WILLIAM COOK STANHOPE LIMITED

1. WILLIAM COOK STANHOPE LIMITED 2011-11-08 → present
2. ASTRUM (UK) LIMITED 2007-01-12 → 2011-11-08
3. WILLIAM COOK DEFENCE LIMITED 2003-02-21 → 2007-01-12
4. WILLIAM COOK BLAIR LIMITED 2002-02-18 → 2003-02-21
5. WILLIAM COOK GEORGE BLAIR LIMITED 1996-01-19 → 2002-02-18
6. WILLIAM COOK BLAIR LIMITED 1996-01-03 → 1996-01-19
7. GEORGE BLAIR LIMITED 1940-02-29 → 1996-01-03

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

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.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Abridged

Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)

Auditor

Forvis Mazars LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The directors continue to monitor the market dynamics on an ongoing basis and given the Group had significant cash of over £16m, net current assets of over £24m and no significant external debt beyond related parties as at 28 June 2025, the directors consider the Group and the Company are well placed to manage the risks associated with the business. The Company has the strong support of its Parent Company and fellow subsidiaries, both financially and operationally. In these circumstances the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus, they continue to adopt a going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

3

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +5.3%

  £37,241,014 → £39,213,020

• Cash

  +51.9%

  £2,659,927 → £4,040,395

• Net assets

  -45.4%

  £6,851,582 → £3,742,468

• Employees

  +0.8%

  126 → 127

• Operating profit

  -5.7%

  £9,678,363 → £9,125,716

• Profit before tax

  -5.7%

  £9,676,193 → £9,125,716

• Wages

  -3%

  £4,913,972 → £4,765,849

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