OPTIMA PROJECTS LTD

Active
Company number 05995212Private limited companyIncorporated 2006

Key figures

−£125,339-87.0%
Net assets 2024/25
-150 k-100 k-50 k050 k100 k2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25

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

Ratios

2024/25

Sector comparison

SIC 74100

Where the company stands among the 29,964 active companies whose first SIC code is 74100 (specialised design activities).

Net assets−£125,339
Lower than 98% · median £6,341
Total assets£84,128
Higher than 76% · median £25,879
Cash£2,006
Lower than 79% · median £15,885
Employees2
Higher than 75% · median 1
Company age20.0 years
Older than 93% · median 6.1 years
Largest in this sector by net assets
  1. CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS LIMITED£45.1m
  2. STEEN LIMITED£33.4m
  3. MAGIC FOUNDRY LIMITED£29.2m
  4. SITEC ENGINEERING LIMITED£28m
  5. KIM JONES STUDIO LTD£24m
  6. THE IMAGINATION GROUP LIMITED£19m
  7. BENJAMIN HUBERT LIMITED£18.6m
  8. SPORTCAST LIMITED£17.4m
  9. HAWTHORN THEATRICAL LIMITED£15.6m
  10. TONY BALL ASSOCIATES PLC£14.7m

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 29,964. The line on each bar marks the median.

Summary: OPTIMA PROJECTS LTD

What kind of company is it?

OPTIMA PROJECTS LTD is a private limited company registered with Companies House under company number 05995212. It was incorporated on 10 Nov 2006. Its status is active. The registered office is in Lymington (SO41). Its nature of business (SIC 2007) is specialised design activities (74100).

How is the company doing financially?

The latest accounts in the database are for 2024/25 (period ending 31 Mar 2025); the company files small company accounts (filleted). Net assets were −£125,339, down 87% on the previous year. Cash at bank and in hand was £2,006. Total assets were £84,128 and total liabilities £204,964. The company had an average of 2 employees. Figures are available for 5 financial years (2020/21–2024/25).

How does it compare with similar companies?

Compared with 29,964 active companies whose first SIC code is 74100: By net assets it ranks lower than 98% of them (median £6,341). By total assets it ranks higher than 76% of them (median £25,879). By cash it ranks lower than 79% of them (median £15,885). By number of employees it ranks higher than 75% of them (median 1). It is older than 93% of them (median age 6.1 years).

Has it received government grants?

It is recorded as the recipient of 6 central government grants worth £832.7k, mainly from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.

Who runs and controls the company?

The company has 2 current directors. 2 persons with significant control are registered.

When are its next filings due?

The next accounts are due by 31 Dec 2026. The next confirmation statement is due by 21 Nov 2026.

Filed accounts2020/21–2024/25
2020/212021/222022/232023/242024/25
Cash at bank and in hand95,06738,42010,02615,6412,006
Total assets128,015103,58066,47661,46284,128
Total liabilities80,84170,72099,336122,485204,964
Net assets / total equity73,99927,471-40,873-67,030-125,339
Average number of employees22222

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.

Government grants

6 grants

OPTIMA PROJECTS LTD is recorded as the recipient of 6 central government grants since 2020, together worth £832.7k.

Funders
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
3 grants · £417.5k
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
3 grants · £415.2k
Grants
  1. Ultra-efficient electric boatsDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £311,588 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme
  2. Ultra-efficient electric boats pre-commercialisationDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £49,940 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme
  3. Ultra-efficient Electric Boats and Drive System - Leisure & Water TaxisDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology · £55,993 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme
  4. Ultra-efficient Electric Boats and Drive System - Leisure & Water TaxisDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £31,542 · UKRI - Innovate UK - Scheme 22/23
  5. Innovative Electric Boat and Drive System DevelopmentDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £285,489 · UKRI - Innovate - Scheme 21/22
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  1. Optima Electric BoatsDepartment for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy · £98,134 · ALB - UKRI - Innovate UK grant awards in 20-21

From the Government Grants Register published by the Cabinet Office (financial years 2016/17 onwards, Open Government Licence v3.0). It covers grants from central government departments and their agencies where the register states the recipient's company number and the recipient name matches this company; grants from local authorities, lottery distributors and devolved governments are not included.

History

15 events
  1. Financial year 2024/25 endedAccounts: net assets −£125.3k, 2 employees
  2. Financial year 2023/24 endedAccounts: net assets −£67k, 2 employees
  3. Financial year 2022/23 endedAccounts: net assets −£40.9k, 2 employees
  4. Financial year 2021/22 endedAccounts: net assets £27.5k, 2 employees
  5. Financial year 2020/21 endedAccounts: net assets £74k, 2 employees
  6. Mr David Charles Kendall registered as a person with significant control
  7. Mrs Chloe Eloise Watson Kendall registered as a person with significant control
  8. CLIFFORD FRY & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIAL) LTD resignedSecretary (corporate)
Earlier events (7)
  1. Chloe Eloise Watson KENDALL appointedSecretary
  2. INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resignedNominee secretary (corporate)
  3. Chloe Eloise Watson KENDALL appointedDirector
  4. David Charles KENDALL appointedDirector
  5. CLIFFORD FRY & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIAL) LTD appointedSecretary (corporate)
  6. INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointedNominee secretary (corporate)
  7. 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.