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CORSTON LTD
Cash
£588K
-62.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-27.7% vs 2023
Employees
93
+69.1% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£401K
-79.7% vs 2023
Profile
- Company number
- 08553721
- Status
- Active
- Incorporation
- 2013-06-03
- Last accounts made up
- 2024-09-30
- Account category
- FULL
- Primary SIC
- 47190
- Hubs
- UK Consumer / DTC
Net assets
7-year trend · vs UK Consumer / DTC median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest 2024-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £14,600,089 | £19,988,296 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,981,775 | £393,853 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £1,981,775 | £401,369 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | £1,560,505 | £170,229 | |
| Cash | — | £96,273 | £444,940 | £1,091,600 | — | £1,563,313 | £588,271 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £492,466 | £1,334,414 | £2,275,128 | — | £3,438,931 | £2,398,385 | |
| Net assets | — | -£270,527 | £546,386 | £2,201,825 | — | £3,282,330 | £2,372,559 | |
| Equity | -£313,413 | -£270,527 | £546,386 | £2,201,825 | £2,201,825 | £3,282,330 | £2,372,559 | |
| Average employees | 1 | 6 | 23 | 48 | — | 55 | 93 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,113,006 | £3,265,135 |
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
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Bishop Fleming LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Company's forecasts and projections, taking in to account reasonable possible changes in performance, show that the Company is able to operate within current financing levels and therefore deemed that the accounts should be made on a going concern basis.”
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
3 active · 2 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAY, David James | Director | 2021-05-26 | Sep 1983 | British |
| REDMAN, Hannah Jane Corinne | Director | 2013-06-03 | Feb 1973 | British |
| REDMAN, John Giles | Director | 2013-06-03 | Jul 1969 | British |
Show 2 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEMMINGS, Stephen David | Director | 2013-06-03 | 2013-06-03 |
| REDMAN, Hannah | Director | 2013-06-03 | 2013-06-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corston Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2024-03-12 | Active |
| Bremhill Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2020-04-02 | Ceased 2024-03-12 |
| Mr John Giles Redman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-12 |
| Mrs Hannah Jane Corinne Redman | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-03-12 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 70 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type full |
| 2025-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2025-05-01 | AD01 | address | change registered office address company with date old address new address |
| 2024-08-02 | MR01 | mortgage | mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
| 2024-06-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged |
| 2024-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with updates |
| 2024-03-26 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | resolution |
| 2024-03-26 | MA | incorporation | memorandum articles |
| 2024-03-26 | SH08 | capital | capital name of class of shares |
| 2024-03-26 | SH10 | capital | capital variation of rights attached to shares |
| 2024-03-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-03-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-03-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | cessation of a person with significant control |
| 2024-03-21 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | notification of a person with significant control |
| 2023-12-07 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
| 2023-12-07 | CH01 | officers | change person director company with change date |
| 2023-06-30 | AA | accounts | accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged |
| 2023-06-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | confirmation statement with no updates |
| 2022-03-18 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | change to a person with significant control |
Credit score
Altman Z″ (private-firm) · reference 2024-09-30
3.75
SAFE
Altman Z″
- Working capital / Total assets 0.351 × 6.56 = +2.30
- Retained earnings / Total assets 0.000 × 3.26 = +0.00
- EBIT / Total assets 0.078 × 6.72 = +0.52
- Book equity / Total liabilities 0.881 × 1.05 = +0.93
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
Composite activity score · components 0–100 · reference 2026-05-09
32.2
COLD
/ 100
- Filings velocity 17
- Capital events 0
- Officer churn 0
- Headcount trajectory 100
- Accounts trajectory 87
- 2 filing(s) in last 12 months
- Employees +69% YoY
- Turnover +37% YoY