COTSWOLD ROLLER HIRE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-05-31 (this month)
Last filed for 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-28 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-12-14
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£130K
+249% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+87.4% vs 2023
Employees
69
-22.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£2M
-33.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £12,194,150 | £7,929,185 | £11,713,577 | £9,775,396 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £3,381,214 | £2,645,445 | £4,609,926 | £4,683,098 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £3,381,560 | £2,231,493 | £3,109,948 | £2,079,996 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £2,737,784 | £1,913,962 | £2,775,486 | £1,594,235 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £7,127,961 | £302,022 | £37,121 | £129,547 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £20,992,729 | £38,638,806 | £12,511,091 | £17,162,430 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £20,989,115 | £22,903,077 | £1,824,265 | £3,418,500 | |
| Equity | £22,426,664 | £23,927,957 | £25,210,291 | £20,989,115 | £22,903,077 | £1,824,265 | £3,418,500 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 88 | 84 | 89 | 69 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,700,060 | £1,934,297 | £2,811,249 | £2,099,635 |
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 | 2022-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 27.7% | 33.4% | 39.4% | 47.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 22.5% | 24.1% | 23.7% | 16.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 16.1% | 6.8% | 36.8% | 27.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.45x | 1.99x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 6391.71x | 6.39x | 3.06x | 1.80x |
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
- Champion Accountants LLP
- 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 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.”
Significant events
- “Revenue for the year at £9.8m, which is lower than the prior year at £11.7m, is a reflection of challenging economic conditions, impacted by weather and reduction in spend from major civil engineering customers.”
- “a reduction in gross margin to 35.6% from 54.3% is as a result of hired in plant from a sister company in the year where in prior years the plant was owned directly by CRH.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 26 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FOX, Paul Robert | Director | 2025-04-14 | May 1984 | British |
| HARDY, Lee John | Director | 2022-05-03 | Aug 1967 | British |
| HIERONS, Mark | Director | 2023-12-01 | May 1969 | British |
| PARKES, Tom | Director | 2022-04-07 | Dec 1991 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BENTON, Glynis Patricia | Secretary | — | 2012-11-30 |
| JAMES, William Terrence | Secretary | 2021-03-24 | 2022-04-07 |
| JAMES, William Terrence | Secretary | 2021-03-24 | 2026-02-01 |
| WALES, Victoria | Secretary | 2012-12-01 | 2021-03-24 |
| ALDRIDGE, Jeffrey John | Director | 2007-07-27 | 2022-04-07 |
| AUSTIN, Peter John | Director | 2007-07-27 | 2022-04-07 |
| BANNER, Gerald David | Director | — | 2014-04-17 |
| BLANDFORD, Alan Peter | Director | — | 1994-09-14 |
| BURNS, John George | Director | — | 1996-07-31 |
| CROFTS, John Arthur | Director | — | 1997-05-08 |
| FLOOD, John Joseph | Director | 2022-04-07 | 2023-12-01 |
| FOX, Alan Christopher | Director | 2022-04-07 | 2023-12-01 |
| FOX, Paul Robert | Director | 2025-03-11 | 2025-03-24 |
| FOX, Paul Robert | Director | 2022-04-07 | 2023-12-01 |
| HEATHER-HAYES, David Patrick | Director | — | 2022-04-07 |
| HUNT, Adam | Director | 2022-04-07 | 2023-12-01 |
| KIRK, Kerry Louise | Director | 2022-04-07 | 2025-04-01 |
| POVEY, Neil Francis Richard | Director | 2001-04-20 | 2004-06-10 |
| SLATER, Roger Anthony | Director | 2007-07-27 | 2022-04-07 |
| SMALL, Jonathan | Director | 2002-04-30 | 2003-01-31 |
| THOMAS, Neville Paul Gomer | Director | 2003-08-29 | 2022-04-07 |
| WALES, Conrad David | Director | — | 2022-04-07 |
| WALES, Michael Quentin | Director | 1997-06-26 | 2022-04-07 |
| WALES, Victoria | Director | 2014-07-04 | 2022-10-11 |
| WALES, Victoria | Director | 2014-07-04 | 2022-04-07 |
| WELLS, Mary Sylvia | Director | — | 2011-10-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prf Group Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-04-07 | Active |
| Conrad David Wales | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-04-07 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 216 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-04-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-03-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-04-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-20 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-12-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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 2024-08-31 vs 2023-08-31
-
Turnover
-16.5%
£11,713,577 £9,775,396
-
Cash
+249%
£37,121 £129,547
-
Net assets
+87.4%
£1,824,265 £3,418,500
-
Employees
-22.5%
89 69
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+1.6%
£4,609,926 £4,683,098
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-33.1%
£3,109,948 £2,079,996
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
-25.3%
£2,811,249 £2,099,635
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