OPTIMAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Company number 03468747 · Active · Letchworth Garden City SG6 2TD
OPTIMAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 03468747) incorporated on 20 November 1997, registered in Letchworth Garden City. Its registered activity is manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c. (SIC 28990). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 30 April 2025, showing net assets of £6.74m and cash of £42k, with 44 employees on average. Net assets rose 2% on the prior period (£6.62m).
By net assets it sits in the top quarter of 2,042 comparable companies in the UK (median £38k, upper quartile £405k).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 20 November 1997
- Next accounts due
- 30 January 2027 — in 100 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 4 December 2026 — in 43 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 28990
- Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery n.e.c.
- Accounts type
- Small
- Size band
- Small (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 2 periods on record, latest ending 30 April 2025
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 April 2025 | £6.74m | £42k | — | £3.01m | — | — | 44 |
| 30 April 2024 | £6.62m | £1.24m | — | £4.66m | — | — | 37 |
- Current ratio
- 3.38 — comfortable
- Cash per employee
- £950
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.
Firmoscan score: 76/100 (grade B)
- +10 Positive net assets — Net assets £6,744,086 at 2025-04-30
- +8 Comfortable liquidity — Current ratio 3.38
- +8 Established — Incorporated 1997-11-20 (29 years)
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Ownership and control
- Optimal Technologies Holdings Limited (corporate entity, England) — owns 75–100% of shares; holds 75–100% of voting rights; can appoint or remove directors · since 27 January 2017
- Mr Trevor Michael Conway — owns 75–100% of shares; holds 75–100% of voting rights · since 6 April 2016 · ceased 27 January 2017
Persons with significant control hold 25% or more of shares or voting rights. Smaller shareholdings are only listed in confirmation-statement documents.
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- GIBBS-SANDTECH LIMITED — Ware, inc. Jun 2001
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All companies incorporated on 20 November 1997 · in Nov 1997.
Reminders for OPTIMAL TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
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