Annual accounts
Audit Exemption Subsidiary accounts
31/01/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 30/04/2025Due 31/01/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 30/04/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 30/04/2025
BLUE OCTOPUS RECRUITMENT LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- 4th Floor Heathrow Approach, 470 London Road, Slough SL3 8QY
- Classification (SIC)
- Other activities of employment placement agencies (78.10/9 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Audit Exemption Subsidiary
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 21/01/2026View PDF (24 pages)
Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 15/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Robert Henry Strudwick as a director on 2026-01-15
- 15/01/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Michael David Cox as a director on 2026-01-15
- 09/12/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 30/04/25
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Accounts and confirmation statement
The two filings Companies House requires every year, and where each one stands against its deadline today.
On schedule
Confirmation statement
Confirms the registry record is up to date
11/12/2026Filing deadline
Last statement 27/11/2025Due 11/12/2026
- Next statement date
- 27/11/2026
- Last statement dated
- 27/11/2025
Financial performance
The latest figures BLUE OCTOPUS RECRUITMENT LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2023; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£640.17K2023
14.29%vs 20222022: £560.11K
Total Assets
£2.48M2022
58.95%vs 20212021: £1.56M
Cash in Bank
£253.49K2023
270.19%vs 20222022: £68.48K
Total Liabilities
£1.47M2022
103.17%vs 20212021: £723.17K
Employees
242023
0vs 20222022: 24
Of the 4 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 4 rose. Total assets moved furthest, up 58.95% on 2021. See the full financial analysis for BLUE OCTOPUS RECRUITMENT LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through BLUE OCTOPUS RECRUITMENT LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · +30.2% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2021–2023Every measure end to end across 2021, 2022 and 2023, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2023.Plot the figuresNothing estimatedRatios from the filed figures4 ratios computed from this company's own reported amounts, each shown against the year it was derived from.Check the ratios5 × 3 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 3 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2023.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 24 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24 | -3 |
| 2021 | 27 | – |
Reported employee count decreased from 27 in 2021 to 24 in 2023. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
9Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 23/03/2011–13/02/2019 | 43 | |
| Director | 21/11/2023–31/05/2025 | 78 | |
| Director | 21/11/2023–30/04/2024 | 115 | |
| Director | 11/01/2010–21/11/2023 | 11 | |
| Director | 23/03/2011–21/11/2023 | 7 | |
| Director | 21/11/2023–15/01/2026 | 102 | |
| Director | 21/11/2023–20/12/2024 | 92 | |
| Director | 15/01/2026–Present | 52 | |
| Director | 14/08/2025–Present | 59 |
Persons with significant control
3Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–13/02/2019 | 43 | |
| 06/04/2016–13/02/2019 | 11 | |
| 06/04/2016–13/02/2019 | 7 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 32
- Since 08/11/2022
- Last 12 months
- 7
- -1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 21/01/2026
- 8 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Accounts filedLatest 21/01/2026
- Officer changes (2)Latest 15/01/2026
- Confirmation statementLatest 05/12/2025
Filing timeline
- 21/01/2026View PDF (24 pages)
Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to 2025-04-30
- 15/01/2026View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Robert Henry Strudwick as a director on 2026-01-15
- 15/01/2026View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of Michael David Cox as a director on 2026-01-15
- 09/12/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 30/04/25
- 09/12/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 30/04/25
- 09/12/2025View PDF (75 pages)
Consolidated accounts of parent company for subsidiary company period ending 30/04/25
- 05/12/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-11-27 with no updates
- 14/08/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mrs Stephanie Ann Kelly as a director on 2025-08-14
- 10/06/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Termination of appointment of David James Lockie as a director on 2025-05-31
- 17/02/2025View PDF (53 pages)
Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to 2024-04-30
- 03/02/2025View PDF (1 pages)
Notice of agreement to exemption from audit of accounts for period ending 30/04/24
- 03/02/2025View PDF (2 pages)
Audit exemption statement of guarantee by parent company for period ending 30/04/24
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About BLUE OCTOPUS RECRUITMENT LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
BLUE OCTOPUS RECRUITMENT LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in 4th Floor Heathrow Approach, 470 London Road, Slough SL3 8QY. Companies House classifies its business as Other activities of employment placement agencies. It has been on the register for 16 years 10 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2023 accounts report net assets of £640.17K and 24 employees.
BLUE OCTOPUS RECRUITMENT LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records BLUE OCTOPUS RECRUITMENT LIMITED under one registered business activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies (78.10/9 - SIC 2007).
BLUE OCTOPUS RECRUITMENT LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 27/11/2009.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2023 and report net assets of £640.17K, total assets of £2.48M, cash in bank of £253.49K and total liabilities of £1.47M.
The most recent document on the record is dated 21/01/2026: Audit exemption subsidiary accounts made up to 2025-04-30, 8 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 31/01/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 11/12/2026.
Companies House lists 9 officers (2 currently in post) and 3 people with significant control (0 current).