER, David Lindon | Director | 2007-06-28 | 2011-07-07 |
| RIMMER, David Lindon | Director | 2002-11-15 | 2005-06-23 |
| ROBINSON, Anthony Stephen | Director | 2020-08-24 | 2021-12-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 316 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-17 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-09-17 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-17 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-09-17 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-
Turnover
-1.6%
£2,230,830 £2,196,207
-
Cash
-24.4%
£1,103,402 £834,535
-
Net assets
-5.3%
£5,210,454 £4,933,046
-
Employees
-4.2%
24 23
-
Operating profit
-60.6%
-£239,541 -£384,645
-
Profit before tax
-152.5%
-£178,934 -£451,849
-
Wages
+14.1%
£782,738 £892,906
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers