
Company Number
10830387
Next Accounts
Jul 2025
Shareholders
chiltern capital nominees (oval) limited
peter gradwell
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Industry
Wireless telecommunications activities
Registered Address
trimbridge house, c/o gradwell communications, gro, bath, BA1 1HB
Website
http://gradwell.comPomanda estimates the enterprise value of OVAL HOLDCO LTD at £18.9m based on a Turnover of £12.5m and 1.51x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of OVAL HOLDCO LTD at £8.9m based on an EBITDA of £1.6m and a 5.45x industry multiple (adjusted for size and gross margin).
Pomanda estimates the enterprise value of OVAL HOLDCO LTD at £0 based on Net Assets of £-13.8m and 2.54x industry multiple (adjusted for liquidity).
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Oval Holdco Ltd is a live company located in bath, BA1 1HB with a Companies House number of 10830387. It operates in the wireless telecommunications activities sector, SIC Code 61200. Founded in June 2017, it's largest shareholder is chiltern capital nominees (oval) limited with a 91.2% stake. Oval Holdco Ltd is a young, mid sized company, Pomanda has estimated its turnover at £12.5m with high growth in recent years.
Pomanda's financial health check has awarded Oval Holdco Ltd a 4 rating. We use a traffic light system to show it exceeds the industry average on 8 measures and has 4 areas for improvement. Company Health Check FAQs
8 Strong
0 Regular
4 Weak
Size
annual sales of £12.5m, make it larger than the average company (£7.6m)
£12.5m - Oval Holdco Ltd
£7.6m - Industry AVG
Growth
3 year (CAGR) sales growth of 19%, show it is growing at a faster rate (7%)
19% - Oval Holdco Ltd
7% - Industry AVG
Production
with a gross margin of 65.4%, this company has a lower cost of product (35.2%)
65.4% - Oval Holdco Ltd
35.2% - Industry AVG
Profitability
an operating margin of -5.5% make it less profitable than the average company (3.6%)
-5.5% - Oval Holdco Ltd
3.6% - Industry AVG
Employees
with 83 employees, this is above the industry average (31)
83 - Oval Holdco Ltd
31 - Industry AVG
Pay Structure
on an average salary of £43k, the company has a lower pay structure (£64.1k)
£43k - Oval Holdco Ltd
£64.1k - Industry AVG
Efficiency
resulting in sales per employee of £150.8k, this is less efficient (£186.8k)
£150.8k - Oval Holdco Ltd
£186.8k - Industry AVG
Debtor Days
it gets paid by customers after 17 days, this is earlier than average (47 days)
17 days - Oval Holdco Ltd
47 days - Industry AVG
Creditor Days
its suppliers are paid after 128 days, this is slower than average (46 days)
128 days - Oval Holdco Ltd
46 days - Industry AVG
Stock Days
it holds stock equivalent to 0 days, this is less than average (24 days)
0 days - Oval Holdco Ltd
24 days - Industry AVG
Cash Balance
has cash to cover current liabilities for 9 weeks, this is less cash available to meet short term requirements (12 weeks)
9 weeks - Oval Holdco Ltd
12 weeks - Industry AVG
Debt Level
it has a ratio of liabilities to total assets of 223.8%, this is a higher level of debt than the average (63.6%)
223.8% - Oval Holdco Ltd
63.6% - Industry AVG
Oval Holdco Ltd's latest turnover from October 2023 is £12.5 million and the company has net assets of -£13.8 million. According to their latest financial statements, Oval Holdco Ltd has 83 employees and maintains cash reserves of £1.5 million as reported in the balance sheet.
Data source: Companies House, Pomanda Estimates
Oct 2023 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2018 | |
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Turnover | 12,514,034 | 12,492,395 | 11,271,402 | 7,462,146 | 7,537,921 | 9,905,149 |
Other Income Or Grants | ||||||
Cost Of Sales | 4,326,253 | 4,688,374 | 4,276,320 | 2,573,800 | 2,725,089 | 4,012,407 |
Gross Profit | 8,187,781 | 7,804,021 | 6,995,082 | 4,888,346 | 4,812,832 | 5,892,742 |
Admin Expenses | 8,873,577 | 8,759,277 | 7,705,046 | 5,403,277 | 5,387,594 | 6,954,976 |
Operating Profit | -685,796 | -955,256 | -709,964 | -514,931 | -574,762 | -1,062,234 |
Interest Payable | 2,188,024 | 2,150,713 | 1,278,965 | 533,818 | 485,249 | 561,588 |
Interest Receivable | 37,606 | 3,244 | ||||
Pre-Tax Profit | -2,873,820 | -3,105,969 | -5,169,727 | -1,045,505 | -1,060,011 | -1,542,400 |
Tax | 192,678 | 239,535 | 105,469 | 120,273 | 136,495 | 157,325 |
Profit After Tax | -2,681,142 | -2,866,434 | -5,064,258 | -925,232 | -923,516 | -1,385,075 |
Dividends Paid | ||||||
Retained Profit | -2,681,142 | -2,866,434 | -5,064,258 | -925,232 | -923,516 | -1,385,075 |
Employee Costs | 3,566,295 | 3,865,254 | 3,817,446 | 2,712,352 | 2,234,028 | 2,122,617 |
Number Of Employees | 83 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 69 |
EBITDA* | 1,627,874 | 1,446,458 | 2,260,164 | 425,957 | 333,371 | -576,199 |
* Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation
Oct 2023 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2018 | |
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Tangible Assets | 109,490 | 70,206 | 70,826 | 42,336 | 118,740 | 169,397 |
Intangible Assets | 8,352,956 | 9,939,576 | 11,639,690 | 3,840,037 | 4,110,333 | 4,346,471 |
Investments & Other | ||||||
Debtors (Due After 1 year) | ||||||
Total Fixed Assets | 8,462,446 | 10,009,782 | 11,710,516 | 3,882,373 | 4,229,073 | 4,515,868 |
Stock & work in progress | 8,819 | 5,996 | 26,947 | |||
Trade Debtors | 602,653 | 514,296 | 359,561 | 220,320 | 192,057 | 242,818 |
Group Debtors | ||||||
Misc Debtors | 662,476 | 1,015,102 | 1,054,333 | 508,890 | 562,934 | 557,909 |
Cash | 1,450,022 | 770,911 | 721,516 | 981,903 | 315,142 | 26,269 |
misc current assets | ||||||
total current assets | 2,723,970 | 2,306,305 | 2,162,357 | 1,711,113 | 1,070,133 | 826,996 |
total assets | 11,186,416 | 12,316,087 | 13,872,873 | 5,593,486 | 5,299,206 | 5,342,864 |
Bank overdraft | 47,667 | |||||
Bank loan | 29,024 | |||||
Trade Creditors | 1,524,573 | 1,051,082 | 861,754 | 272,969 | 348,420 | 530,359 |
Group/Directors Accounts | ||||||
other short term finances | 4,720,804 | 3,213,794 | 1,864,693 | |||
hp & lease commitments | 24,069 | 45,933 | ||||
other current liabilities | 1,927,782 | 2,346,292 | 2,406,993 | 2,445,426 | 1,626,395 | 1,278,998 |
total current liabilities | 8,173,159 | 6,611,168 | 5,133,440 | 2,747,419 | 1,998,884 | 1,902,957 |
loans | 16,672,913 | 16,672,913 | 16,672,913 | 5,893,890 | 5,422,913 | 4,599,913 |
hp & lease commitments | 24,069 | |||||
Accruals and Deferred Income | ||||||
other liabilities | 185,000 | 185,000 | 185,000 | 185,000 | 185,000 | 200,000 |
provisions | 10,520 | 178,600 | ||||
total long term liabilities | 16,857,913 | 16,868,433 | 17,036,513 | 6,078,890 | 5,607,913 | 4,823,982 |
total liabilities | 25,031,072 | 23,479,601 | 22,169,953 | 8,826,309 | 7,606,797 | 6,726,939 |
net assets | -13,844,656 | -11,163,514 | -8,297,080 | -3,232,823 | -2,307,591 | -1,384,075 |
total shareholders funds | -13,844,656 | -11,163,514 | -8,297,080 | -3,232,823 | -2,307,591 | -1,384,075 |
Oct 2023 | Oct 2022 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2020 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2018 | |
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Operating Activities | ||||||
Operating Profit | -685,796 | -955,256 | -709,964 | -514,931 | -574,762 | -1,062,234 |
Depreciation | 26,289 | 5,557 | 108,147 | 95,470 | 103,502 | 107,391 |
Amortisation | 2,287,381 | 2,396,157 | 2,861,981 | 845,418 | 804,631 | 378,644 |
Tax | 192,678 | 239,535 | 105,469 | 120,273 | 136,495 | 157,325 |
Stock | 2,823 | -20,951 | 26,947 | |||
Debtors | -264,269 | 115,504 | 684,684 | -25,781 | -45,736 | 800,727 |
Creditors | 473,491 | 189,328 | 588,785 | -75,451 | -181,939 | 530,359 |
Accruals and Deferred Income | -418,510 | -60,701 | -38,433 | 819,031 | 347,397 | 1,278,998 |
Deferred Taxes & Provisions | -10,520 | -168,080 | 178,600 | |||
Cash flow from operations | 2,126,459 | 1,551,987 | 2,382,954 | 1,315,591 | 681,060 | 589,756 |
Investing Activities | ||||||
capital expenditure | -2,249,042 | |||||
Change in Investments | ||||||
cash flow from investments | -2,249,042 | |||||
Financing Activities | ||||||
Bank loans | -29,024 | 29,024 | ||||
Group/Directors Accounts | ||||||
Other Short Term Loans | 1,507,010 | 1,349,101 | 1,864,693 | |||
Long term loans | 10,779,023 | 470,977 | 823,000 | 4,599,913 | ||
Hire Purchase and Lease Commitments | -24,069 | -45,933 | 70,002 | |||
other long term liabilities | -15,000 | 200,000 | ||||
share issue | ||||||
interest | -2,188,024 | -2,150,713 | -1,241,359 | -530,574 | -485,249 | -561,588 |
cash flow from financing | -681,014 | -801,612 | 11,373,334 | -54,642 | 276,818 | 4,309,327 |
cash and cash equivalents | ||||||
cash | 679,111 | 49,395 | -260,387 | 666,761 | 288,873 | 26,269 |
overdraft | -47,667 | 47,667 | ||||
change in cash | 679,111 | 49,395 | -260,387 | 666,761 | 336,540 | -21,398 |
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OVAL HOLDCO LTD group structure
Oval Holdco Ltd has 2 subsidiary companies.
Ultimate parent company
2 parents
OVAL HOLDCO LTD
10830387
2 subsidiaries
Oval Holdco Ltd currently has 6 directors. The longest serving directors include Mr Jamie Ward (Feb 2019) and Mr Paul Mahoney (Oct 2019).
officer | country | age | start | end | role |
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Mr Jamie Ward | England | 43 years | Feb 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Paul Mahoney | England | 44 years | Oct 2019 | - | Director |
Mr Andrew Symmonds | England | 54 years | Jun 2021 | - | Director |
Mr John Whitty | England | 59 years | Jun 2022 | - | Director |
Mr Andrew Reid | United Kingdom | 31 years | Sep 2023 | - | Director |
Mr Jonathan Rawlings | United Kingdom | 42 years | Mar 2024 | - | Director |
P&L
October 2023turnover
12.5m
0%
operating profit
-685.8k
-28%
gross margin
65.5%
+4.74%
turnover
Turnover, or revenue, is the amount of sales generated by a company within the financial year.
Balance Sheet
October 2023net assets
-13.8m
+0.24%
total assets
11.2m
-0.09%
cash
1.5m
+0.88%
net assets
Total assets minus all liabilities
company number
10830387
Type
Private limited with Share Capital
industry
61200 - Wireless telecommunications activities
incorporation date
June 2017
age
8
incorporated
UK
ultimate parent company
accounts
Group
last accounts submitted
October 2023
previous names
N/A
accountant
-
auditor
BISHOP FLEMING BATH LIMITED
address
trimbridge house, c/o gradwell communications, gro, bath, BA1 1HB
Bank
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
Legal Advisor
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