COUNTRYWIDE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-17 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-03
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-13.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£21M
+16.4% vs 2024
Employees
55
+7.8% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£250K
-19.7% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £18,382,231 | £17,014,449 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£186,427 | -£232,921 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£209,060 | -£250,219 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£109,219 | -£144,656 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £2,722,982 | £2,364,831 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £18,944,311 | £22,854,318 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £17,927,829 | £20,875,738 | |
| Equity | £13,938,475 | £18,400,421 | — | — | — | £17,927,829 | £20,875,738 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 55 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £1,802,212 | £2,001,362 |
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 | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -1.0% | -1.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -0.6% | -0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -1.0% | -1.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 3.93x | 4.07x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -8.24x | -13.47x |
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
- Rickard Luckin Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“At the time of approving the financial statements, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the directors continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- COUNTRYWIDE ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTORS LIMITED · parent
- Electrical Outlet Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Whilst the current period results have not been as positive as expected due to ongoing unfavourable market conditions and an unforeseen closure of the business for a long period due to a fire in a neighbouring property, the underlying business remains strong.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOOD, Ravinder Kumar | Secretary | 1994-01-05 | — | British |
| SOOD, Ravinder Kumar | Director | 1994-01-05 | Aug 1947 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CCS SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1994-01-05 | 1994-01-05 |
| COLLINS, Alan | Director | 1994-01-05 | 2007-09-26 |
| COLLINS, Carolyn | Director | 1994-01-05 | 2007-09-26 |
| VELANI, Jayantilal Nagji | Director | 1998-01-01 | 2026-04-02 |
| CCS DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1994-01-05 | 1994-01-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anuj Sood | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2026-04-03 | Active |
| Mr Jamie Alex Nice | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2026-04-03 | Active |
| Mr Ravinder Kumar Sood | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 99 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-17 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2026-04-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-09 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-02-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-01-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-03 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 1
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
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
-7.4%
£18,382,231 £17,014,449
-
Cash
-13.2%
£2,722,982 £2,364,831
-
Net assets
+16.4%
£17,927,829 £20,875,738
-
Employees
+7.8%
51 55
-
Operating profit
-24.9%
-£186,427 -£232,921
-
Profit before tax
-19.7%
-£209,060 -£250,219
-
Wages
+11.1%
£1,802,212 £2,001,362
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