A COPELAND GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-02-28 (in 9mo)
Last filed for 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-17 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-5.3% vs 2024
Net assets
£1M
+12.1% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
50
-3.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1M
-17.7% vs 2024
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-05-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-02-28 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £17,246,121 | £10,929,583 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £1,747,978 | £1,428,727 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £1,761,425 | £1,449,842 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £1,356,408 | £1,055,514 | |
| Cash | £716,603 | £1,312,843 | £918,460 | — | £2,585,907 | £2,447,883 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,294,216 | £1,548,411 | £1,632,604 | — | £1,564,413 | £1,740,177 | |
| Net assets | £767,802 | £1,054,327 | £1,117,160 | — | £1,283,013 | £1,438,527 | |
| Equity | £767,802 | £1,054,327 | £1,117,160 | — | £1,283,013 | £1,438,527 | |
| Average employees | 45 | 44 | 48 | — | 52 | 50 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £3,649,742 | £3,072,411 |
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 | 2020-02-28 | 2021-02-28 | 2022-02-28 | 2023-02-28 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-05-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 10.1% | 13.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 7.9% | 9.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 111.7% | 82.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 78.4% | 73.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.27x | 1.38x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 60.95x | 60.40x |
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
- Barlow Andrews LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have every expectation that the company will continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. At the time of approving the financial statements we have not only a number of ongoing contracts, but have secured a considerable number of orders for the coming year. ... The directors believe that sufficient funds are in place to meet all liabilities as they are expected to fall due over the next twelve months, leading to the conclusion that there are no material uncertainties over adopting a going concern basis at the time of signing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- A COPELAND GROUP LIMITED · parent
- ACEL Sub1 Limited 100%
- ACEL Sub2 Limited 100%
Significant events
- “The Company has had a successful year, whilst turnover has reduced in the past 12 month period to £10,929,583 (2024: 15 Months £17,246,121) net profit margins have increased by 3% to 13%, and gross profit margin increasing 16% to 22%. Cash balances have been maintained at circa £2.5m and shareholder funds have increased.”
- “Looking forward, the company has a strong order book for 2025/2026. We aim to continue high standards of practice whilst looking for ways to control costs and maintain profit margins.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COPELAND, Annice | Secretary | — | — | British |
| ANTHONY, Alexandra Colette | Director | 2023-10-09 | Mar 1978 | British |
| BRIERLEY, Aaron Paul | Director | 2024-03-28 | Jul 1992 | British |
| COPELAND, Annice | Director | — | Sep 1946 | British |
| MIDDLETON, Mark John | Director | 2024-03-28 | Jun 1968 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COPELAND, Anthony | Director | — | 2023-09-20 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acgl Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2024-03-28 | Active |
| Mrs Annice Copeland | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-28 |
| Mr Anthony Copeland | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-28 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 111 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-11-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-11-19 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous extended | |
| 2024-09-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-15 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-21 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-04-14 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-04-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-02-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2022-02-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-05-31 vs 2024-05-31
-
Turnover
-36.6%
£17,246,121 £10,929,583
-
Cash
-5.3%
£2,585,907 £2,447,883
-
Net assets
+12.1%
£1,283,013 £1,438,527
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
-3.8%
52 50
-
Operating profit
-18.3%
£1,747,978 £1,428,727
-
Profit before tax
-17.7%
£1,761,425 £1,449,842
-
Wages
-15.8%
£3,649,742 £3,072,411
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