COGRI GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-10-06 (in 5mo)
Last made up 2025-09-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£10M
-1% vs 2023
Net assets
£23M
+15.8% vs 2023
Employees
195
+8.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
-7.5% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- COGRI GROUP LIMITED 2007-02-01 → present
- CONCRETE GRINDING LIMITED 1989-10-16 → 2007-02-01
- DUTYREST LIMITED 1989-09-21 → 1989-10-16
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £26,869,059 | £25,344,124 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £4,120,477 | £4,245,669 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4,698,120 | £4,346,840 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,821,259 | £3,538,632 | |
| Cash | — | — | £9,676,894 | £9,578,914 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £20,660,215 | £23,599,749 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £19,877,516 | £23,011,653 | |
| Equity | £5,909,123 | £6,377,158 | £19,877,516 | £23,011,653 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 180 | 195 | |
| Wages | — | — | £7,749,727 | £8,114,112 |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 15.3% | 16.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 14.2% | 14.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 19.9% | 18.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 18.4% | 17.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 4.82x | 5.14x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 116.64x | 86.94x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Wheawill & Sudworth Limited
- 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 group's or the parent 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.”
Group structure
- COGRI GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Concrete Grinding Limited 100%
- CG Flooring Systems Limited 100%
- Face Consultants Limited 100%
- Cogri Engineering Limited 100%
- Cogri USA Inc 100%
- Cogri Australia Pty Limited 75%
- CoGri New Zealand Limited 75%
- Face Consultants Sp. z.o.o 100%
- Face Consultants GmbH 100%
- Face Australia Pty Limited 75%
- Face Consultants New Zealand Limited 75%
- Dewdrop Group Limited 51%
Significant events
- “Market momentum has accelerated throughout 2025, driven by increased customer investment in Automation and Robotics solutions-arcas where the Group stands as a global leader, perfectly positioned to seize these opportunities.”
- “The Group continues to expand its global footprint, forging new subsidiaries and strategic partnerships in Canada, LATAM, and other key regions to strengthen its presence and unlock new growth avenues.”
- “During the year Dewdrop Group Limited acquired a controlling 51% of the share capital of the company.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARE, Lynn Ann | Secretary | 1995-05-15 | — | British |
| DARE, James Harry | Director | 2025-03-01 | Jun 1992 | British |
| DARE, Kevin John | Director | — | Jan 1963 | British |
| DARE, Lynn Ann | Director | 1995-05-01 | Jun 1963 | British |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECKETT, James Leonard | Secretary | — | 1993-12-30 |
| BENNETT, Richard | Secretary | 1995-04-25 | 1995-05-15 |
| DARE, Lynn Ann | Secretary | 1992-12-30 | 1995-04-24 |
| BECKETT, James Leonard | Director | — | 1993-12-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewdrop Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75% | 2024-07-04 | Active |
| Mr Kevin John Dare | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Lynn Ann Dare | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 107 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-17 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-02-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-07-11 | SH02 | capital | Capital alter shares subdivision | |
| 2024-07-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-07-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-19 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-10-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-09-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-10-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 1
- 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
-
Turnover
-5.7%
£26,869,059 £25,344,124
-
Cash
-1%
£9,676,894 £9,578,914
-
Net assets
+15.8%
£19,877,516 £23,011,653
-
Employees
+8.3%
180 195
-
Operating profit
+3%
£4,120,477 £4,245,669
-
Profit before tax
-7.5%
£4,698,120 £4,346,840
-
Wages
+4.7%
£7,749,727 £8,114,112
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