OPTIONAL INTELLIGENCE LIMITED
Company number 08161056 · Active · St. Albans AL3 7LE
OPTIONAL INTELLIGENCE LIMITED is an active private limited company (company number 08161056) incorporated on 30 July 2012, registered in St. Albans. Its registered activity is book publishing (SIC 58110). Latest micro accounts cover the period ending 31 December 2025, showing net assets of −£35k, with 2 employees on average. As micro-entity accounts, no profit and loss account is filed, so turnover and profit are not public. Net assets fell 75% on the prior period (−£20k). Across the last 3 periods on record the net-asset trend is volatile.
By net assets it sits in the bottom quarter of 64 comparable companies in Hertfordshire (median £166, upper quartile £11k).
Key dates
- Incorporated
- 30 July 2012
- Next accounts due
- 30 September 2027 — in 348 days
- Confirmation statement due
- 13 August 2027 — in 300 days
Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.
Activity
- SIC 58110
- Book publishing
- SIC 59200
- Sound recording and music publishing activities
- Accounts type
- Micro Entity
- Size band
- Micro (Companies Act thresholds)
Financials — 3 periods on record, latest ending 31 December 2025
| Period end | Net assets | Cash | Debtors | Creditors <1y | Turnover | Profit | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | −£35k | — | — | £36k | — | — | 2 |
| 31 December 2024 | −£20k | — | — | £21k | — | — | 2 |
| 31 December 2023 | −£27k | — | — | £29k | — | — | 2 |
- Current ratio
- 0.01 — current liabilities exceed current assets
Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing; micro-entity accounts contain no profit and loss account.
Firmoscan score: 32/100 (grade E)
- -15 Negative net assets — Net assets £-35,497 at 2025-12-31
- -8 Net assets falling — -75.5% vs prior period
- -8 Current liabilities exceed current assets — Current ratio 0.01
- +5 Multi-year filing history — 3 periods on record
- +8 Established — Incorporated 2012-07-30 (14 years)
A transparent, rules-based score from filed data only: every point lists its evidence. It is not a credit rating or advice.
Ownership and control
- Mr Ian Smith — owns 50–75% of shares · since 10 July 2016
- Mrs Dalia Smith — owns 25–50% of shares · since 10 July 2016
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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Same activity (book publishing), closest in incorporation date.
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- OPTIMA PUBLISHING (2012) LTD — St. Albans, inc. Nov 2012
- THE ENDLESS BOOKCASE LTD — St. Albans, inc. Mar 2013
- INGLIS STUDIO LTD — St. Albans, inc. Aug 2011
- PAIGE TOON LTD — Litlington, inc. Jul 2013
Reminders for OPTIONAL INTELLIGENCE LIMITED
Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.