NORTHAMPTON ACQUISITION LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-29
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-08 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-25
Watchouts
Cash
£442K
-30.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£14M
+10.4% vs 2023
Employees
6
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
+2.8% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- NORTHAMPTON ACQUISITION LTD 1995-09-07 → present
- COBCO (168) LIMITED 1995-05-25 → 1995-09-07
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-29
| Metric | Trend | 2021-01-03 | 2022-01-02 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £819,349 | £1,351,383 | |
| Operating profit | -£3,584,996 | — | — | -£65,288 | £133,881 | |
| Profit before tax | £2,204,563 | — | — | £1,944,322 | £1,998,203 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,945,960 | £1,992,099 | |
| Cash | £2,314,060 | — | — | £634,366 | £441,613 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £18,799,579 | — | — | £13,046,363 | £14,328,123 | |
| Net assets | £18,133,266 | — | — | £12,380,050 | £13,661,810 | |
| Equity | £18,133,266 | £15,402,649 | £11,773,690 | £12,380,050 | £13,661,810 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
| Wages | £417,147 | — | — | £749,077 | £1,015,436 |
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 | 2021-01-03 | 2022-01-02 | 2023-01-01 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | -8.0% | 9.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 237.5% | 147.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -19.1% | — | — | -0.5% | 0.9% |
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.
People
3 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRASER, Deborah Marion | Secretary | 2007-05-14 | — | British |
| BROWN, Michael John | Director | 2008-04-07 | Apr 1958 | British |
| DURBRIDGE, Michael John | Director | 2026-03-10 | Aug 1973 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOODSON, Ralph Bradley | Secretary | 1995-10-06 | 2003-04-01 |
| COBBETTS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2003-04-01 | 2007-05-14 |
| COBBETTS (SECRETARIAL) LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1995-05-25 | 1995-10-16 |
| BIJSTERVELD, Arie Cornelis | Director | 2017-03-24 | 2026-02-28 |
| GOODSON, Ralph Bradley | Director | 1995-10-06 | 2013-06-06 |
| MCKENZIE, Stephen Eric | Director | 2002-07-02 | 2008-04-07 |
| PONZIO, Craig Allen | Director | 1995-08-18 | 2002-07-02 |
| VAN PELT, Andrew | Director | 2012-03-05 | 2018-01-01 |
| COBBETTS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1995-05-25 | 1995-08-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Michael John Durbridge | Individual | Significant influence | 2026-03-10 | Active |
| Mr Michael John Brown | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-01-01 | Ceased 2026-03-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 108 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-23 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-23 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-04-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-10-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-08-18 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2020-05-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2019-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-29 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+64.9%
£819,349 £1,351,383
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Cash
-30.4%
£634,366 £441,613
lowest in 3 filed years
-
Net assets
+10.4%
£12,380,050 £13,661,810
-
Employees
0%
6 6
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Operating profit
+305.1%
-£65,288 £133,881
highest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
+2.8%
£1,944,322 £1,998,203
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Wages
+35.6%
£749,077 £1,015,436
highest in 3 filed years
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