O'NEILLS IRISH INTERNATIONAL SPORTS COMPANY LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+1.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£18M
+7.1% vs 2023
Employees
829
+3.2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£1M
-22% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- O'NEILLS IRISH INTERNATIONAL SPORTS COMPANY LIMITED 2002-03-07 → present
- OCTOPUS SPORTSWEAR MANUFACTURING LIMITED 1974-10-24 → 2002-03-07
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 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | £1,939,414 | £1,492,907 | |
| Profit before tax | £1,808,187 | £1,410,027 | |
| Net profit | £1,632,642 | £1,203,769 | |
| Cash | £3,143,375 | £3,183,992 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £17,617,857 | £18,313,864 | |
| Net assets | £17,065,095 | £18,268,864 | |
| Equity | £17,065,095 | £18,268,864 | |
| Average employees | 803 | 829 | |
| Wages | £17,152,777 | £19,520,753 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | 11.0% | 8.2% | |
| Current ratio | 0.63x | 0.67x | |
| Interest cover | 14.78x | 18.01x |
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
- Auditor
- SMC Chartered Accountants Ltd
- 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
- “There were no events between the balance sheet date and the date on which the financial statements were approved by the board, which would require adjustment to the financial statements or any additional disclosure in the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOWELL, Paul | Secretary | 1974-10-24 | — | — |
| GOLDSMITH, Patricia | Director | 2007-12-18 | May 1966 | Irish |
| MCCHRYSTAL, Wendy | Director | 2021-12-01 | Jun 1972 | Irish |
| MCSORLEY, Ronan | Director | 2021-12-01 | Feb 1974 | Irish |
| TOWELL, David | Director | 2018-07-25 | Mar 1977 | Irish |
| TOWELL, Paul | Director | 2001-09-25 | May 1952 | Irish |
| TOWELL, Tony | Director | 2001-09-25 | May 1950 | Irish |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOUSTON, Paul | Director | 2018-07-25 | 2020-04-01 |
| KENNEDY, Kieran Patrick | Director | 1974-10-24 | 2021-06-11 |
| O'NEILL, Margaret | Director | 1974-10-24 | 2015-02-05 |
| O'NEILL, Paul V | Director | 1974-10-24 | 2001-06-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Tony Towell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Paul Towell | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-08-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-02-10 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-01-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-11-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-06 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+1.3%
£3,143,375 £3,183,992
-
Net assets
+7.1%
£17,065,095 £18,268,864
-
Employees
+3.2%
803 829
-
Operating profit
-23%
£1,939,414 £1,492,907
-
Profit before tax
-22%
£1,808,187 £1,410,027
-
Wages
+13.8%
£17,152,777 £19,520,753
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