CPA ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-30 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-16
Watchouts
Cash
£757K
-47.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£4M
+5.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
78
+13% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£511K
+3% 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
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £9,447,535 | £10,199,094 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £557,995 | £623,961 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £495,742 | £510,808 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £482,088 | £346,863 | |
| Cash | £863,833 | £1,844,645 | — | — | £1,434,224 | £757,491 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,644,857 | £2,185,704 | — | — | £4,688,973 | £4,596,717 | |
| Net assets | £1,504,439 | £2,048,864 | — | — | £3,708,275 | £3,912,122 | |
| Equity | — | — | £2,833,740 | £3,349,539 | £3,708,275 | £3,912,122 | |
| Average employees | 49 | 49 | — | — | 69 | 78 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,741,407 | £3,180,235 |
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 | 2019-06-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 5.9% | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.1% | 3.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 11.9% | 13.6% | |
| Current ratio | 1.84x | 1.75x | — | — | 1.60x | 1.37x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 8.96x | 5.51x |
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
- Sharles Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Qualified
- 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 and 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
- CPA ENGINEERED SOLUTIONS LIMITED · parent
- Confab engineering Ltd 100%
- CPA Engineered Solutions (Canada) Ltd 100%
- CPA Engineered Solutions Holdings (Canada) ltd 100%
Significant events
- “On 20th December 2024, the company was awarded certification by BSI that our Quality Management System complies with the requirements of ISO 9001:2015. Certificate No. FS 801367.”
- “In Spring 2025, the Board carried out a strategic review of the company's banking provisions and after receiving eager proposals from all banks engaged with, the decision was made to continue our longstanding relationship with the Royal Bank of Scotland. As part of the review, RBS agreed to re-finance the prior acquisition of the property at Bothwell Park Industrial Estate with a ten-year term loan of £637,500.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORR, Frances | Secretary | 1994-05-03 | — | British |
| CHALMERS, Ian | Director | 2025-09-01 | Dec 1991 | British |
| COLLIN, Alan Thomas | Director | 1994-03-25 | Sep 1965 | British |
| COLLIN, Elaine Agnes Christina | Director | 2021-06-28 | Aug 1964 | British |
| COLLIN, Lewis | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jun 1996 | British |
| CONWAY, Ryan | Director | 2025-09-01 | Jul 1986 | British |
| MEEK, Roderick Russell | Director | 1998-01-20 | Jun 1965 | British |
| ORR, Frances | Director | 2001-07-23 | Jun 1969 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYLE, Jancs, Mister | Secretary | 1982-05-01 | 1994-05-03 |
| FULLER, Ernest Richard | Secretary | 1992-03-16 | 1994-05-03 |
| CCS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-03-16 | 1992-03-16 |
| FIELD, Douglas Bruce | Director | 1992-03-16 | 1995-04-26 |
| FINNIN, Gerard Thomas | Director | 2005-07-15 | 2007-02-14 |
| FULLER, Ernest Richard | Director | 1992-03-16 | 1996-07-17 |
| FULLER, Michael John | Director | 1992-03-16 | 1994-05-03 |
| MCANNA, Ian | Director | 1994-03-25 | 2007-07-11 |
| CCS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-03-16 | 1992-03-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Alan Thomas Collin | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 138 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-03-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-06-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-03-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-14 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-03-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-11-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-11-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- 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 2024-06-30 vs 2023-06-30
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Turnover
+8%
£9,447,535 £10,199,094
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Cash
-47.2%
£1,434,224 £757,491
lowest in 4 filed years
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Net assets
+5.5%
£3,708,275 £3,912,122
highest in 4 filed years
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Employees
+13%
69 78
highest in 4 filed years
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Operating profit
+11.8%
£557,995 £623,961
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Profit before tax
+3%
£495,742 £510,808
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Wages
+16%
£2,741,407 £3,180,235
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