CORSTON LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-05 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-22
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£588K
-62.4% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-27.7% first positive since 2020
Employees
93
+69.1% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£401K
-79.7% vs 2023
Name history
Renamed 2 times since incorporation
- CORSTON LTD 2018-10-31 → present
- BREMHILL INVESTMENTS LTD 2016-10-06 → 2018-10-31
- MALTRAD LIMITED 2013-06-03 → 2016-10-06
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 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 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 | 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-10-01 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 13.6% | 2.0% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 10.7% | 0.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 57.6% | 16.4% |
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
- 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 and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. 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
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-03-26 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-03-26 MA Memorandum articles
| 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 |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-09-30 vs 2023-09-30
-
Turnover
+36.9%
£14,600,089 £19,988,296
-
Cash
-62.4%
£1,563,313 £588,271
-
Net assets
-27.7%
£3,282,330 £2,372,559
first positive since 2020
-
Employees
+69.1%
55 93
highest in 6 filed years
-
Operating profit
-80.1%
£1,981,775 £393,853
-
Profit before tax
-79.7%
£1,981,775 £401,369
-
Wages
+54.5%
£2,113,006 £3,265,135
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