S COOPER AND SONS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-22 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-03-08
Watchouts
Cash
£636K
+114.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£2M
+2.9% highest in 6 filed years
Employees
135
-2.9% lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£163K
+10.8% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- S COOPER AND SONS LIMITED 1999-04-28 → present
- GARRYDALE LTD 1999-03-08 → 1999-04-28
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £13,321,329 | £13,339,116 | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £322,074 | £644,555 | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £267,465 | £602,851 | £571,465 | £447,864 | £147,133 | £163,068 | |
| Net profit | — | £206,480 | £495,605 | £439,483 | £366,164 | £56,833 | £102,768 | |
| Cash | — | £597 | £652,466 | £300,662 | £512,348 | £296,281 | £636,064 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,506,694 | £2,523,171 | £3,270,966 | £3,541,870 | £3,436,112 | £3,315,667 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,621,826 | £1,873,431 | £2,018,914 | £2,183,078 | £2,199,911 | £2,262,679 | |
| Equity | £1,565,346 | £1,621,826 | £1,873,431 | £2,018,914 | £2,183,078 | £2,199,911 | £2,262,679 | |
| Average employees | — | 140 | 137 | 138 | 146 | 139 | 135 | |
| Wages | — | £4,619,193 | £4,792,582 | £4,943,002 | £5,296,439 | £5,389,657 | £5,433,813 |
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 2.4% | 4.8% | — | — | — | — | |
| Net margin | — | 1.5% | 3.7% | — | — | — | — | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 12.8% | 25.5% | — | — | — | — | |
| Interest cover | — | 5.08x | 11.57x | — | — | — | — |
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
- DJH Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- 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 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.”
Significant events
- “After the year end, the company purchased trucks to the value of £1,121,316 which was purchased on HP.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 8 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, Matthew Thomas | Secretary | 2013-03-01 | — | — |
| BROOMHEAD, David Thomas | Director | 2015-06-02 | Oct 1966 | British |
| BULLOCK, Anthony Robert | Director | 2015-06-02 | Sep 1968 | British |
| HOWARTH, Kate Jane | Director | 2007-02-01 | Oct 1966 | British |
| HOWARTH, Richard James | Director | 1999-03-25 | Sep 1963 | British |
| JOHNSON, Matthew Thomas | Director | 2015-06-02 | Aug 1970 | British |
| SMITH, Damian | Director | 2015-06-02 | Aug 1971 | British |
Show 8 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, Judith Sutherland | Secretary | 1999-06-01 | 2013-02-28 |
| HOWARTH, Hazel | Secretary | 1999-03-25 | 1999-05-01 |
| HOWARTH, Richard James | Secretary | 1999-03-25 | 1999-05-01 |
| FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1999-03-08 | 1999-03-25 |
| HOWARTH, Hazel | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2002-12-25 |
| HOWARTH, Jeremy Richard | Director | 1999-03-25 | 2023-09-29 |
| ROBINSON, Geoffrey | Director | 1999-05-01 | 2016-07-28 |
| FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD | Corporate Nominee Director | 1999-03-08 | 1999-03-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Richard James Howarth | Individual | Significant influence | 2026-03-18 | Active |
| Mr Jeremy Richard Howarth | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2026-03-18 |
| Mr Richard James Howarth | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-06-30 | Ceased 2026-03-18 |
| S Cooper Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-06-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 93 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-03-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-11 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-01-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-03-21 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-03-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
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Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+114.7%
£296,281 £636,064
-
Net assets
+2.9%
£2,199,911 £2,262,679
highest in 6 filed years
-
Employees
-2.9%
139 135
lowest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+10.8%
£147,133 £163,068
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Wages
+0.8%
£5,389,657 £5,433,813
highest in 6 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