OPALA LTD

Company number 08367523 · Active · Ashford TN23 5JN

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Firmoscan score 84/100

OPALA LTD is an active private limited company (company number 08367523) incorporated on 21 January 2013, registered in Ashford. Its registered activity is retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating (SIC 47110). Latest small accounts cover the period ending 20 January 2025, showing net assets of £17k and cash of £46k, with 5 employees on average. Net assets rose 78% on the prior period (£9,639).

By net assets it sits in the upper half of 398 comparable companies in Kent (median £12k, upper quartile £46k).

Key dates

Incorporated
21 January 2013
Next accounts due
20 October 2026 — in 2 days
Confirmation statement due
4 February 2027 — in 109 days

Due dates are expected from Companies House filing rules; confirm on the official register before relying on them.

Activity

SIC 47110
Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Accounts type
Total Exemption Full
Size band
Micro (Companies Act thresholds)

Financials — 2 periods on record, latest ending 20 January 2025

Net assets
Net assetsJan 2024: £9,639; Jan 2025: £17k£9,639£17kJan 2024Jan 2025
Cash at bank
Cash at bankJan 2024: £5,620; Jan 2025: £46k£5,620£46kJan 2024Jan 2025
Average employees
Average employeesJan 2024: 5; Jan 2025: 555Jan 2024Jan 2025
Period endNet assetsCashDebtorsCreditors <1yTurnoverProfitEmployees
20 January 2025£17k£46k—£40k——5
20 January 2024£9,639£5,620—£63k——5
Current ratio
1.56 — comfortable
Cash per employee
£9,236

Figures as filed in iXBRL accounts at Companies House. "—" means the line was not reported in that filing.

Firmoscan score: 84/100 (grade A)

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

  • Ms Beata Malgorzata Krakowiak — owns 25–50% of shares; holds 25–50% of voting rights; can appoint or remove directors; has significant influence or control · since 21 January 2017
  • Mr Piotr Lukasz Opala — owns 25–50% of shares; holds 25–50% of voting rights; can appoint or remove directors; has significant influence or control · since 21 January 2017 · ceased 6 December 2017
  • Mr Piotr Lukasz Opala — owns 25–50% of shares; holds 25–50% of voting rights; can appoint or remove directors; has significant influence or control · since 21 January 2017 · ceased 10 January 2018
  • Ms Malgorzata Krakowiak — owns 25–50% of shares; holds 25–50% of voting rights; can appoint or remove directors; has significant influence or control · since 31 March 2019 · ceased 1 October 2023

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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Reminders for OPALA LTD

Get an email before each filing deadline — accounts and confirmation statement — so nothing is late.