COLLIS ENGINEERING LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-25 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-11
Watchouts
Cash
£9K
+95.5% highest in 6 filed years
Net assets
£2M
-19.1% lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
104
+2% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£108K
-32.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
Significant drop in rail industry activity affecting cash flow, requiring increased borrowings and personal funds. Group is diversifying and implementing measures to manage the downturn. Directors are confident the group has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, despite the uncertainties.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- COLLIS ENGINEERING LIMITED 1980-12-31 → present
- P. & M. COLLIS LIMITED 1970-11-25 → 1980-12-31
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £9,452,579 | £8,452,603 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £210,925 | £224,503 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £257,960 | £158,988 | £107,856 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £244,326 | £68,958 | £132,333 | |
| Cash | £3,456 | £5,787 | £4,558 | £4,553 | £4,395 | £8,594 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,018,567 | £2,186,000 | £2,364,785 | £2,217,087 | £2,294,706 | £1,922,796 | |
| Net assets | £1,859,779 | £1,896,796 | £2,104,441 | £2,048,767 | £1,922,725 | £1,555,058 | |
| Equity | £1,859,779 | £1,896,796 | £2,104,441 | £2,048,767 | £1,922,725 | £1,555,058 | |
| Average employees | 110 | 108 | 103 | 96 | 102 | 104 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £4,319,332 | £3,263,052 | £3,354,644 |
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 | 2019-04-30 | 2020-04-30 | 2021-04-30 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 2.2% | 2.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 0.7% | 1.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 9.2% | 11.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 68.3% | 64.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.44x | 1.55x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 4.06x | 1.92x |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“Significant drop in rail industry activity affecting cash flow, requiring increased borrowings and personal funds. Group is diversifying and implementing measures to manage the downturn. Directors are confident the group has adequate resources to continue as a going concern, despite the uncertainties.”
Group structure
- COLLIS ENGINEERING LIMITED · parent
- Collis Engineering Railway Contracts Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEAFE, John Andrew | Secretary | 2003-07-18 | — | British |
| EADES, David James | Director | 2012-04-01 | May 1978 | British |
| HOBBS, Peter | Director | 2006-05-01 | Nov 1957 | British |
| LEAFE, John Andrew | Director | 2003-07-18 | Oct 1960 | British |
| ROBERTS, Peter | Director | 1991-09-18 | Aug 1959 | British |
| ROBERTS, Thomas Peter | Director | 2018-06-14 | Dec 1987 | British |
| WHITEHEAD, Richard | Director | 2012-04-01 | Jun 1961 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLLIS, Peter | Secretary | 1992-06-26 | 2003-07-18 |
| MID DERBYSHIRE SUPPLIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | — | 1992-06-26 |
| BAILEY, Michael Richard | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2001-05-17 |
| BIRKS, Kenneth William | Director | 2019-05-01 | 2022-04-29 |
| COLLIS, Peter | Director | — | 2003-07-18 |
| GATLEY, Nigel | Director | 2000-12-01 | 2004-01-31 |
| NAWAZ, Rushna | Director | 2018-06-14 | 2020-05-27 |
| PHOENIX, David Howard | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2012-03-30 |
| SAVAGE, Peter | Director | 2009-01-01 | 2026-04-03 |
| SAVAGE, Peter | Director | 1998-05-01 | 2001-05-01 |
| SLATER, John | Director | 2012-04-01 | 2017-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signal House Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-11 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 157 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2022-08-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-08-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-12 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-04-29 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-04-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-01-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2021-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-02-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2020-07-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-05-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2020-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2019-07-25 | 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
- 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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
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Turnover
-10.6%
£9,452,579 £8,452,603
-
Cash
+95.5%
£4,395 £8,594
highest in 6 filed years
-
Net assets
-19.1%
£1,922,725 £1,555,058
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
+2%
102 104
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Operating profit
+6.4%
£210,925 £224,503
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Profit before tax
-32.2%
£158,988 £107,856
lowest in 3 filed years
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Wages
+2.8%
£3,263,052 £3,354,644
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