OKARNO LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-29 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-15
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£58M
+6% vs 2023
Employees
78
+14.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£20M
+18.1% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- OKARNO LIMITED 2024-01-02 → present
- ARTEX LIMITED 2006-02-09 → 2024-01-02
- ARTEX RAWLPLUG LIMITED 2001-02-01 → 2006-02-09
- COGKESTREL LIMITED 2001-01-12 → 2001-02-01
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £78,289,000 | £80,117,000 | |
| Operating profit | £14,934,000 | £17,670,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £17,129,000 | £20,233,000 | |
| Net profit | £12,930,000 | £15,152,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £56,194,000 | £59,353,000 | |
| Net assets | £55,174,000 | £58,488,000 | |
| Equity | £55,174,000 | £58,488,000 | |
| Average employees | 68 | 78 | |
| Wages | £2,560,000 | £3,318,000 |
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 | 19.1% | 22.1% | |
| Net margin | 16.5% | 18.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 26.6% | 29.8% | |
| Current ratio | 2.92x | 3.14x | |
| Interest cover | 1148.77x | 803.18x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the date the directors approved the company's 2024 financial statements, the company's management is not aware of any material uncertainties that call into question the entity's ability to continue as a going concern. The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the company's financial position means that this is realistic.”
Group structure
- OKARNO LIMITED · parent
- Artex-Blue Hawk Limited 100%
Significant events
- “During the 2024 accounting year some of the active members of the plan were made redundant, this has been allowed for as a curtailment within the accounts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 38 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KEEN, Richard | Secretary | 2020-05-01 | — | — |
| CAMMACK, Nicholas James | Director | 2018-12-31 | Dec 1972 | British |
| O’SULLIVAN, Dean | Director | 2025-10-08 | Mar 1967 | Irish |
Show 38 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAMMACK, Nicholas James | Secretary | 2006-07-03 | 2007-07-09 |
| HARRISON, Martin John | Secretary | 2003-10-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| MOODY, Alistair | Secretary | 2001-06-22 | 2003-10-01 |
| OXENHAM, Alun Roy | Secretary | 2007-07-09 | 2020-05-01 |
| PRICE, Sebastian | Secretary | 2001-01-12 | 2001-01-25 |
| WOOLLEY, Andrew Moger | Secretary | 2001-01-25 | 2001-06-22 |
| ANDERSON, David | Director | 2008-02-22 | 2010-12-20 |
| BELL, Alastair Thomas Graham | Director | 2001-06-22 | 2006-02-28 |
| BIRD, Michael William | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2006-03-31 |
| CADDEN, Stephen, Dr | Director | 2002-12-01 | 2005-10-31 |
| CAMMACK, Nicholas James | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2008-11-13 |
| CHALDECOTT, Michael Strickland | Director | 2010-12-20 | 2025-12-15 |
| CHAMBERS, Craig Stephen | Director | 2006-03-01 | 2009-03-31 |
| CHAMBERS, Craig Stephen | Director | 2001-01-25 | 2002-12-01 |
| CLARKE, Andrew | Director | 2001-09-03 | 2004-04-05 |
| COLE, Nathan Brynley | Director | 2008-02-22 | 2012-04-05 |
| COLLEY, John Graham | Director | 2001-01-25 | 2008-02-22 |
| DAVIS, Stacey | Director | 2006-07-03 | 2008-12-31 |
| DOLAN, Brian Gerard | Director | 2002-04-02 | 2008-01-01 |
| DU MOULIN, Emmanuel | Director | 2011-10-01 | 2017-02-01 |
| FRENCH, Andrew James | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2008-09-30 |
| HANDLEY, Andrew Mccallum | Director | 2001-01-25 | 2001-09-03 |
| HARRISON, Martin John | Director | 2003-10-01 | 2006-06-30 |
| HERAUD, Stephane | Director | 2017-02-01 | 2018-12-31 |
| HINDLE MBE, Peter, Dr | Director | 2013-09-02 | 2016-01-01 |
| KENWARD, Christopher Gabriel | Director | 2013-09-02 | 2018-06-01 |
| LAMBERT, Thierry | Director | 2009-02-24 | 2011-10-01 |
| LAZARD, Roland, Mr. | Director | 2008-02-22 | 2009-02-24 |
| MCCREA, Paul Anthony | Director | 2009-03-12 | 2010-10-31 |
| MOODY, Alistair | Director | 2001-06-22 | 2003-10-01 |
| MOORE, Philip Edward | Director | 2018-07-18 | 2019-01-01 |
| RUSH, Peter John | Director | 2001-06-22 | 2001-11-01 |
| THOMAS, David | Director | 2002-12-01 | 2005-12-31 |
| THOMPSON, Gary William Henry | Director | 2012-04-05 | 2013-09-02 |
| TURK, Adam Marc | Director | 2001-06-22 | 2001-08-01 |
| WATKINS, Clive | Director | 2005-07-01 | 2008-03-31 |
| WILSON, Keith Edward | Director | 2001-01-12 | 2001-01-25 |
| WOOLLEY, Andrew Moger | Director | 2001-01-25 | 2001-06-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compagnie De Saint-Gobain | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2017-01-12 | Ceased 2017-01-12 |
| Saint-Gobain Construction Products Uk Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 162 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-01-02 CERTNM Certificate change of name company PDF
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-02 | CERTNM | change-of-name | Certificate change of name company | |
| 2023-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-03-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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
+2.3%
£78,289,000 £80,117,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
+6%
£55,174,000 £58,488,000
-
Employees
+14.7%
68 78
-
Operating profit
+18.3%
£14,934,000 £17,670,000
-
Profit before tax
+18.1%
£17,129,000 £20,233,000
-
Wages
+29.6%
£2,560,000 £3,318,000
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