OPTIWARE LIMITED

Active
Company number 04384276Private limited companyIncorporated 2002

Key figures

£468,515+1.4%
Net assets 2024/25
-1.0%
Average annual change 2020/21–2024/25
0200 k400 k600 k2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

Like most small UK companies, OPTIWARE LIMITED does not publish a profit and loss account in its latest accounts. The figures below come from the balance sheet.

Sector comparison

SIC 62012

Where the company stands among the 94,838 active companies whose first SIC code is 62012 (Business and domestic software development).

Net assets£468,515
Higher than 91% · median £5,654
Cash£41,955
Higher than 53% · median £31,882
Employees11
Higher than 94% · median 1
Company age24.7 years
Older than 96% · median 2.2 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. SYSTEMSLINK 2000 LTD.£2.2bn
  2. ITC INFOTECH LIMITED£1.1bn
  3. ORACLE CORPORATION UK LIMITED£782.7m
  4. SLICED BREAD LIMITED£706.1m
  5. SOPHOS LIMITED£682m
  6. ION CAPITAL UK LIMITED£524.3m
  7. INNOVA SOURCE LTD£500m
  8. TRAILFINDERS LIMITED£462m
  9. ATG HOLDINGS LIMITED£395.7m
  10. JELLYFISH DIGITAL GROUP LIMITED£314.8m

Positions are approximate. Figures come from each company's latest accounts; money and employee figures are compared only with companies that filed accounts in pounds for a period ending in the last two and a half years and are not dormant, so those groups are smaller than 94,838. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: OPTIWARE LIMITED

What kind of company is it?

OPTIWARE LIMITED is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 04384276. It was incorporated on 28 Feb 2002. Its status is active. The registered office is in York (YO30). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is business and domestic software development (62012).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 May 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were £468,515, up 1.4% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £41,955. The company had an average of 11 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2020/21–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 94,838 active companies whose first SIC code is 62012: By net assets it ranks higher than 91% of them (median £5,654). By cash it ranks higher than 53% of them (median £31,882). By number of employees it ranks higher than 94% of them (median 1). It is older than 96% of them (median age 2.2 years).

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 1 current director. One person with significant control is registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 28 Feb 2027. The next confirmation statement is due by 14 Mar 2027.

Filed accounts2020/21–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand46,17763,78344,40955,65141,955
Total assets523,111535,973———
Total liabilities—————
Net assets / total equity488,157498,473455,576462,105468,515
Average number of employees33111111

A dash (—) means no accounts were filed for that year or the item is not in the accounts; 0 is a zero stated in the accounts. Small companies usually file only a balance sheet, so the profit and loss account is often missing.

Principal activity

Accounts 2025

The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of creating software for opticians.

As described in the company's latest filed accounts.

History

13 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets £468.5k, 11 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets £462.1k, 11 employees
  3. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets £455.6k, 11 employees
  4. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £498.5k, 3 employees
  5. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £488.2k, 3 employees
  6. Mr Keith Stephen Sheers registered as a person with significant control
  7. Anne HOVELL appointedSecretary
  8. Keith Stephen SHEERS appointedDirector
Earlier events (5)
  1. SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  2. CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED resignedNominee director (corporate)
  3. SECRETARIAL APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  4. CORPORATE APPOINTMENTS LIMITED appointedNominee director (corporate)
  5. Company incorporatedPrivate limited company

Dates as recorded at Companies House: incorporation, name changes, officer appointments and resignations, current persons with significant control, and the end of each financial year with figures in the database. Former persons with significant control are not listed.