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COX SKIPS LIMITED
Cash
£450K
-47.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
+36% vs 2023
Employees
31
-8.8% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£934K
+145.9% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 04072458
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2000-09-15
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-12-31
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 38110
- Hubs
- UK Energy & Climate
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK Energy & Climate median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £7,541,391 | £7,447,120 | £9,099,830 | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | £503,812 | £718,112 | £625,299 | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | £498,856 | £716,341 | £625,299 | £445,143 | £379,746 | £933,635 | |
| Net profit | — | £362,706 | £578,149 | £362,036 | £299,019 | £228,497 | £591,293 | |
| Cash | — | £500,549 | £946,230 | £1,216,724 | £936,129 | £856,599 | £450,107 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £3,297,890 | £3,775,832 | £3,798,871 | £2,920,286 | £2,731,653 | £2,499,554 | |
| Net assets | — | £1,174,532 | £1,552,681 | £1,714,717 | £1,413,736 | £1,642,233 | £2,233,526 | |
| Equity | £1,011,826 | £1,174,532 | £1,552,681 | £1,714,717 | £1,413,736 | £1,642,233 | £2,233,526 | |
| Average employees | — | 38 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 31 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in iXBRL accounts. — indicates the figure was not present in the extracted filing (either not filed under that concept or absent from the period). About these numbers
Audit & accounting basis
From AI-extracted PDF accounts
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Bryden Johnson Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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.”
Auditor / going-concern / subsidiary information is extracted from the PDF version of the latest annual accounts and is not tagged in iXBRL. About these numbers
People
2 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS, Gareth David | Director | 2025-12-22 | Feb 1983 | British |
| PALMER-JONES, David Courtenay | Director | 2023-07-04 | Apr 1963 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORNWELL, Derek George | Secretary | 2000-11-01 | 2002-07-05 |
| PAGE, Antony | Secretary | 2002-07-05 | 2023-07-04 |
| HIGHSTONE SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-09-15 | 2000-09-25 |
| COX, Sean Patrick | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2023-07-04 |
| JAMES, Simon | Director | 2023-07-04 | 2023-10-31 |
| KEY, Allan | Director | 2023-10-31 | 2025-12-22 |
| PAGE, Antony Brian | Director | 2000-10-01 | 2023-07-04 |
| TAYLOR, Jason | Director | 2023-07-04 | 2024-05-03 |
| HIGHSTONE DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-09-15 | 2000-09-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Management Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 92 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-22 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2025-12-23 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2025-12-22 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2025-09-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-09-05 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2024-09-09 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2024-07-31 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2024-05-07 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-11-01 | AP01 | officers | appoint person director company with name date |
| 2023-10-31 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
| 2023-09-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-09-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2023-08-29 | AD03 | address | move registers to sail company with new address |
| 2023-08-25 | AD02 | address | change sail address company with new address |
| 2023-07-31 | AA01 | accounts | change account reference date company current shortened |
| 2023-07-21 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2023-07-21 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2023-07-17 | TM02 | officers | termination secretary company with name termination date |
| 2023-07-14 | TM01 | officers | termination director company with name termination date |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-12-31
6.49
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.383 × 6.56 = +2.51
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.276 × 6.72 = +1.86
- Book equity / Total liabilities 2.019 × 1.05 = +2.12
Bands: > 2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · < 1.1 distress. Z″ is a public-formula baseline, not a substitute for adverse-data signals (CCJs, charges, gazette notices) — those land in a later pass.
Activity Score
Filings velocity, capital events, officer churn, accounts trajectory