Annual accounts
Unaudited abridged accounts
30/09/2027Filing deadline
Made up to 31/12/2025Due 30/09/2027
- Next accounts made up to
- 31/12/2026
- Last accounts made up to
- 31/12/2025
THE OFFICIAL TEST CENTRE LIMITED
ActiveRegistry details
Reference data exactly as held at Companies House.
Copy registry details
- Registered office
- Serendipity Lodge Hill Road, Lower Bourne, Farnham, Surrey GU10 3RD
- Classification (4 SIC codes)
- Wholesale of other machinery and equipment (46.69 - SIC 2007)Retail sale of sports goods fishing gear camping goods boats and bicycles (47.64 - SIC 2007)Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (58.14/2 - SIC 2007)Operation of sports facilities (93.11 - SIC 2007)
- Accounts type
- Unaudited abridged
Company activity
The 4 most recent documents filed at Companies House.
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- 26/01/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-26 with updates
- 10/09/2025View PDF (14 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 25/02/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-02-18 with no updates
- 26/09/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2023-12-31
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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
09/02/2027Filing deadline
Last statement 26/01/2026Due 09/02/2027
- Next statement date
- 26/01/2027
- Last statement dated
- 26/01/2026
Financial performance
The latest figures THE OFFICIAL TEST CENTRE LIMITED filed. Okredo holds filed accounts data for 2021–2024; the year-by-year record is on the financials page.
Net Assets
£219.13K2024
-31.40%vs 20232023: £319.45K
Total Assets
£902.83K2024
-14.87%vs 20232023: £1.06M
Cash in Bank
£87.13K2022
First reported yearTotal Liabilities
£640.69K2024
-6.66%vs 20232023: £686.41K
Employees
102024
+1vs 20232023: 9
Of the 3 measures with an earlier filing to compare against, 3 fell. Total assets moved furthest, down 14.87% on 2023. See the full financial analysis for THE OFFICIAL TEST CENTRE LIMITED.
The full financial record
Four ways through THE OFFICIAL TEST CENTRE LIMITED's filed accounts — the year-by-year numbers, the compound rates and the ratios behind them.
Net Assets · -23.9% a year (CAGR)Three-year trend, 2022–2024Every measure end to end across 2022, 2023 and 2024, with the compound rate behind each one.See what moved5 chartsCharts by indicator5 filed indicators plotted year by year, 2021–2024.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 × 4 yearsEvery figure by yearAll 5 measures Okredo tracks across 4 reported years, exactly as filed.Open the table
Employees
Headcount as reported to Companies House for 2021–2024.
| Year | Employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10 | +1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | +4 |
| 2021 | 5 | – |
Reported employee count increased from 5 in 2021 to 10 in 2024. See how headcount moved alongside the reported financials.
Credit report
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Officers
6Directors, secretaries and other appointed officers, with the period each has served.
| Person | Role | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 17/05/2006–Present | 2 | |
| Secretary | 17/05/2006–Present | 0 | |
| Director | 10/04/2023–Present | 53 | |
| Director | 17/05/2006–Present | 8 | |
| Director | 10/04/2023–Present | 4 | |
| Director | 17/05/2006–06/02/2012 | 0 |
Persons with significant control
2Individuals or entities with significant control over the company, as declared to Companies House.
| Person | Period | Connected companies |
|---|---|---|
| 06/04/2016–Present | 2 | |
| 06/04/2016–Present | 8 |
Filing history and recent activity
Every document on the Companies House record, newest first.
- Filings on record
- 11
- Since 21/12/2022
- Last 12 months
- 1
- -1 vs the year before
- Most recent filing
- 26/01/2026
- 8 months ago
What changed in the last year
- Confirmation statementLatest 26/01/2026
Filing timeline
- 26/01/2026View PDF (4 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-26 with updates
- 10/09/2025View PDF (14 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2024-12-31
- 25/02/2025View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2025-02-18 with no updates
- 26/09/2024View PDF (9 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2023-12-31
- 29/02/2024View PDF (3 pages)
Confirmation statement made on 2024-02-18 with no updates
- 29/02/2024View PDF (2 pages)
Director's details changed for Mr Timothy Tristan Best on 2023-12-05
- 28/09/2023View PDF (9 pages)
Unaudited abridged accounts made up to 2022-12-31
- 11/04/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr Marcus Yeoman as a director on 2023-04-10
- 11/04/2023View PDF (2 pages)
Appointment of Mr James Lee West as a director on 2023-04-10
- 30/12/2022View PDF (3 pages)
Statement of capital following an allotment of shares on 2022-12-21
- 21/12/2022View PDF (6 pages)
Sub-division of shares on 2022-12-14
See when the next accounts and confirmation statement are due
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About THE OFFICIAL TEST CENTRE LIMITED
A short description of the company, written from its Companies House record.
THE OFFICIAL TEST CENTRE LIMITED is a private limited company registered in the United Kingdom, based in Serendipity Lodge Hill Road, Lower Bourne, Farnham, Surrey GU10 3RD. Companies House classifies its business as Wholesale of other machinery and equipment, one of 4 SIC classifications on its record. It has been on the register for 20 years 4 months.
The register currently records it as active. Its 2024 accounts report net assets of £219.13K and 10 employees.
THE OFFICIAL TEST CENTRE LIMITED: frequently asked questions
Answered from this company's own registry record and filed figures.
Companies House records THE OFFICIAL TEST CENTRE LIMITED under 4 registered business activities: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment (46.69 - SIC 2007), Retail sale of sports goods fishing gear camping goods boats and bicycles (47.64 - SIC 2007), Publishing of consumer and business journals and periodicals (58.14/2 - SIC 2007) and Operation of sports facilities (93.11 - SIC 2007).
THE OFFICIAL TEST CENTRE LIMITED is recorded as active on the Companies House register, and has been on it since 17/05/2006.
The most recent accounts Okredo holds cover 2024 and report net assets of £219.13K, total assets of £902.83K, cash in bank of £87.13K and total liabilities of £640.69K.
The most recent document on the record is dated 26/01/2026: Confirmation statement made on 2026-01-26 with updates, 8 months ago.
On the current registry record, accounts are due by 30/09/2027 and the next confirmation statement is due by 09/02/2027.
Companies House lists 6 officers (5 currently in post) and 2 people with significant control.