COOKES FURNITURE LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-27 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-10-13
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£596K
+618.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
+0.8% vs 2024
Employees
65
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£293K
+252.8% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- COOKES FURNITURE LIMITED 1993-09-16 → present
- COOKE & SON FURNITURE LIMITED 1976-03-08 → 1993-09-16
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £6,678,024 | — | — | £9,505,617 | £10,431,159 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £452,415 | — | — | £123,818 | £325,849 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £442,800 | £104,879 | £661,779 | £83,173 | £293,406 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £361,693 | £127,645 | £566,962 | £82,936 | £267,357 | |
| Cash | — | — | £302,805 | £1,325,553 | £809,464 | £82,989 | £596,191 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £6,851,018 | £6,611,647 | £5,589,916 | £5,351,152 | £5,270,725 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £6,124,432 | £6,014,577 | £5,101,388 | £4,958,624 | £5,000,281 | |
| Equity | £5,938,793 | £6,027,739 | £6,124,432 | £6,014,577 | £5,101,388 | £4,958,624 | £5,000,281 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 60 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,611,318 | £1,816,770 | £1,858,052 | £1,896,420 | £2,150,861 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 6.8% | — | — | 1.3% | 3.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 5.4% | — | — | 0.9% | 2.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 6.6% | — | — | 2.3% | 6.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 34.1% | 36.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.43x | 1.35x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 47.05x | — | — | 2.96x | 9.23x |
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
- JW Hinks 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
- “The Cooke family and the wider team at Cookes, have been incredibly saddened by the passing of our Chairman, Graham Cooke. Graham dedicated his life to building and developing Cookes Furniture, into one of the finest independent furniture retailers in the country.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAVIES, Nicola Jayne | Secretary | 2022-12-31 | — | — |
| DAVIES, Jennifer Anne | Director | 2011-05-27 | Dec 1983 | British |
| DAVIES, Nicola Jayne | Director | 2023-11-14 | Apr 1976 | English |
| HOE, Vanessa Jane | Director | 2007-04-02 | Feb 1981 | British |
| HOUGHTON, Simon John | Director | 2023-11-28 | Apr 1973 | English |
| PIKE, James David | Director | 2005-06-01 | May 1978 | British |
| PIKE, Michelle Louise | Director | 2005-06-01 | Jan 1979 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOKE, Alice | Secretary | — | 1994-04-01 |
| COX, David Richard | Secretary | 1994-04-01 | 2022-12-31 |
| COOKE, Alice | Director | — | 2002-09-27 |
| COOKE, Edward Ronald | Director | — | 2005-06-01 |
| COOKE, Graham Alexander | Director | — | 2025-02-02 |
| COX, David Richard | Director | 2012-07-25 | 2022-12-31 |
| COX, David Richard | Director | 2002-09-27 | 2003-12-16 |
| DAVIES, Andrew | Director | 2011-05-27 | 2020-11-01 |
| ROYLANCE, Craig William | Director | 2002-09-27 | 2004-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookes Furniture (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Voting 75–100% | 2024-06-15 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-15 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-15 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-12-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-03 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-10-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-18 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-01-17 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-11-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-09-15 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
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 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
+9.7%
£9,505,617 £10,431,159
highest in 3 filed years
-
Cash
+618.4%
£82,989 £596,191
-
Net assets
+0.8%
£4,958,624 £5,000,281
-
Employees
0%
65 65
-
Operating profit
+163.2%
£123,818 £325,849
-
Profit before tax
+252.8%
£83,173 £293,406
-
Wages
+13.4%
£1,896,420 £2,150,861
highest in 5 filed years
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