COLLINS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-09-15 (in 4mo)
Last made up 2025-09-01
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-9% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
-12.8% vs 2023
Employees
66
+4.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-2.5% vs 2023
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £18,308,519 | £18,904,158 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,757,872 | £1,682,289 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,757,348 | £1,713,235 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,405,621 | £1,270,792 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,909,832 | £1,737,568 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £3,235,188 | £2,832,497 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £3,251,485 | £2,835,846 | |
| Equity | — | — | £3,550,001 | — | — | £3,251,485 | £2,835,846 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 66 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,925,994 | £3,180,138 |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 9.6% | 8.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 7.7% | 6.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 54.3% | 59.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.12x | 1.78x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 1395.14x | 1335.15x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Moore Kingston Smith LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company has continued to trade profitably this year and has a strong balance sheet and cash position. As a result the directors believe that the company will be able to continue in business and meet its liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least twelve months from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Group structure
- COLLINS (CONTRACTORS) LIMITED · parent
- Wall Plastics Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The first six months of 2025 have seen the company win over £7.6m of new orders.”
- “Further payments have been made to fund the management buyout.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATSON, Benjamin Thomas | Secretary | 2021-11-01 | — | — |
| BLAKE, Jack | Director | 2020-06-01 | Apr 1988 | British |
| WATSON, Benjamin Thomas | Director | 2020-06-01 | Nov 1974 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HART, Jonathan Paul | Secretary | — | 1996-01-25 |
| LAVENDER, Nicholas Andrew | Secretary | 1996-01-25 | 1997-11-28 |
| MERCER, Lorraine Grace | Secretary | 2013-05-17 | 2020-06-29 |
| PERKINS, David Albert | Secretary | 1998-01-09 | 2013-05-17 |
| TROW, Diane | Secretary | 2020-06-29 | 2021-11-01 |
| LAVENDER, Elaine Janet | Director | — | 2025-06-20 |
| LAVENDER, Nicholas Andrew | Director | 1993-01-01 | 1997-11-28 |
| LAVENDER, Philip Mark | Director | — | 2025-06-20 |
| OVERTON, Roy Kenneth | Director | — | 1995-07-21 |
| PENNINGTON, David Thomas | Director | — | 1995-12-07 |
| PERKINS, David Albert | Director | 1999-04-01 | 2013-03-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Ladywell Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2020-06-01 | Active |
| Philip Mark Lavender | Individual | Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 150 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-21 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-07-21 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-05-12 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-21 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-06-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-06-17 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares redemption statement of capital | |
| 2025-05-12 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-22 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-02-22 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-09-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-11-04 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2021-11-04 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+3.3%
£18,308,519 £18,904,158
-
Cash
-9%
£1,909,832 £1,737,568
-
Net assets
-12.8%
£3,251,485 £2,835,846
-
Employees
+4.8%
63 66
-
Operating profit
-4.3%
£1,757,872 £1,682,289
-
Profit before tax
-2.5%
£1,757,348 £1,713,235
-
Wages
+8.7%
£2,925,994 £3,180,138
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. Periods don't have to be exactly 12 months apart — a long or short period (typical around incorporation or year-end changes) will distort the comparison. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers