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OCTOPUS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES LIMITED
6TH FLOOR, 33, HOLBORN, LONDON, EC1N 2HTPrevious name: OCTOPUS VENTURES LIMITED (changed on 31-Aug-2007)
Company Number: 03974202
Incorporation date: 17-Apr-2000
Status: Active
Entity type: Private Limited Company
SIC codes:
66120 Security and commodity contracts dealing activities
SUMMARY
This company is 24 years old and is currently active. It is controlled by Octopus Capital Limited. The company has negative equity (net assets) of GBP -8 million which has worsened since the previous year's figure of GBP -3.2 million. The latest reported revenue figure is GBP 6.5 million which is similar to the previous year's figure of GBP 6.5 million. The company is both loss making and has negative equity, it is therefore likely to go bankrupt unless it can raise funding or business has improved since the last accounts were filed. Retained earnings is negative (GBP -8 million), which means the company has aggregate losses since it's inception or it has paid more dividends than it can afford; given the company's age, this is a sign of serious financial problems. The company has 2 active officers (directors or partners) who are or were officers of 163 other companies, 62 (38.0%) of which have since been dissolved or are proposed for strike off. The company has no public disputes filed on the Business Disputes Register. There are no court cases involving the company that we are aware of.FINANCIALS (BETA)
Next accounts due: 31-Jan-2025Accounts Filed: AUDIT EXEMPTION SUBSIDIARY (30-Apr-2023)
P&L Financials:
| Year end | Currency | Revenue | Operating profit | Interest Received | Interest Paid | Tax | Net Profit GBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2020 | GBP | 6,494,096 | -5,072,025 | -4,783,134 | |||
| 30-Apr-2019 | GBP | 6,472,680 | 4,774,662 | 1,113,672 | 5,734,914 | ||
| 30-Apr-2018 | GBP | 5,074,872 | 2,278,399 | -1,846,782 |
Balance Sheet Financials:
| Year end | Currency | Cash | Current Assets | Current Liabilities | Debt | Share Capital | Premium Reserve | Retained Earnings | Net Assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2020 | GBP | 50,000 | 40,105,564 | 1 | -8,009,281 | -8,009,280 | |||
| 30-Apr-2019 | GBP | 752,556 | 44,500,329 | 1 | -3,226,147 | -3,226,146 | |||
| 30-Apr-2018 | GBP | 60,811 | 42,623,983 | 1 | -8,961,061 | -8,961,060 |
VALUATION EVENTS (BETA)
| Year end | Currency | % Equity | Sum raised | Pre-Money Valuation* | Post-Money Valuation* | Enterprise Value** |
|---|
DISPUTES
No disputes filed on www.disputesregister.orgCOMPANY SECRETARY
| Status | Name | Appointed on | Resigned on | Occupation | Nationality | All apointments (active/resigned) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active | OCTOPUS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | 28 Nov 2019 | 18 Apr 2024 | 351 - 280 | ||
| Resigned | Parisha KANANI | 09 Apr 2018 | 28 Nov 2019 | 0 - 1 | ||
| Resigned | Nicola BOARD | 04 Nov 2016 | 09 Apr 2018 | 0 - 1 | ||
| Resigned | Tracey Jane SPEVACK | 20 May 2014 | 04 Nov 2016 | 0 - 1 | ||
| Resigned | Christopher Robert HULATT | 04 Jan 2001 | 20 May 2014 | Fund Manager | British | 0 - 19 |
| Resigned | Pamela Emille Howie FINN | 09 May 2000 | 03 Jan 2001 | British | 0 - 17 |
DIRECTORS
| Status | Name | Appointed on | Resigned on | Occupation | Nationality | All appointments (active/resigned) |
Dissolved companies (rate) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resigned | Paul Stephen LATHAM | 13 Jun 2019 | 14 Jul 2021 | Director | British | 87 - 627 | 274 (38.4%) |
| Resigned | Guy Bruce MYLES | 09 May 2000 | 31 Jul 2014 | Fund Manager | British | 8 - 16 | 1 (4.2%) |
| Active | Simon Andrew ROGERSON | 09 May 2000 | Fund Manager | British | 25 - 13 | 1 (2.6%) | |
| Active | Christopher Robert HULATT | 09 May 2000 | Fund Manager | British | 26 - 131 | 65 (41.4%) | |
| Resigned | Zahid ALI | 09 May 2000 | 24 May 2002 | Fund Manager | British | 0 - 5 | 1 (20.0%) |
| Resigned | DWS DIRECTORS LIMITED | 17 Apr 2000 | 09 May 2000 | 0 - 47 | 23 (48.9%) | ||
| Resigned | DWS SECRETARIES LIMITED | 17 Apr 2000 | 09 May 2000 | 0 - 47 | 22 (46.8%) |
Average tenure of active directors: 24.0 years
Average tenure of resigned directors: 3.7 years
Average active director Dissolution Rate: 22.0%
DIRECTOR APPOINTMENTS IN OTHER COMPANIES
SHAREHOLDERS (BETA)
| Shareholder name | Share class | Shares at confirmation date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-30 | 2016-04-12 | 2015-04-12 | 2014-04-12 | 2013-04-12 | ||
| OCTOPUS APOLLO VCT PLC | DEFERRED | 2 66.7% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% |
| OCTOPUS CAPITAL LIMITED | ORDINARY | 1 33.3% | 1 100% | 1 100% | 1 100% | 1 100% |
SHAREHOLDINGS (BETA)
| Company name | Share class | Shares at confimation date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-30 | 2019-09-30 | 2019-06-30 | 2019-04-14 | 2018-09-30 | ||
| OCTOPUS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES LIMITED | A ORDINARY | 341,495 100% | 2,200 25.3% | 341,495 100% | 0 0% | 0 0% |
| OCTOPUS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES LIMITED | B ORDINARY | 0 0% | 6,500 74.7% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% |
| OCTOPUS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES LIMITED | B ORDINARY SHARES | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 22,500 100% | 6,500 74.7% |
| OCTOPUS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES LIMITED | A ORDINARY SHARES | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 0 0% | 2,200 25.3% |
CONTROLLED COMPANIES / CONTROLLING ENTITIES
Controlling entities above
OCTOPUS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES LIMITED
Controlled companies below
- 50%-75%:RCVP RETIREMENT LIVING LTD (09794758 - UK) active
- 50%-75%:AURORA CARE AND EDUCATION HOLDINGS LIMITED (09804089 - UK) active
- >75%:AURORA CARE AND EDUCATION MIDCO LIMITED (09767477 - UK) active
- >75%:AURORA CARE AND EDUCATION OPCO LIMITED (09768784 - UK) active
- 50%-75%:WINNIPEG HEAT LIMITED (07971262 - UK) active
LATE PAYMENTS REPORT
This company has not filed any late payment reports possibly because it is not considered \'Large\'.
COURT CASES
No Court Cases found
PATENTS
No Patents found
COMPETITORS
(Based on Sic code:
66120 Security and commodity contracts dealing activities)
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LIQUIDATION RISK (BETA)
This company is Active. Statistically, Active companies have a low probability of being liquidated within a year.
Here are our probability predictions:
| Basis | Liquidation within 3 months | Liquidation within 6 months | Liquidation within 12 months | Prediction confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCTOPUS ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES LIMITED | 0.9% | 3.6% | 7.1% | Medium |
| Other companies Active in the same sector | 0.3% | 5.2% | 11.9% | Medium |
| Age | 0.3% | 1.3% | 2.4% | Medium |
| Company Type | 0.7% | 3.7% | 7.4% | Medium |
| Accounts category | 0.4% | 1.3% | 3.0% | Medium |
| Accounting Month | 1.8% | 3.8% | 7.0% | Medium |
| Sic code count | 0.7% | 3.5% | 7.0% | Medium |
