CPI BOOKS LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-16 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-02
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
+94% vs 2024
Net assets
£57M
-3.4% vs 2024
Employees
493
-8.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£618K
+56.5% vs 2024
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- CPI BOOKS LTD 2014-03-10 → present
- CPI MACKAYS LTD 2010-03-02 → 2014-03-10
- MACKAYS OF CHATHAM LIMITED 1988-04-05 → 2010-03-02
- EXPANDVOTE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 1987-11-20 → 1988-04-05
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | — | — | — | — | — | £85,825,000 | £81,334,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,683,000 | £2,099,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £395,000 | £618,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,132,000 | -£564,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £3,394,000 | £6,583,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £80,859,000 | £77,460,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £59,300,000 | £57,313,000 | |
| Equity | £47,654,000 | £50,920,000 | £51,203,000 | £52,852,000 | £59,532,000 | £30,329,000 | £57,313,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 541 | 493 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £19,692,000 | £19,661,000 |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0% | 2.6% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3% | -0.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | 2.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.07x | 2.37x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 0.60x | 0.72x |
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 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared cash flow forecasts and performed a going concern assessment of the Group and Company, which indicates that, in both the base and reasonably possible downsides, the Group and Company will have sufficient funds to meet their liabilities as they fall due for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements, the going concern assessment period. Should there be any additional need, the ultimate parent company, Bidco 3 Limited have indicated that they would provide the funding needed.”
Significant events
- “The UK the business was affected by a cyber attack in February 2025 which impacted all 7 UK factories with production being stopped for between 3 and 14 weeks depending on site and process complexity. All factories are now fully functional; however, IT development was restricted as resources were deployed to the cyber incident and this impact will continue throughout the next financial year.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNBAR, Tanya Clare | Director | 2019-04-09 | May 1968 | British |
| MALLEY, Christopher John | Director | 2023-11-13 | May 1967 | British |
| OWEN, Jonathan Spencer | Director | 2022-01-01 | Nov 1968 | British |
| URMSTON, Gary Martin | Director | 2024-01-19 | May 1967 | British |
Show 26 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARLOT, Michel | Secretary | 2000-12-20 | 2003-01-14 |
| EVANS, John | Secretary | 2021-08-01 | 2022-04-20 |
| FOGGO, Andrew John Wilson | Secretary | — | 2000-12-20 |
| LOUSSIER, Julien | Secretary | 2003-01-14 | 2005-05-01 |
| ROBSON, Matthew William | Secretary | 2003-10-21 | 2021-08-17 |
| ANDREOU, Panayiotis | Director | 2018-07-25 | 2019-04-09 |
| ANDREW, Michael Robert Patrick | Director | 1995-12-05 | 1996-08-31 |
| BOVARD, Timothy Landon | Director | 2000-12-20 | 2008-10-06 |
| CATTE, Pierre Francois | Director | 2008-10-07 | 2010-04-01 |
| COOKSON, John Lomax | Director | — | 2000-12-20 |
| CROWE, Alan Michael | Director | 1997-03-26 | 2000-12-20 |
| DANIELS, James Alfred | Director | — | 2005-07-29 |
| DE BARDIES, Thierry | Director | 2000-12-20 | 2005-08-31 |
| DE HAAS, Joost | Director | 2018-07-25 | 2019-04-09 |
| EVANS, John | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2022-04-20 |
| FOGGO, Andrew John Wilson | Director | 1995-03-01 | 1999-07-09 |
| GOLICHEFF, Francois Jacques Pierre | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2015-04-20 |
| HICKS, Paul | Director | — | 2006-12-31 |
| JOHNSTON, Ian Grahame | Director | 1997-11-26 | 2007-02-12 |
| KELLEY, Kevin Paul | Director | 2005-06-01 | 2007-03-31 |
| ROBERTS, John Brian | Director | — | 2000-12-20 |
| ROBERTS, Thomas Graham | Director | 1996-11-27 | 2003-09-13 |
| ROBSON, Matthew William | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2021-08-17 |
| ROBSON, Matthew William | Director | 2005-03-18 | 2010-04-01 |
| SMITH, Harold Edward Scott | Director | 1991-04-25 | 1995-10-01 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael Owen | Director | 2010-05-25 | 2011-08-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpi Group (Uk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 267 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-03-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-01-18 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- 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
-
Turnover
-5.2%
£85,825,000 £81,334,000
-
Cash
+94%
£3,394,000 £6,583,000
-
Net assets
-3.4%
£59,300,000 £57,313,000
-
Employees
-8.9%
541 493
-
Operating profit
+24.7%
£1,683,000 £2,099,000
-
Profit before tax
+56.5%
£395,000 £618,000
-
Wages
-0.2%
£19,692,000 £19,661,000
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