ODYSSEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-11-05 (in 6mo)
Last made up 2025-10-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£224M
Equity attributable
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£40M
Period ending 2025-09-30
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- ODYSSEAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC 2018-02-05 → present
- ODYSSEAN SMALLER COMPANIES OPPORTUNITIES PLC 2018-01-09 → 2018-02-05
- ODYSSEAN SMALLER COMPANY OPPORTUNITIES PLC 2017-12-21 → 2018-01-09
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-09-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,764,000 | — | £1,272,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £18,152,000 | — | £39,505,000 | |
| Net profit | £18,152,000 | — | £39,505,000 | |
| Cash | £2,580,000 | £1,436,000 | £4,134,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £183,512,000 | £224,137,000 | |
| Net assets | — | £183,512,000 | £224,137,000 | |
| Equity | £221,007,000 | £183,512,000 | £224,137,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | |
| 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 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net margin | 1029.0% | — | 3105.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 0.7% | 0.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.39x | 3.22x |
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
- IFRS
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unaudited (audit-exempt)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors believe, having considered the Company's investment objectives, risk management policies, capital management policies and procedures, nature of the portfolio and expenditure projections, that the Company has adequate resources, an appropriate financial structure and suitable management arrangements in place to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and, more specifically, that there are no material uncertainties relating to the Company that would prevent its ability to continue in such operational existence for at least twelve months from the date of the approval of this Half Year Report.”
Significant events
- “Market turmoil in anticipation of "Liberation Day" where the President of the USA laid out his plans for import-related tariffs on goods flowing to the USA.”
- “Dialight's shares rose c.98% through the period with performance ahead of expectations and progress on operational improvement (cost saving projects, SKU reductions, improved pricing and inventory reduction).”
- “Elementis disposed of its Talc division for c.$121m and returned c$50m to shareholders via a share buyback.”
- “Auction Technology Group (ATG) announced a highly priced acquisition while downgrading its outlook for full year margins driven by product mix.”
- “NCC Group confirmed it was looking at options for its Escode division including a potential sale and also conducting a review of its Cyber business.”
- “Genus received FDA approval for its new, disease resistant pig line and announced the sale of interest in its China subsidiary to create a JV.”
- “Spire Healthcare commenced a process to look at strategic options to maximise shareholder value including a possible sale of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSM FUNDS (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2025-01-27 | — | — |
| HEWITT, Peter John | Director | 2018-01-31 | Feb 1957 | British |
| KING, Richard | Director | 2017-12-21 | Dec 1955 | British |
| MAHAPATRA, Indraneil | Director | 2023-04-03 | Feb 1980 | British |
| SAYERS, Michael | Director | 2026-02-01 | Feb 1965 | British |
| WILDING, Linda | Director | 2023-10-25 | Feb 1959 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TUFNELL, Rosina Jane | Secretary | 2017-12-21 | 2018-02-07 |
| FROSTROW CAPITAL LLP | Corporate Secretary | 2020-07-13 | 2025-01-27 |
| LINK COMPANY MATTERS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2018-02-07 | 2020-07-13 |
| CECIL, Arabella Elizabeth | Director | 2018-01-31 | 2025-09-04 |
| TUFNELL, Rosina Jane | Director | 2017-12-21 | 2024-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harwood Capital Management Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-12-21 | Ceased 2018-05-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 188 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-09-09 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-05-07 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-04-02 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-12 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-03 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-09 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-22 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type interim | |
| 2025-11-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-17 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-11-14 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 20
- Capital events
- 15
- 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
FY2025 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-09-30 vs 2025-03-31