OPAL WAVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Cash
£509K
-72.6% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£446K
-63.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
40
+21.2% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£306K
-66.7% vs 2021
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of going concern as the company will not be continuing in business in the foreseeable future. As required by UK accounting standards, the directors have prepared the financial statements on the basis that the Company is no longer a going concern.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2021-12-31
Latest accounts filed cover 2025-03-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2021-12-31.
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £5,127,192 | £4,112,476 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £917,690 | £306,011 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £917,690 | £306,011 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £743,328 | £270,679 | |
| Cash | £768,864 | — | £1,860,634 | £509,245 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,112,788 | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £1,065,977 | — | £1,219,056 | £446,004 | |
| Equity | £1,065,977 | £1,065,977 | £1,219,056 | £446,004 | |
| Average employees | 30 | — | 33 | 40 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-04-01 | 2021-03-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 17.9% | 7.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 14.5% | 6.6% |
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)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a basis other than that of going concern as the company will not be continuing in business in the foreseeable future. As required by UK accounting standards, the directors have prepared the financial statements on the basis that the Company is no longer a going concern.”
Group structure
- OPAL WAVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED · parent
- Opal Wave AB 100%
- Opal Wave SARL 100%
- Opal Wave Offshore SARL 100%
Significant events
- “On the 1st of April 2024, the net assets of the company were transferred to NTT Data Business Solutions Limited. This Company will no longer trade on a standalone basis and will be wound up in due course.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADING, Justin John | Director | 2023-11-07 | Jul 1964 | British |
| CZYMEK-LAUER, Nicola Andrea | Director | 2025-06-10 | Jul 1970 | German |
| NEWMAN, Philip James | Director | 2023-11-07 | Dec 1958 | British |
| ROTTER, Norbert | Director | 2023-11-07 | Dec 1967 | German |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, Rebecca | Secretary | 2019-10-17 | 2021-06-11 |
| JONES, Rebecca | Secretary | 2008-01-07 | 2014-07-16 |
| KHAN, Anfia | Secretary | 2019-10-17 | 2021-06-11 |
| BELL, Simon Francis | Director | 2008-01-07 | 2023-11-07 |
| CASWELL, Ian Edward | Director | 2021-06-11 | 2022-02-01 |
| DELUCA, Vince, Mr. | Director | 2022-01-25 | 2023-11-07 |
| GABRIEL, Christopher John | Director | 2021-06-11 | 2025-05-19 |
| HERMAN, Ivor Laurence | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2022-04-01 |
| KHAN, Ahtishaam | Director | 2008-04-01 | 2023-03-31 |
| O'NEILL-KING, Vicki, Mrs. | Director | 2022-01-25 | 2023-11-07 |
| PUERZER, Juergen | Director | 2023-11-07 | 2024-03-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ntt Data Business Solutions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-26 | Active |
| Muscovite Bidco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-06-11 | Ceased 2024-03-26 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 119 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-03-26 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-03-26 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-03-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-02-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-06-10 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-19 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-04-10 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-04-10 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2024-01-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 2
- 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
FY2021 → FY2021 · period ending 2021-12-31 vs 2021-03-31
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Turnover
-19.8%
£5,127,192 £4,112,476
-
Cash
-72.6%
£1,860,634 £509,245
lowest in 3 filed years
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Net assets
-63.4%
£1,219,056 £446,004
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
+21.2%
33 40
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
-66.7%
£917,690 £306,011
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Profit before tax
-66.7%
£917,690 £306,011
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