optimal monitoring limited Company Information
Company Number
03788490
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
optimal monitoring holdings limited
mr michael stanley prager
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Industry
Technical testing and analysis
Registered Address
3 coldbath square, london, EC1R 5HL
Website
www.optimalmonitoring.comoptimal monitoring limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of OPTIMAL MONITORING LIMITED at £386.1k based on a Turnover of £468.4k and 0.82x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
optimal monitoring limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of OPTIMAL MONITORING LIMITED at £2m based on an EBITDA of £362.8k and a 5.5x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
optimal monitoring limited Estimated Valuation
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of OPTIMAL MONITORING LIMITED at £0 based on Net Assets of £-139.9k and 2.73x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Optimal Monitoring Limited Overview
Optimal Monitoring Limited is a live company located in london, EC1R 5HL with a Companies House number of 03788490. It operates in the technical testing and analysis sector, SIC Code 71200. Founded in June 1999, it's largest shareholder is optimal monitoring holdings limited with a 85% stake. Optimal Monitoring Limited is a mature, micro sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £468.4k with healthy growth in recent years.
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Optimal Monitoring Limited Health Check
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Optimal Monitoring Limited a 3.5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 4 measures and has 5 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
4 Strong
2 Regular
5 Weak
Size
annual sales of £468.4k, make it smaller than the average company (£5.2m)
- Optimal Monitoring Limited
£5.2m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 7%, show it is growing at a faster rate (4.5%)
- Optimal Monitoring Limited
4.5% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 45%, this company has a comparable cost of product (45%)
- Optimal Monitoring Limited
45% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 56.7% make it more profitable than the average company (4.3%)
- Optimal Monitoring Limited
4.3% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 10 employees, this is below the industry average (37)
10 - Optimal Monitoring Limited
37 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £45.9k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£45.9k)
- Optimal Monitoring Limited
£45.9k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £46.8k, this is less efficient (£106.4k)
- Optimal Monitoring Limited
£106.4k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 21 days, this is earlier than average (58 days)
- Optimal Monitoring Limited
58 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 35 days, this is slower than average (29 days)
- Optimal Monitoring Limited
29 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
There is insufficient data available for this Key Performance Indicator!
- Optimal Monitoring Limited
- - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 5 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (12 weeks)
5 weeks - Optimal Monitoring Limited
12 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 115.5%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (60.5%)
115.5% - Optimal Monitoring Limited
60.5% - Industry AVG
OPTIMAL MONITORING LIMITED financials
Optimal Monitoring Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is estimated at £468.4 thousand and the company has net assets of -£139.9 thousand. According to their latest financial statements, Optimal Monitoring Limited has 10 employees and maintains cash reserves of £9.5 thousand as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2009 | |
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Turnover | 350,264 | 396,600 | |||||||||||||
Other Income Or Grants | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Cost Of Sales | 30,734 | 41,644 | |||||||||||||
Gross Profit | 319,530 | 354,956 | |||||||||||||
Admin Expenses | 286,866 | 344,817 | |||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 32,664 | 10,139 | |||||||||||||
Interest Payable | 7,791 | 7,713 | |||||||||||||
Interest Receivable | 25 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Pre-Tax Profit | 24,898 | 2,426 | |||||||||||||
Tax | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Profit After Tax | 24,898 | 2,426 | |||||||||||||
Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Retained Profit | 24,898 | 2,426 | |||||||||||||
Employee Costs | 201,698 | 245,760 | |||||||||||||
Number Of Employees | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
EBITDA* | 35,558 | 36,785 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2009 | |
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Tangible Assets | 1,918 | 1,677 | 1,854 | 2,776 | 4,322 | 3,946 | 1,575 | 635 | 1,219 | 3,364 | 3,838 | 0 | 62 | 5,056 | 28,653 |
Intangible Assets | 861,229 | 1,046,900 | 952,301 | 917,805 | 777,202 | 707,369 | 652,231 | 637,700 | 614,500 | 525,000 | 550,000 | 525,000 | 500,000 | 450,000 | 315,000 |
Investments & Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Fixed Assets | 863,147 | 1,048,577 | 954,155 | 920,581 | 781,524 | 711,315 | 653,806 | 638,335 | 615,719 | 528,364 | 553,838 | 525,000 | 500,062 | 455,058 | 343,655 |
Stock & work in progress | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6,842 | 17,452 | 24,326 | 23,998 | 23,153 | 16,732 | 8,406 | 12,234 | 8,454 | 71,387 |
Trade Debtors | 27,640 | 8,917 | 12,068 | 11,793 | 3,392 | 12,073 | 17,134 | 45,598 | 13,719 | 46,306 | 31,323 | 47,480 | 69,426 | 129,424 | 176,825 |
Group Debtors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Misc Debtors | 576 | 6,531 | 56,358 | 7,524 | 31,454 | 3,080 | 32,448 | 21,224 | 19,321 | 11,994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cash | 9,520 | 34,369 | 8,021 | 74,028 | 8,786 | 21,671 | 10,505 | 30,421 | 23,711 | 49,156 | 19,438 | 6,134 | 9,715 | 20,320 | 19,265 |
misc current assets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
total current assets | 37,736 | 49,817 | 76,447 | 93,345 | 43,632 | 43,666 | 77,539 | 121,569 | 80,749 | 130,609 | 67,493 | 62,020 | 91,375 | 158,198 | 267,477 |
total assets | 900,883 | 1,098,394 | 1,030,602 | 1,013,926 | 825,156 | 754,981 | 731,345 | 759,904 | 696,468 | 658,973 | 621,331 | 587,020 | 591,437 | 613,256 | 611,132 |
Bank overdraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bank loan | 10,139 | 9,828 | 9,586 | 2,662 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trade Creditors | 24,984 | 16,193 | 15,738 | 12,212 | 9,584 | 10,436 | 11,486 | 3,393 | 30,948 | 25,756 | 62,113 | 73,632 | 70,564 | 213,071 | 162,531 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180,650 | 183,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other short term finances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
hp & lease commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other current liabilities | 48,229 | 53,850 | 45,902 | 49,830 | 25,631 | 18,831 | 31,582 | 506,948 | 440,828 | 37,139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
total current liabilities | 83,352 | 79,871 | 71,226 | 64,704 | 35,215 | 29,267 | 43,068 | 690,991 | 654,776 | 62,895 | 62,113 | 73,632 | 70,564 | 213,071 | 162,531 |
loans | 957,422 | 832,204 | 794,883 | 804,938 | 692,600 | 177,600 | 178,800 | 0 | 0 | 183,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
hp & lease commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 542,137 | 464,725 | 0 | 0 | 396,284 | 544,850 | 505,378 | 490,284 | 366,133 | 316,130 |
provisions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
total long term liabilities | 957,422 | 832,204 | 794,883 | 804,938 | 692,600 | 719,737 | 643,525 | 0 | 0 | 579,284 | 544,850 | 505,378 | 490,284 | 366,133 | 316,130 |
total liabilities | 1,040,774 | 912,075 | 866,109 | 869,642 | 727,815 | 749,004 | 686,593 | 690,991 | 654,776 | 642,179 | 606,963 | 579,010 | 560,848 | 579,204 | 478,661 |
net assets | -139,891 | 186,319 | 164,493 | 144,284 | 97,341 | 5,977 | 44,752 | 68,913 | 41,692 | 16,794 | 14,368 | 8,010 | 30,589 | 34,052 | 132,471 |
total shareholders funds | -139,891 | 186,319 | 164,493 | 144,284 | 97,341 | 5,977 | 44,752 | 68,913 | 41,692 | 16,794 | 14,368 | 8,010 | 30,589 | 34,052 | 132,471 |
Dec 2023 | Sep 2022 | Sep 2021 | Sep 2020 | Sep 2019 | Sep 2018 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2016 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2014 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2009 | |
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Operating Activities | |||||||||||||||
Operating Profit | 32,664 | 10,139 | |||||||||||||
Depreciation | 1,917 | 602 | 922 | 2,071 | 2,862 | 1,279 | 814 | 852 | 2,894 | 1,646 | 612 | 62 | 997 | 18,217 | 30,381 |
Amortisation | 95,185 | 91,286 | 167,792 | 64,080 | 51,027 | 38,845 | 27,594 | 16,600 | 25,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35,000 | 35,000 | |
Tax | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6,842 | -10,610 | -6,874 | 328 | 845 | 6,421 | 8,326 | -3,828 | 3,780 | -62,933 | 71,387 |
Debtors | 12,768 | -52,978 | 49,109 | -15,529 | 19,693 | -34,429 | -17,240 | 33,782 | -25,260 | 26,977 | -16,157 | -21,946 | -59,998 | -47,401 | 176,825 |
Creditors | 8,791 | 455 | 3,526 | 2,628 | -852 | -1,050 | 8,093 | -27,555 | 5,192 | -36,357 | -11,519 | 3,068 | -142,507 | 50,540 | 162,531 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -5,621 | 7,948 | -3,928 | 24,199 | 6,800 | -12,751 | -475,366 | 66,120 | 403,689 | 37,139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cash flow from operations | 4,169 | ||||||||||||||
Investing Activities | |||||||||||||||
capital expenditure | |||||||||||||||
Change in Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 |
cash flow from investments | |||||||||||||||
Financing Activities | |||||||||||||||
Bank loans | 311 | 242 | 6,924 | 2,662 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group/Directors Accounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -180,650 | -2,350 | 183,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other Short Term Loans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Long term loans | 125,218 | 37,321 | -10,055 | 112,338 | 515,000 | -1,200 | 178,800 | 0 | -183,000 | 183,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
other long term liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -542,137 | 77,412 | 464,725 | 0 | -396,284 | -148,566 | 39,472 | 15,094 | 124,151 | 50,003 | 316,130 |
share issue | |||||||||||||||
interest | -7,766 | -7,713 | |||||||||||||
cash flow from financing | -404,050 | 26,721 | |||||||||||||
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||||||||||
cash | -24,849 | 26,348 | -66,007 | 65,242 | -12,885 | 11,166 | -19,916 | 6,710 | -25,445 | 29,718 | 13,304 | -3,581 | -10,605 | 1,055 | 19,265 |
overdraft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
change in cash | -24,849 | 26,348 | -66,007 | 65,242 | -12,885 | 11,166 | -19,916 | 6,710 | -25,445 | 29,718 | 13,304 | -3,581 | -10,605 | 1,055 | 19,265 |
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OPTIMAL MONITORING LIMITED group structure
Optimal Monitoring Limited has no subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
1 parent
OPTIMAL MONITORING LIMITED
03788490
optimal monitoring limited directors
Optimal Monitoring Limited currently has 6 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Melvin Lawson (Jul 2008) and Mr Bharat Thakrar (Jul 2008).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Melvin Lawson | 66 years | Jul 2008 | - | Director | |
Mr Bharat Thakrar | United Kingdom | 57 years | Jul 2008 | - | Director |
Mr Duncan Everett | United Kingdom | 54 years | May 2015 | - | Director |
Mr Michael Prager | 72 years | May 2015 | - | Director | |
Mr David Hobbs | England | 58 years | Jun 2023 | - | Director |
Mr Stephen Cook | 51 years | Sep 2023 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
468.4k
+23%
operating profit
265.7k
0%
gross margin
45%
-3.1%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
-139.9k
-1.75%
total assets
900.9k
-0.18%
cash
9.5k
-0.72%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
optimal monitoring limited company details
company number
03788490
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
71200 - Technical testing and analysis
incorporation date
June 1999
age
26
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Total Exemption Full
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
optimal communications limited (November 2008)
opt-tel communications limited (October 1999)
accountant
BLICK ROTHENBERG LIMITED
auditor
-
address
3 coldbath square, london, EC1R 5HL
Bank
NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
-
optimal monitoring limited Charges & Mortgages
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We found 3 charges/mortgages relating to optimal monitoring limited. Currently there are 1 open charges and 2 have been satisfied in the past.
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