HOUSTON COX CENTRAL LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-25 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-11
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£6M
-6.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£13M
+11.4% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
52
-7.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£2M
-28.8% vs 2023
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £30,704,000 | £40,218,000 | £38,054,000 | £25,181,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3,150,000 | £2,168,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £3,257,000 | £2,319,000 | |
| Net profit | £2,913,000 | £1,797,000 | £2,517,000 | £1,732,000 | |
| Cash | £7,540,000 | £5,017,000 | £6,336,000 | £5,897,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £11,781,000 | £13,231,000 | |
| Net assets | £9,808,000 | £11,005,000 | £11,672,000 | £13,004,000 | |
| Equity | — | £11,005,000 | £11,672,000 | £13,004,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 56 | 52 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,102,000 | £3,940,000 |
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 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 8.3% | 8.6% | |
| Net margin | 9.5% | 4.5% | 6.6% | 6.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 26.7% | 16.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.64x | 3.81x |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The Directors have considered relevant information, including the rolling monthly reforecast of future cash flows, taking due account of the impact of events in making their assessment. Based on these assessments and having regard to the resources available to the entity, the Directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Group structure
- HOUSTON COX CENTRAL LIMITED · parent
- Piper Joinery Limited
- Kingscote Construction Limited
Significant events
- “With the challenges caused by the inflation spike of 2022/23 now receding, and some welcome reductions in interest rates since the summer of 2024, we are seeing strong signs of construction activity picking up in 2025 and beyond.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BECKETT, Andrew Donald | Director | 2004-06-09 | Jun 1970 | British |
| MORRISROE, Brian Quinlan | Director | 2011-03-15 | Aug 1955 | British |
| SCARBROW, Elliot James | Director | 2025-06-05 | Feb 1981 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COX, Nicholas Hugh | Secretary | 2004-06-09 | 2011-03-07 |
| KEMP, Mark Andrew | Secretary | 2016-02-10 | 2021-03-30 |
| MARAPAO, Gerard | Secretary | 2011-03-15 | 2016-02-10 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-06-09 | 2004-06-09 |
| COX, Nicholas Hugh | Director | 2004-06-09 | 2011-03-07 |
| MARAPAO, Gerard Olaivar | Director | 2011-03-15 | 2024-02-01 |
| MORRISROE, James Martin | Director | 2011-03-15 | 2012-11-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Cox Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-05-11 | Active |
| Mr Brian Quinlan Morrisroe | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 84 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-03-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
-
Turnover
-33.8%
£38,054,000 £25,181,000
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
-6.9%
£6,336,000 £5,897,000
-
Net assets
+11.4%
£11,672,000 £13,004,000
highest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
-7.1%
56 52
-
Operating profit
-31.2%
£3,150,000 £2,168,000
-
Profit before tax
-28.8%
£3,257,000 £2,319,000
-
Wages
-3.9%
£4,102,000 £3,940,000
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers