Filing status
- Accounts due
- 30 April 2027
- Last accounts
- 31 July 2025
- Conf. stmt due
- 12 February 2027
- Last conf. stmt
- 29 January 2026
Optimum Skills Limited
- Incorporated
- 15 October 2013 (13 years)
- Industry
- Technical and vocational secondary education (85320)
- Directors
- Diane Susan Shakespeare
- Owned by
- Diane Susan Shekespeare
- Accounts type
- Total exemption full
- Region
- North East
- Address
- Unit 23Parsons CourtWelbury WayAycliffe Business ParkNewton AycliffeDL5 6ZE
Charges
- Total
- 8
- Outstanding
- 3
- Part satisfied
- 0
- Satisfied
- 5
Officers 1 active
Officer details are public data from the Companies House register.
Shakespeare, Diane Susan
Director · Appointed 15 October 2013
British
Born October 1971 (55)
Officer history (6 former)
1 August 2025
Resigned Kirsopp, Steven as Director
14 June 2024
14 June 2024
Resigned Jordan, Carol Ann as Director
14 June 2024
Resigned Lee, Kevin as Director
26 February 2021
19 September 2019
7 May 2019
Appointed Jordan, Carol Ann as Director
20 December 2018
Appointed Lee, Kevin as Director
20 December 2018
1 October 2017
Appointed Kirsopp, Steven as Director
4 May 2017
Resigned Carmedy-Pye, Philip as Director
6 April 2014
Appointed Carmedy-Pye, Philip as Director
15 October 2013
Appointed Shakespeare, Diane Susan as Director
Ownership 2 active
People and entities with significant control, from the Companies House PSC register
Limited Company
Reg. no. 16909744
Diane Susan Shekespeare
Individual · Notified 15 October 2016
Owns 50–75% of shares
Holds 50–75% of voting rights
Right to appoint and remove directors
British
Born October 1971 (55)
Former controllers (1)
29 January 2026
Ceased Steven Kirsopp — Owns 25–50% of shares
Financials
Balance sheet as at 31 July 2025 · total exemption full accounts
- Net Assets
- £672,508
- Cash
- £77,722
- Turnover
- £5,336,900
- Profit Before Tax
- £419,253
- Employees
- 64
- Debt Ratio
- 54%
- Current Ratio
- 1.2x
- Profit Margin
- 8%
- Return on Equity
- 56%
Trend
Net Assets
Balance sheet detail
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Assets | £738,879 | £210,432 | £8,150 | £3,306 | £1,057 | £1,257 |
| Current Assets | £737,881 | £508,111 | £517,095 | £410,397 | £384,352 | £255,551 |
| Debtors | £419,413 | £509,593 | £360,332 | £248,949 | ||
| Cash | £77,722 | £82,198 | £1,002 | £53,271 | £17,520 | £102 |
| Creditors (< 1 year) | £617,938 | £58,725 | £18,376 | £34,133 | ||
| Creditors (> 1 year) | £186,314 | £203,007 | £278,528 | £138,928 | ||
| Net Current Assets | £119,943 | £364,543 | £386,458 | £351,672 | £365,976 | £221,418 |
| Net Assets | £672,508 | £329,500 | £212,789 | £151,971 | £88,505 | £83,747 |
| Shareholder Funds | £672,508 | £329,500 | £212,789 | £151,971 | £88,505 | £83,747 |
| Turnover | £5,336,900 | |||||
| Cost of Sales | £777,267 | |||||
| Gross Profit | £4,559,633 | |||||
| Admin Expenses | £3,977,989 | |||||
| Profit Before Tax | £419,253 | |||||
| Tax | £43,325 | |||||
| Profit for Period | £375,928 | |||||
Filings
Recent filings only. See the full history on Companies House
| Date | Description | Made Up To | Pages | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2026 | Notification of a person with significant control | |||
| 27 May 2026 | Satisfaction of a charge in full | |||
| 27 February 2026 | Total exemption full accounts | 31 July 2025 | ||
| 10 February 2026 | Registration of a charge | |||
| 10 February 2026 | Registration of a charge |
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