COUNTERPLAS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-05 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-21
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£27K
-86.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£2M
+22.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
67
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£842K
+67% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Basic Materials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2020-03-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £11,291,089 | £11,472,602 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £570,007 | £909,674 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £503,786 | £841,528 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £387,286 | £630,484 | |
| Cash | £64,485 | — | — | — | £206,033 | £26,924 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,519,860 | — | — | — | £2,630,119 | £2,722,823 | |
| Net assets | £886,785 | — | — | — | £1,549,753 | £1,894,056 | |
| Equity | £886,785 | £844,637 | — | — | £1,549,753 | £1,894,056 | |
| Average employees | 44 | — | — | — | 67 | 67 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,868,204 | £2,190,035 |
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 | 2020-03-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 5.0% | 7.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 3.4% | 5.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 21.7% | 33.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.20x | 1.30x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 8.61x | 13.35x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Bache Brown & Co Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the director has a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the director continues to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Significant events
- “New business has been secured from several sources for 2025 and the business continues with its policy of investing strongly in new equipment in order to improve productivity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISHERWOOD, Nicola Jane | Secretary | 2004-01-27 | — | British |
| ISHERWOOD, Paul James | Director | 2004-01-27 | Jul 1973 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUEST, Thelma Ina | Secretary | 1994-01-28 | 1998-02-06 |
| IRELAND, Lynn Denise | Secretary | — | 1994-01-28 |
| MANSELL, Godfrey | Secretary | 2001-11-15 | 2011-11-09 |
| SMITH, Margaret Denise | Secretary | 1998-02-06 | 2001-11-20 |
| GUEST, Roger Howard | Director | 1992-02-11 | 1998-02-06 |
| HALL, Stephen Michael | Director | 2004-01-27 | 2016-07-28 |
| HORTON, Major Gilbert | Director | 2001-11-15 | 2004-01-27 |
| HOY, Christopher Douglas | Director | — | 1993-03-31 |
| MANSELL, Godfrey | Director | 2001-11-15 | 2004-01-27 |
| SHAKESPEARE, Anthony Francis George | Director | 1994-01-21 | 2002-09-30 |
| SMITH, Thomas Edward | Director | 1998-02-06 | 2004-01-26 |
| WILLIAMS, Eric John | Director | 2001-11-15 | 2004-01-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul James Isherwood | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 147 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-04 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-05-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-08 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-08 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-17 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2022-07-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-07-26 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-03-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2021-08-02 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2021-07-09 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-01-07 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2020-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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
-
Turnover
+1.6%
£11,291,089 £11,472,602
-
Cash
-86.9%
£206,033 £26,924
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+22.2%
£1,549,753 £1,894,056
highest in 3 filed years
-
Employees
0%
67 67
-
Operating profit
+59.6%
£570,007 £909,674
-
Profit before tax
+67%
£503,786 £841,528
-
Wages
+17.2%
£1,868,204 £2,190,035
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