COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADING LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-29 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-15
Watchouts
Cash
£1M
+120.2% vs 2024
Net assets
£5M
-19.3% vs 2024
Employees
141
-46.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£911K
-15,083.3% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
the directors have received confirmation from Kent County Council that they will provide ongoing financial support to the Company for a period of at least a year subsequent to the signing of these accounts in order to allow the Company to meet its liabilities as they fall due
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADING LTD 2012-08-29 → present
- KENT COUNTY FACILITIES LTD 2006-06-26 → 2012-08-29
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £27,038,000 | £19,719,000 | |
| Operating profit | £44,000 | -£930,000 | |
| Profit before tax | -£6,000 | -£911,000 | |
| Net profit | £10,000 | -£701,000 | |
| Cash | £594,000 | £1,308,000 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £8,415,000 | £7,248,000 | |
| Net assets | £6,219,000 | £5,018,000 | |
| Equity | £6,219,000 | £5,018,000 | |
| Average employees | 263 | 141 | |
| Wages | £10,538,000 | £4,518,000 |
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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.2% | -4.7% | |
| Net margin | 0.0% | -3.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 0.5% | -12.8% | |
| Current ratio | 1.94x | 1.56x | |
| Interest cover | 0.47x | -10.00x |
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
- UHY Hacker Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“the directors have received confirmation from Kent County Council that they will provide ongoing financial support to the Company for a period of at least a year subsequent to the signing of these accounts in order to allow the Company to meet its liabilities as they fall due”
Group structure
- COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADING LTD · parent
- CSG Global Education Ltd 100%
- Lifecycle Management Group Limited 100%
- Prospects Payroll Limited 100%
- Landscapes for Learning Ltd 100%
- Commercial Services Education Holdings Ltd 100%
- Commercial Services Education Ltd 100%
- CSG Education SAS 100%
- UK Teach Limited 50%
- Kent Waste Management LLP 50%
Significant events
- “Commercial Services Trading Ltd welcomed new acquisitions in the form of Commercial Services Education Holdings Ltd (formerly WF Education Group Holdings Limited) expanding our global education offering”
- “On 14 February 2025 the Company acquired the entire share capital of Commercial Services Education Holdings Ltd (formerly WF Education Group Holdings Limited) for a total consideration of £1.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 37 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYLES, Robert Frank | Director | 2023-09-26 | Mar 1969 | British |
| DEARING, Philip Ronald | Director | 2021-11-29 | Feb 1950 | British |
| PLEACE, Simon Mark | Director | 2022-10-01 | Jul 1972 | British |
| RICHARDS, Ceri | Director | 2021-08-26 | Dec 1958 | British |
| WARD, Catherine Mary | Director | 2024-12-19 | Sep 1958 | British |
| WHITTLE, David George | Director | 2020-01-28 | Mar 1978 | British |
Show 37 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COULSON, Leslie | Secretary | 2010-07-31 | 2014-02-28 |
| HAIGH, Deborah Jane | Secretary | 2008-05-22 | 2010-07-31 |
| MCMULLAN, Lynda | Secretary | 2006-06-27 | 2008-05-22 |
| SHORT, Karen Margot | Secretary | 2014-02-28 | 2019-10-31 |
| DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2006-06-26 | 2006-06-27 |
| BALDWIN, Amanda Claire | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2019-10-31 |
| BAYFORD, Laura Maxine | Director | 2020-01-28 | 2024-03-27 |
| BURR, John David | Director | 2015-02-26 | 2021-02-26 |
| COOKE, Gary | Director | 2011-06-01 | 2012-03-07 |
| COULSON, Leslie | Director | 2010-07-31 | 2014-02-28 |
| DARGUE, Robin Lindsay | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2025-03-31 |
| DEARING, Philip Ronald | Director | 2019-11-20 | 2021-08-01 |
| DRISCOLL, Fiona Elizabeth Lawrence | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2021-11-23 |
| EVANS, John | Director | 2015-10-22 | 2020-12-31 |
| HAIGH, Deborah Jane | Director | 2010-07-31 | 2012-02-25 |
| HARLOCK, Kevin George | Director | 2006-06-27 | 2010-07-31 |
| HEYWOOD, Simon Geoffrey | Director | 2013-03-21 | 2016-04-30 |
| HUMPHREY, John Eugene | Director | 2019-02-25 | 2022-01-01 |
| JACKSON, David Nicholas | Director | 2012-03-07 | 2014-03-31 |
| JOHNSON, Matthew David | Director | 2021-03-01 | 2026-03-31 |
| LATTIMER, Alan | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-12-13 |
| MAJOR, Neeta | Director | 2015-02-26 | 2020-12-01 |
| MARTIN, Richard Joseph Fitzgerald | Director | 2014-02-28 | 2016-02-16 |
| MCCOY, Craig | Director | 2014-06-10 | 2015-12-31 |
| MCPHERSON, Ian Andrew | Director | 2012-07-02 | 2014-03-10 |
| MITCHELL, Emma Louise | Director | 2015-10-22 | 2018-07-06 |
| PARSONS, Guy Paul Cuthbert | Director | 2013-11-13 | 2015-04-28 |
| PIMENTA, Robin Luke, Mr. | Director | 2015-02-26 | 2016-04-30 |
| ROBINSON, Alexander Charles | Director | 2020-01-28 | 2021-11-30 |
| SHORT, Karen Margot | Director | 2014-02-28 | 2019-10-31 |
| SNELLING, Michael Victor | Director | 2006-06-27 | 2009-12-06 |
| SWEETLAND, Bryan John | Director | 2009-12-06 | 2011-01-31 |
| THOMAS-SAM, Michael | Director | 2018-08-15 | 2019-10-31 |
| VICKERS, Nicholas Peter Andrew | Director | 2016-05-01 | 2019-06-06 |
| WOOD, Andrew David | Director | 2019-11-20 | 2020-12-02 |
| YARHAM, Marcus Stanley | Director | 2021-01-04 | 2024-10-31 |
| DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2006-06-26 | 2006-06-27 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Commercial Services Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-03-28 | Active |
| Kent County Trading Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-03-28 |
| Kent County Council | Legal person | Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 140 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-12-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-23 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-11-05 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-07-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-03-27 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-08-04 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-04-20 | RP04CS01 | confirmation-statement | Second filing of confirmation statement with made up date | |
| 2023-04-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-04-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-07-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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
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Turnover
-27.1%
£27,038,000 £19,719,000
-
Cash
+120.2%
£594,000 £1,308,000
-
Net assets
-19.3%
£6,219,000 £5,018,000
-
Employees
-46.4%
263 141
-
Operating profit
-2,213.6%
£44,000 -£930,000
-
Profit before tax
-15,083.3%
-£6,000 -£911,000
-
Wages
-57.1%
£10,538,000 £4,518,000
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