OUTSOURCED PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATION LIMITED
Company number 02947475 · Monitor this company
Executive summary
Outsourced Professional Administration Limited demonstrates the profile of an established niche player in the UK's regulated financial services outsourcing sector, with a 30-year track record and meaningful operational scale across 307,000 policies. FY2025 results mark a significant recovery—27.6% revenue growth and operating margins returning to 10.01%—following what appears to have been a period of platform investment and contract transition in FY2024. The company's digital-first strategy and FCA regulatory credentials position it well within an industry experiencing secular growth driven by legacy system replacement and outsourcing demand, though its subsidiary status and limited scale relative to dominant platform providers will likely constrain its addressable market to mid-tier financial services clients.
Shareholders' funds
£6,081
Balance sheet as at 2025-06-30
What it does
The principal activity of the Company is the provision of outsourced administration service and software solutions to the financial services sector. The activities of the Company are regulated under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. For analysis of performance and management of financial and other risks, see the Strategic Report. Outsourced Professional Administration Limited (the "Company") is a private company limited by shares, registered in England and Wales. The Company's registered office address is Centrium 1 Griffiths Way, St. Albans, AL1 2RD. The Company's registered number is 02947475. The principal activity of the Company is the provision of outsourced administration service and software solutions to the financial services sector. The activities of the Company are regulated under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. For analysis of performance and management of financial and other risks, see the Company's Strategic Report.
The company's own description, from its latest filed accounts.
Overview
- Company type
- Private Limited Company
- Incorporated
- 1994-07-11
- Employees
- 78 (2025 accounts · was 69 in 2024)
- Registered office
- Centrium 1 Griffiths Way, St. Albans, England, AL1 2RD
- Postcode
- AL1 2RD
- Capital
- 1,000 GBP
- Accounts category
- Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2025-06-30
- Next due by
- 2027-03-31
- Financial year end
- 30 June
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2026-07-12
- Next due by
- 2027-07-26
Nature of business (SIC)
- 74909 Other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified
Officers 4 current · 31 resigned
Group structure
Controlled by OPAL (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED — since 2016-04-06
From persons-with-significant-control filings on the public register.
Previous company names
| Name | Date changed |
|---|---|
| NEW DIRECTION FINANCE OUTSOURCED PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATION LIMITED | 2003-12-11 |
| NEW DIRECTION FINANCE PRODUCT ADMINISTRATION LIMITED | 1998-03-04 |
| NEW DIRECTION FINANCE ADMINISTRATION LIMITED | 1995-02-10 |
Previous registered addresses 6
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 1ST FLOOR 45 GROSVENOR ROAD, ST. ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3AW | 2018-08-07 |
| CENTRIUM 1 GRIFFITHS WAY, ST. ALBANS, AL1 2RD, ENGLAND | 2018-08-07 |
| ZIGGURAT 25 GROSVENOR ROAD, ST. ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3AW | 2014-12-03 |
| ZIGGURAT, 25 GROSVENOR ROAD, ST. ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE, AL1 3HW | 2013-11-07 |
| 111 CHARTERHOUSE STREET, LONDON, EC1M 6AA | 1999-09-06 |
| 16 ST JOHN STREET, LONDON, EC1M 4AY | 1994-11-29 |
Among its peers
The largest employer
of 214 similar companies in AL, with 78 staff. Among the oldest 25% of its local peers.
Competitors St. Albans
This company ranks 151 among other professional, scientific and technical activities not elsewhere classified in St. Albans.
The class of 1994
46%
of the 399 companies in this sector incorporated in 1994 are still active today; 52% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 2 titles
- Leasehold
- 2
- Most recent registration
- 2024-01-08
- Where
- Hertfordshire (2)
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HD623458 | Hertfordshire | Leasehold | 2024-01-08 | — |
| HD579670 | Hertfordshire | Leasehold | 2018-12-19 | — |
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