A.OPPENHEIMER & CO. LIMITED
Company number 00460933 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
A. Oppenheimer & Co. Limited possesses a fundamentally strong financial constitution with net assets of nearly £4 million and minimal leverage (liabilities under 10% of assets). However, the company is exhibiting symptoms of concern: profitability has declined by 34% to £57,544, while dividends of £190,000 annually are extracting more than three times the profit earned, slowly draining reserves. The diagnosis is a business with excellent structural health but an unsustainable cash extraction policy that requires immediate corrective action to preserve long-term financial wellness.
Shareholders' funds
£3,926,617
Balance sheet as at 2025-12-31
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1948-11-08
- Employees
- 20 (2025 accounts)
- Registered office
- 20 Vanguard Way, Shoeburynes, Southend On Sea, Essex, SS3 9RA
- Postcode
- SS3 9RA
- Capital
- 158,975 GBP
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
- Charges
- 2 outstanding
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-12-31
- Next due by
- 2027-09-30
- Financial year end
- 31 December
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-09-26
- Next due by
- 2026-10-10
Nature of business (SIC)
- 46900 Non-specialised wholesale trade
- 47910 Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Officers 3 current · 8 resigned
Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — ZA851033 (Tier 2), registered since 2021.
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Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 38 FINSBURT SQUARE, LONDON EC2 | 1987-01-03 |
Among its peers
Top 5%
by shareholders' funds, of 151 similar companies in SS
Among the biggest employers among its local peers (20 staff).
The oldest of its local peers, trading since 1948.
No.3 of the largest non-specialised wholesale trade companies in Basildon →
Competitors Basildon
This company ranks 3 among non-specialised wholesale trade in Basildon.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Freehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 1999-04-07
- Where
- Southend-On-Sea
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EX457036 | Southend-On-Sea | Freehold | 1999-04-07 | — |
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