CHARLES COOPER (LEICESTER) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-06 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-23
Watchouts
Cash
£142K
+677.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
+0.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
37
-11.9% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£404K
-41.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Audit opinion: Qualified
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
8-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
8-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | £12,995,156 | £12,936,734 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | £705,101 | £424,473 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | — | £688,898 | £403,586 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | £564,625 | £269,233 | |
| Cash | £400,646 | — | £938,862 | — | £208,413 | — | £18,281 | £142,102 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,902,237 | — | £3,218,475 | — | £3,741,373 | — | £4,623,439 | £4,500,305 | |
| Net assets | £2,902,237 | — | £3,218,475 | — | £3,562,442 | — | £4,317,460 | £4,347,693 | |
| Equity | £2,902,237 | — | £3,218,475 | — | £3,562,442 | — | £4,317,460 | £4,347,693 | |
| Average employees | 21 | — | 22 | — | 27 | — | 42 | 37 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | £1,602,571 | £1,346,772 |
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-01-01 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-01-01 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.4% | 3.3% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.3% | 2.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15.3% | 9.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.40x | 2.47x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36.37x | 18.53x |
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
- TAG Berry Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “On 24 January 2025, the company purchased a new premises at Baron Court, Corby for a purchase price of £3,000,000 plus stamp duty and fees. The company agreed a mortgage in relation to this purchase for £2,250,000 with an interest rate of 2.38% above base rate, over a term of 20 years. The plan is for the Baron Court promises to become the main opcrational hub, with all operations moving there by the end of 2025.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, Tosh Leyton | Secretary | 2013-04-08 | — | — |
| COOPER, Tant Angus | Director | 2014-09-15 | Sep 1988 | British |
| COOPER, Tosh Leyton | Director | 2013-04-08 | Dec 1985 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLITT, Michael | Secretary | — | 1998-02-02 |
| GARFIELD, Jason | Secretary | 2002-02-18 | 2004-01-01 |
| KING, Paula Jane | Secretary | 2004-01-01 | 2013-04-11 |
| PHILLIPS, Michael John | Secretary | 1998-02-02 | 2002-01-18 |
| COOPER, Charles Anthony | Director | — | 2019-02-01 |
| COOPER, Lynne | Director | — | 1992-06-25 |
| GARFIELD, Jason | Director | 1997-10-10 | 2004-01-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Tant Angus Cooper | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2019-02-01 | Active |
| Mr Tosh Leyton Cooper | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2019-02-01 | Active |
| Mr Charles Anthony Cooper | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-02-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 135 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-29 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-01-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-13 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-16 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-04-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-09-30 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-09-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-02-21 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-01-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-10-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
-0.4%
£12,995,156 £12,936,734
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Cash
+677.3%
£18,281 £142,102
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Net assets
+0.7%
£4,317,460 £4,347,693
highest in 5 filed years
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Employees
-11.9%
42 37
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Operating profit
-39.8%
£705,101 £424,473
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Profit before tax
-41.4%
£688,898 £403,586
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Wages
-16%
£1,602,571 £1,346,772
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