CQK LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-02 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-16
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
+186.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£23M
+7% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
105
-27.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+229.5% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-03-31 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £7,039,783 | £5,968,545 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £788,201 | £1,148,605 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £616,994 | £2,032,758 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £459,527 | £1,503,178 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £1,935,797 | — | £351,468 | £1,006,617 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £25,617,480 | — | £24,921,267 | £26,432,805 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £17,635,687 | — | £21,406,656 | £22,909,834 | |
| Equity | £17,256,757 | £17,886,900 | £18,491,202 | £17,635,687 | £19,539,370 | £21,406,656 | £22,909,834 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 104 | — | 144 | 105 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,689,921 | £2,331,032 |
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 | 2018-03-31 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 11.2% | 19.2% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 6.5% | 25.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2% | 4.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 20.1% | 19.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.74x | 1.02x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 4.56x | 10.09x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Hardcastle Burton LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. Despite the balance sheet showing net current assets of £39,647 (2023: net current liabilities £483,002), the directors believe that the group will continue to be profitable and will have adequate cash resources in order to pay all of its creditors as they fall due for the foreseeable future and for at least 12 months from the date of signing of these financial statements.”
Group structure
- CQK LIMITED · parent
- Cripsey Brook Limited 100%
Significant events
- “One of the hotels, Hadlow Manor ceased trading in January 2023 and the property is still held by the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GODDARD, Ben | Director | 2023-08-01 | May 1998 | English |
| GODDARD, Geoffrey Peter | Director | 1999-08-23 | Jul 1959 | British |
| GODDARD, Matthew | Director | 2023-08-01 | Nov 1995 | English |
| GODDARD, Miriam Catherine | Director | 2009-11-19 | Jan 1964 | Irish |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLIFFORD, John | Secretary | 1993-11-24 | 2000-03-01 |
| DUNCAN, Allister Paul | Secretary | — | 1993-11-24 |
| FERINCZ, Paul | Secretary | 2006-05-15 | 2007-07-09 |
| HADLEIGH, Simon Andrew | Secretary | 2008-03-18 | 2018-01-31 |
| LAYER, Alex Simon | Secretary | 2018-02-08 | 2019-11-18 |
| SMITH, Philip John | Secretary | 2000-03-01 | 2006-05-15 |
| SMITH, Terence Alan | Secretary | 2007-07-09 | 2008-01-02 |
| GODDARD, Arthur | Director | — | 2015-10-07 |
| GODDARD, Barry William | Director | — | 1993-11-24 |
| GODDARD, Bridget Elizabeth | Director | — | 1993-11-24 |
| GODDARD, Philip Campbell | Director | — | 1998-07-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cqk Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-12-19 | Active |
| Mr Geoffrey Peter Goddard | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-12-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 222 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-08 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2025-12-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-02-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-23 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-09-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-02-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-08-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-06-05 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-04-15 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
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 2024-03-31 vs 2023-03-31
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Turnover
-15.2%
£7,039,783 £5,968,545
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Cash
+186.4%
£351,468 £1,006,617
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Net assets
+7%
£21,406,656 £22,909,834
highest in 3 filed years
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Employees
-27.1%
144 105
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Operating profit
+45.7%
£788,201 £1,148,605
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Profit before tax
+229.5%
£616,994 £2,032,758
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Wages
-13.3%
£2,689,921 £2,331,032
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