OPENCAST SOFTWARE EUROPE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-07 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-24
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£1M
+35.8% highest in 7 filed years
Net assets
£6M
+43.9% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
431
+67.1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
-21.8% vs 2022
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Technology median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2023-12-31
Latest accounts filed cover 2024-12-31; financial figures currently reflect up to 2023-12-31.
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £14,287,400 | — | £36,284,114 | £49,941,276 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,205,943 | — | £4,184,919 | £3,308,452 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,196,413 | — | £4,140,235 | £3,238,312 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £2,009,163 | — | £4,428,120 | £2,463,977 | |
| Cash | £691,446 | £516,842 | £516,842 | £610,247 | £610,247 | £853,109 | £1,158,722 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,221,235 | £742,249 | — | £1,474,441 | — | £4,762,239 | £6,564,109 | |
| Net assets | — | £742,249 | — | £1,186,652 | — | £4,022,665 | £5,788,793 | |
| Equity | £1,221,235 | £742,249 | £742,249 | £1,186,652 | £1,186,652 | £4,022,665 | £5,788,793 | |
| Average employees | 66 | 87 | — | 138 | — | 258 | 431 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £8,010,760 | — | £17,185,872 | £28,897,482 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 15.4% | — | 11.5% | 6.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 14.1% | — | 12.2% | 4.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 149.6% | — | 87.9% | 50.4% | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 229.91x | — | 93.57x | 39.94x |
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
- Ryecroft Glenton
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the Directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 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
- “Following the acquisition of the Company on 12 February 2024 by Opencast Software Europe Holdings Limited, the Company is required to operate within the Group finance facilities in place.”
- “As at 31 December 2024 the Group was in technical covenant breach on loans totalling £6,800,000, this was waived by the finance provider on 19 March 2025. A further breach of the covenants occurred as at 30 June 2025, which was waived by the lender on 15th September 2025.”
- “On 19th February 2025 the shareholders of Swarm Energy Limited (a customer of the Company) passed a resolution to voluntarily wind up the company and insolvency practitioners were appointed, see note 7 for further details on the financial impact of this event.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HODGSON, James William | Secretary | 2024-03-06 | — | — |
| SHORT, Katherine Anne, Dr | Secretary | 2021-11-12 | — | — |
| HODGSON, James William | Director | 2024-03-06 | Dec 1982 | British |
| HOULT, Charles Wilson | Director | 2012-04-26 | Apr 1967 | British |
| LAWSON, Thomas William | Director | 2022-09-27 | Nov 1980 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'BRIEN, Francis Michael | Director | 2012-09-28 | 2024-02-12 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opencast Software Europe Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-02-12 | Active |
| Mr Charles Wilson Hoult | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-02-12 |
| Mr Francis Michael O'Brien | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-02-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 71 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-27 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-03-09 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-03-02 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-03-02 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-10-04 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-27 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-09 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-03-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-03-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-06 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-06 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-02 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-03-02 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-14 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-02-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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
FY2022 → FY2023 · period ending 2023-12-31 vs 2022-12-31
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Turnover
+37.6%
£36,284,114 £49,941,276
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+35.8%
£853,109 £1,158,722
highest in 7 filed years
-
Net assets
+43.9%
£4,022,665 £5,788,793
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+67.1%
258 431
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
-20.9%
£4,184,919 £3,308,452
-
Profit before tax
-21.8%
£4,140,235 £3,238,312
-
Wages
+68.1%
£17,185,872 £28,897,482
highest 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