W.D. COE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-10-31 (in 5mo)
Last filed for 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-04 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4K
-33.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£3M
-7.6% vs 2024
Employees
196
+0.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£61K
-19.6% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-01-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-03 | 2020-03-01 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £9,872,000 | £9,760,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£73,000 | £220,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£51,000 | -£61,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£75,000 | -£90,000 | |
| Cash | -£644,000 | -£636,000 | -£820,000 | -£467,000 | -£479,000 | £6,000 | £4,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £3,511,000 | £3,241,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £3,244,000 | £2,999,000 | |
| Equity | — | — | — | — | £2,696,000 | £3,244,000 | £3,008,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 195 | 196 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £3,185,000 | £3,046,000 |
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 | 2019-03-03 | 2020-03-01 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-02-29 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -0.7% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -0.8% | -0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -2.1% | 6.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 59.0% | 59.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.93x | 0.96x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -0.94x | 1.43x |
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
- Azets Audit Services Limited, trading as Ensors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the group's and parent company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- W.D. COE LIMITED · parent
- Trotter & Deane Limited 81.53%
Significant events
- “Martlesham Heath Squash Club Limited ... was decided by the board to move the company outside of the group on the acquisition of the shares in Trotter and Deane to focus the group on core retailing.”
- “On 1 October 2024 the group disposed of its 100% share holding in Martlesham Heath Squash Club Limited to the entity shareholders of W D Coe Limited in proportion to the entity shareholdings in W D Coe Limited.”
- “Trotter and Deane ... the company has entered into an agreement to buy back their shares over the next 3 years. This has led to the company becoming a subsidiary in the group.”
- “Martlesham Heath Squash Club Limited provide an all monies guarantee to W D Coe Limited up to a maximum of £500k, this has lapsed following the sale of the club.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COE, Bridget Jane | Director | 2005-03-01 | Feb 1967 | British |
| COE, William David | Director | 1997-03-01 | May 1969 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COE, Bridget Jane | Secretary | 2003-02-17 | 2003-06-30 |
| COE, David John | Secretary | 1993-08-03 | 1994-11-30 |
| ROWLANDS, Charlotte Ruth | Secretary | 2003-06-30 | 2018-12-19 |
| SKEET, Paul Andrew | Secretary | — | 1993-08-03 |
| WALL, Terence Victor | Secretary | 1994-11-30 | 2003-02-17 |
| COE, David John | Director | — | 2020-03-04 |
| HUBKA, Peter Paul | Director | — | 2020-10-03 |
| PIKE, Michael Charles Terence | Director | — | 2005-03-01 |
| RAWLINGS, Matthew Steven | Director | 2005-03-01 | 2021-12-31 |
| ROWLANDS, Charlotte Ruth | Director | 2013-03-01 | 2018-12-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Steven Rawlings | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-30 | Ceased 2021-12-31 |
| Mr Peter Paul Hubka | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-30 | Ceased 2020-10-03 |
| Mr David John Coe | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-30 | Ceased 2020-03-04 |
| Mrs Charlotte Ruth Rowlands | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-30 | Ceased 2018-12-19 |
| Miss Bridget Jane Coe | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-30 | Active |
| Mr William David Coe | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-11-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 239 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-03 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-11-24 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-11-12 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-11-12 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-11-12 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-10-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-09-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-09-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-08-19 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-08-18 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-08-15 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-07-18 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-07-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-09 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-04-08 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-04-08 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-04-08 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-04-08 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2025-04-08 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 17
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-01-31 vs 2024-02-29
-
Turnover
-1.1%
£9,872,000 £9,760,000
-
Cash
-33.3%
£6,000 £4,000
-
Net assets
-7.6%
£3,244,000 £2,999,000
-
Employees
+0.5%
195 196
-
Operating profit
+401.4%
-£73,000 £220,000
-
Profit before tax
-19.6%
-£51,000 -£61,000
-
Wages
-4.4%
£3,185,000 £3,046,000
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