
Company Number
10588493
Next Accounts
Sep 2025
Shareholders
crayon group as
brett raynes
View AllGroup Structure
View All
Industry
Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.
Registered Address
1 london street, reading, berkshire, RG1 4QW
Website
clouddirect.netPomanda estimates the enterprise value of ON DIRECT GROUP LIMITED at £49.5m based on a Turnover of £29.3m and 1.69x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ON DIRECT GROUP LIMITED at £11.9m based on an EBITDA of £1.7m and a 7.12x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of ON DIRECT GROUP LIMITED at £0 based on Net Assets of £-10.7m and 1.27x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
Edit your figures and get a professional valuation report.
On Direct Group Limited is a live company located in berkshire, RG1 4QW with a Companies House number of 10588493. It operates in the activities of other holding companies n.e.c. sector, SIC Code 64209. Founded in January 2017, it's largest shareholder is crayon group as with a 23.1% stake. On Direct Group Limited is a young, large sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £29.3m with high growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded On Direct Group Limited a 5 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 6 measures and has 2 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
6 Strong
4 Regular
2 Weak
Size
annual sales of £29.3m, make it larger than the average company (£18.9m)
£29.3m - On Direct Group Limited
£18.9m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 18%, show it is growing at a faster rate (10.5%)
18% - On Direct Group Limited
10.5% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 34.1%, this company has a comparable cost of product (36.4%)
34.1% - On Direct Group Limited
36.4% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of 3.3% make it less profitable than the average company (4.5%)
3.3% - On Direct Group Limited
4.5% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 141 employees, this is above the industry average (104)
141 - On Direct Group Limited
104 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £48.1k, the company has an equivalent pay structure (£44.7k)
£48.1k - On Direct Group Limited
£44.7k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £207.9k, this is equally as efficient (£190.6k)
£207.9k - On Direct Group Limited
£190.6k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 38 days, this is near the average (45 days)
38 days - On Direct Group Limited
45 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 99 days, this is slower than average (44 days)
99 days - On Direct Group Limited
44 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 0 days, this is less than average (40 days)
0 days - On Direct Group Limited
40 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 17 weeks, this is more cash available to meet short term requirements (14 weeks)
17 weeks - On Direct Group Limited
14 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 187.9%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (69.7%)
187.9% - On Direct Group Limited
69.7% - Industry AVG
On Direct Group Limited's latest turnover from December 2023 is £29.3 million and the company has net assets of -£10.7 million. According to their latest financial statements, On Direct Group Limited has 141 employees and maintains cash reserves of £2.9 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turnover | 29,307,828 | 26,165,012 | 20,514,524 | 18,061,445 | 21,948,124 | 17,725,777 | 10,001,842 |
Other Income Or Grants | |||||||
Cost Of Sales | 19,315,861 | 14,992,125 | 12,764,265 | 10,338,345 | 12,156,690 | 9,640,743 | 5,217,766 |
Gross Profit | 9,991,967 | 11,172,887 | 7,750,259 | 7,723,100 | 9,791,434 | 8,085,034 | 4,784,076 |
Admin Expenses | 9,033,146 | 8,965,627 | 10,548,949 | 10,661,952 | 12,867,192 | 11,640,202 | 6,746,034 |
Operating Profit | 958,821 | 2,207,260 | -2,798,690 | -2,938,852 | -3,075,758 | -3,555,168 | -1,961,958 |
Interest Payable | 1,481,128 | 1,331,696 | 1,505,669 | 1,327,521 | 1,344,897 | 845,586 | 385,766 |
Interest Receivable | 40,534 | 2,090 | 26 | 85 | 158 | 145 | |
Pre-Tax Profit | -481,773 | 877,654 | -4,304,333 | -4,266,288 | -4,420,455 | -4,400,596 | -2,106,644 |
Tax | 455,865 | 468,770 | 106,182 | 61,155 | 1,357,195 | -21,800 | |
Profit After Tax | -481,773 | 1,333,519 | -3,835,563 | -4,160,106 | -4,359,300 | -3,043,401 | -2,128,444 |
Dividends Paid | |||||||
Retained Profit | -481,773 | 1,333,519 | -3,835,563 | -4,160,106 | -4,359,300 | -3,043,401 | -2,128,444 |
Employee Costs | 6,775,107 | 6,388,850 | 6,063,793 | 6,301,931 | 7,370,399 | 7,074,834 | 4,396,771 |
Number Of Employees | 141 | 137 | 130 | 162 | 177 | 179 | 124 |
EBITDA* | 1,672,546 | 3,809,727 | -17,990 | -111,854 | -2,878,208 | -1,292,899 | -537,567 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tangible Assets | 143,598 | 161,383 | 241,955 | 355,774 | 1,819,733 | 550,628 | 400,685 |
Intangible Assets | 111,106 | 621,935 | 2,062,087 | 4,602,409 | 7,195,668 | 9,763,732 | 8,366,374 |
Investments & Other | 1,317,501 | ||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | 2,268,576 | 2,268,450 | 1,810,926 | 1,343,275 | |||
Total Fixed Assets | 2,523,280 | 3,051,768 | 4,114,968 | 6,301,458 | 9,015,401 | 11,631,861 | 8,767,059 |
Stock & work in progress | 45,619 | 11,166 | 15,383 | 19,629 | 18,377 | 8,693 | 33,202 |
Trade Debtors | 3,101,485 | 3,704,182 | 1,945,926 | 2,029,747 | 2,335,295 | 2,184,639 | 1,383,718 |
Group Debtors | |||||||
Misc Debtors | 3,602,585 | 2,352,838 | 2,713,425 | 2,000,053 | 3,613,775 | 1,830,559 | |
Cash | 2,889,634 | 1,653,998 | 999,687 | 197,125 | 396,781 | 482,276 | 839,341 |
misc current assets | 62,144 | 14,891 | |||||
total current assets | 9,639,323 | 7,722,184 | 5,674,421 | 4,308,698 | 4,802,347 | 4,971,882 | 4,086,820 |
total assets | 12,162,603 | 10,773,952 | 9,789,389 | 10,610,156 | 13,817,748 | 16,603,743 | 12,853,879 |
Bank overdraft | 49,147 | 8,309 | |||||
Bank loan | |||||||
Trade Creditors | 5,267,061 | 3,853,399 | 3,766,977 | 2,561,211 | 3,068,721 | 2,876,083 | 1,843,381 |
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||
other short term finances | 1,117,144 | 1,300,827 | |||||
hp & lease commitments | 109,813 | ||||||
other current liabilities | 3,177,065 | 2,718,501 | 3,152,130 | 5,531,699 | 2,878,547 | 3,019,840 | |
total current liabilities | 8,444,126 | 6,571,900 | 6,919,107 | 8,092,910 | 7,118,401 | 6,880,083 | 6,273,861 |
loans | 14,413,174 | 14,413,174 | 14,413,174 | 13,221,927 | 12,330,000 | 6,180,000 | |
hp & lease commitments | |||||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | |||||||
other liabilities | 1,793 | 38,680 | |||||
provisions | 8 | 1,810 | 3,559 | 4,451 | 18,520 | 20,157 | |
total long term liabilities | 14,413,182 | 14,414,984 | 14,416,733 | 13,228,171 | 13,250,166 | 12,387,200 | 6,200,157 |
total liabilities | 22,857,308 | 20,986,884 | 21,335,840 | 21,321,081 | 20,368,567 | 19,267,283 | 12,474,018 |
net assets | -10,694,705 | -10,212,932 | -11,546,451 | -10,710,925 | -6,550,819 | -2,663,540 | 379,861 |
total shareholders funds | -10,694,705 | -10,212,932 | -11,546,451 | -10,710,925 | -6,550,819 | -2,663,540 | 379,861 |
Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2017 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating Activities | |||||||
Operating Profit | 958,821 | 2,207,260 | -2,798,690 | -2,938,852 | -3,075,758 | -3,555,168 | -1,961,958 |
Depreciation | 111,189 | 104,586 | 154,465 | 177,376 | 197,550 | 242,884 | 195,093 |
Amortisation | 602,536 | 1,497,881 | 2,626,235 | 2,649,622 | 2,019,385 | 1,229,298 | |
Tax | 455,865 | 468,770 | 106,182 | 61,155 | 1,357,195 | -21,800 | |
Stock | 34,453 | -4,217 | -4,246 | 1,252 | 9,684 | -24,509 | 33,202 |
Debtors | 647,176 | 1,855,193 | 1,097,202 | 3,037,780 | -3,463,119 | 2,584,137 | 3,214,277 |
Creditors | 1,413,662 | 86,422 | 1,205,766 | -507,510 | 192,638 | 1,032,702 | 1,843,381 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | 458,564 | -433,629 | -2,379,569 | 5,531,699 | -2,878,547 | -141,293 | 3,019,840 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -1,802 | -1,749 | -892 | 4,451 | -18,520 | -1,637 | 20,157 |
Cash flow from operations | 2,861,341 | 2,065,660 | -1,816,871 | 1,983,936 | -1,605,560 | 1,076,532 | |
Investing Activities | |||||||
capital expenditure | -3,983,334 | -9,231,009 | |||||
Change in Investments | -1,317,501 | 1,317,501 | |||||
cash flow from investments | -5,300,835 | -9,231,009 | |||||
Financing Activities | |||||||
Bank loans | |||||||
Group/Directors Accounts | |||||||
Other Short Term Loans | -1,117,144 | -183,683 | 1,300,827 | ||||
Long term loans | 1,191,247 | 13,221,927 | -12,330,000 | 6,150,000 | 6,180,000 | ||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -109,813 | 109,813 | |||||
other long term liabilities | -1,793 | 1,793 | -38,680 | 38,680 | |||
share issue | |||||||
interest | -1,440,594 | -1,329,606 | -1,505,643 | -1,327,436 | -845,428 | -385,621 | |
cash flow from financing | -1,440,594 | -1,329,606 | 2,683,848 | 11,896,284 | 5,049,756 | 9,713,324 | |
cash and cash equivalents | |||||||
cash | 1,235,636 | 654,311 | 802,562 | -199,656 | -85,495 | -357,065 | 839,341 |
overdraft | -49,147 | 40,838 | 8,309 | ||||
change in cash | 1,235,636 | 654,311 | 802,562 | -150,509 | -126,333 | -365,374 | 839,341 |
Perform a competitor analysis for on direct group limited by selecting its closest rivals, whether from the FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES sector, other large companies, companies in RG1 area or any other competitors across 12 key performance metrics.
ON DIRECT GROUP LIMITED group structure
On Direct Group Limited has 1 subsidiary company.
Ultimate parent company
ON DIRECT GROUP LIMITED
10588493
1 subsidiary
On Direct Group Limited currently has 4 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Brett Raynes (Jan 2017) and Mrs Jane Hall (Jan 2017).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Brett Raynes | United Kingdom | 61 years | Jan 2017 | - | Director |
Mrs Jane Hall | 57 years | Jan 2017 | - | Director | |
Mr Simon Furber | United Kingdom | 55 years | Jul 2022 | - | Director |
Mr Jon Birger Syvertsen | Norway | 43 years | Apr 2023 | - | Director |
P&L
December 2023turnover
29.3m
+12%
operating profit
958.8k
-57%
gross margin
34.1%
-20.16%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
December 2023net assets
-10.7m
+0.05%
total assets
12.2m
+0.13%
cash
2.9m
+0.75%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
Similar Companies
company number
10588493
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
64209 - Activities of other holding companies (not including agricultural, production, construction, distribution and financial services holding companies) n.e.c.
incorporation date
January 2017
age
8
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
December 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
AZETS AUDIT SERVICES
address
1 london street, reading, berkshire, RG1 4QW
Bank
-
Legal Advisor
-
A charge, or mortgage, refers to the rights a company gives to a lender in return for a loan, often in the form of security given over business assets.
We found 2 charges/mortgages relating to on direct group limited. Currently there are 1 open charges and 1 have been satisfied in the past.
When a company issues new shares, e.g. to new investors following a funding round, it is required to notify Companies House within one month of making an allotment of shares.
Click to start generating capital raising & share issue transactions for ON DIRECT GROUP LIMITED. This can take several minutes, an email will notify you when this has completed.
date | description | view/download |
---|