CITY PLUMBING SUPPLIES HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-15 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-01
Watchouts
Cash
£18M
-4.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£57M
-38.7% vs 2023
Employees
2,782
-4.7% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£5M
-63.2% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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4 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- CITY PLUMBING SUPPLIES HOLDINGS LIMITED 2002-06-25 → present
- CITY PLUMBING SUPPLIES HOLDINGS PLC 1990-12-07 → 2002-06-25
- QUADRANT CONTRACT MANAGEMENT PLC 1990-04-05 → 1990-12-07
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £1,213,200,000 | £1,196,000,000 | |
| Operating profit | £14,000,000 | £8,200,000 | |
| Profit before tax | £13,300,000 | £4,900,000 | |
| Net profit | £12,600,000 | -£400,000 | |
| Cash | £18,400,000 | £17,500,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £99,600,000 | £72,300,000 | |
| Net assets | £92,100,000 | £56,500,000 | |
| Equity | £92,100,000 | £56,500,000 | |
| Average employees | 2,920 | 2,782 | |
| Wages | £87,700,000 | £86,500,000 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 1.2% | 0.7% | |
| Net margin | 1.0% | -0.0% | |
| Return on capital employed | 14.1% | 11.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.02x | 0.97x | |
| Interest cover | 20.00x | 1.95x |
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
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the Directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 41 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| READE, Richard | Secretary | 2026-02-20 | — | — |
| BUFFIN, Anthony David | Director | 2026-03-20 | Nov 1971 | British |
| SIBLEY, Earl | Director | 2026-02-23 | Jun 1972 | British |
Show 41 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AKTHAR, Sonam | Secretary | 2025-10-30 | 2026-02-20 |
| BLUNDEN, Lee David | Secretary | 1999-02-22 | 2000-06-09 |
| DEARDS, Russell Alan | Secretary | 2022-10-21 | 2025-10-31 |
| GARBETT, Julian | Secretary | 2000-06-09 | 2002-07-01 |
| GARBETT, Julian | Secretary | 1992-07-14 | 1999-02-22 |
| PIKE, Andrew Stephen | Secretary | 2002-07-01 | 2013-12-31 |
| WYETH, Mark | Secretary | — | 1992-07-14 |
| TPG MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-04-01 | 2021-09-30 |
| BARNES, Graeme Andrew | Director | 2020-12-15 | 2022-10-21 |
| BELL, Norman | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2017-08-11 |
| BELL, Robbie | Director | 2023-06-19 | 2026-02-23 |
| BENJAMIN, Albert Brian | Director | — | 2002-07-01 |
| BLUNDEN, Lee David | Director | 1999-02-22 | 2000-06-09 |
| BUFFIN, Anthony David | Director | 2013-04-08 | 2019-02-26 |
| CARTER, John Peter | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2019-05-01 |
| COOPER, Geoffrey Ian | Director | 2005-03-14 | 2013-12-31 |
| DAVIDSON, Arthur Joseph | Director | 2007-08-06 | 2012-11-16 |
| DEARDS, Russell Alan | Director | 2022-10-21 | 2023-06-19 |
| EVANS, David Michael, Mr. | Director | 2017-04-27 | 2026-03-20 |
| FROST, John | Director | 2006-03-20 | 2018-08-30 |
| GARBETT, Julian | Director | 1992-07-14 | 2005-04-29 |
| GREATOREX, Sue | Director | 2013-04-02 | 2019-02-08 |
| HAMPDEN SMITH, Paul Nigel | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2013-02-28 |
| HARRIS, Stephen | Director | 2013-05-01 | 2013-12-02 |
| HARRISON, Andrew Peter | Director | 2018-05-14 | 2020-12-31 |
| HARRISON-ALLAN, William Andrew | Director | 1994-07-29 | 1997-01-31 |
| KAVANAGH, Carol | Director | 2009-09-15 | 2017-08-11 |
| LAWLER, Antony John | Director | 2001-04-02 | 2004-04-22 |
| MCKAY, Francis John | Director | 2002-07-01 | 2005-03-14 |
| MEECH, Martin Richard | Director | 2007-08-06 | 2021-09-30 |
| OOSTEN, Jean-Jacques Michel Van | Director | 2013-04-30 | 2014-02-10 |
| PARKER, Keith Charles | Director | 1997-07-01 | 2005-09-14 |
| PARKER, Matthew Daniel | Director | 2013-12-02 | 2016-12-31 |
| PROCTOR, Robin David | Director | 2009-09-15 | 2016-10-06 |
| RUDD, Andrew Paul | Director | 2002-01-21 | 2004-08-06 |
| SMITH, Mark Dennis | Director | 2001-11-28 | 2005-06-10 |
| TALLENTIRE, Paul John | Director | 2013-04-03 | 2016-12-31 |
| WILLIAMS, Alan Richard | Director | 2017-07-11 | 2021-09-30 |
| WOOLLEY, Stephen Gary | Director | — | 1994-03-22 |
| WYETH, Mark | Director | — | 1992-04-13 |
| TP DIRECTORS LTD | Corporate Director | 2015-04-16 | 2021-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highbourne Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-03-01 | Active |
| City Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-03-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 260 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-16 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2026-03-16 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2026-02-24 | RP01SH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-12 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2026-02-12 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2026-02-12 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2026-02-12 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2026-02-12 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2026-02-12 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2026-02-12 | RP04AR01 | annual-return | Second filing of annual return with made up date | |
| 2025-11-11 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-11-11 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 18
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 4
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
-1.4%
£1,213,200,000 £1,196,000,000
-
Cash
-4.9%
£18,400,000 £17,500,000
-
Net assets
-38.7%
£92,100,000 £56,500,000
-
Employees
-4.7%
2,920 2,782
-
Operating profit
-41.4%
£14,000,000 £8,200,000
-
Profit before tax
-63.2%
£13,300,000 £4,900,000
-
Wages
-1.4%
£87,700,000 £86,500,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers