COVE COMMUNITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-14 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-06-30
Watchouts
Cash
£72K
+289.1% vs 2023
Net assets
-£2M
+55.8% vs 2023
Employees
80
+1.3% vs 2023
Profit before tax
£4M
+202.6% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Company recognised a net profit before tax of £4,174,312 for the year ended 31 December 2024 (2023: £4,069,670) and the Company's net current liabilities are £2,515,456 (2023: £5,510,761). The Company generated cash of £4,767,174 from operating activities (2023: Cash used in operations of £1,840,387). In June 2024 the Company received a one-off payment of £4,875,151 from its related party customers to cover losses before taxation from prior years. A price increase was also negotiated on its management agreements with related parties which will allow it to cover its costs and maintain sufficient profitability and cash inflows. The directors have prepared a going concern assessment for the period of 12 months following the approval of these financial statements utilising board approved forecasts. They are not aware of any events or conditions beyond this period that could cast doubt over the ability to remain a Going Concern. The Company is solely dependent on a related party, Cove Communities UK Investments, LP, for its revenue, and therefore its future cash inflows. Cove Communities UK Investments, LP has a £70.3m mortgage debt facility with an initial term ending in December 2025, and is required to meet certain covenants to extend the facility for a further year. It is forecasted that Cove Communities UK Investments, LP will require financial support in order to meet the covenants, and whilst that support is expected it is not guaranteed. As a result, the accounts of Cove Communities UK Investments, LP include a material uncertainty in relation to Going Concern. Given the reliance of the Company on Cove Communities UK Investments, LP, these conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a Going Concern.
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2 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £5,179,421 | £11,709,718 | |
| Operating profit | -£3,994,842 | £4,099,038 | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,069,670 | £4,174,312 | |
| Net profit | -£2,251,117 | £2,986,253 | |
| Cash | £18,531 | £72,098 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | -£5,350,363 | -£2,364,110 | |
| Net assets | -£5,350,363 | -£2,364,110 | |
| Equity | -£5,350,363 | -£2,364,110 | |
| Average employees | 79 | 80 | |
| Wages | £5,190,548 | £5,011,528 |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -77.1% | 35.0% | |
| Net margin | -43.5% | 25.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 74.7% | -173.4% | |
| Current ratio | 0.66x | 0.86x | |
| Interest cover | -52.46x | 55.01x |
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
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Company recognised a net profit before tax of £4,174,312 for the year ended 31 December 2024 (2023: £4,069,670) and the Company's net current liabilities are £2,515,456 (2023: £5,510,761). The Company generated cash of £4,767,174 from operating activities (2023: Cash used in operations of £1,840,387). In June 2024 the Company received a one-off payment of £4,875,151 from its related party customers to cover losses before taxation from prior years. A price increase was also negotiated on its management agreements with related parties which will allow it to cover its costs and maintain sufficient profitability and cash inflows. The directors have prepared a going concern assessment for the period of 12 months following the approval of these financial statements utilising board approved forecasts. They are not aware of any events or conditions beyond this period that could cast doubt over the ability to remain a Going Concern. The Company is solely dependent on a related party, Cove Communities UK Investments, LP, for its revenue, and therefore its future cash inflows. Cove Communities UK Investments, LP has a £70.3m mortgage debt facility with an initial term ending in December 2025, and is required to meet certain covenants to extend the facility for a further year. It is forecasted that Cove Communities UK Investments, LP will require financial support in order to meet the covenants, and whilst that support is expected it is not guaranteed. As a result, the accounts of Cove Communities UK Investments, LP include a material uncertainty in relation to Going Concern. Given the reliance of the Company on Cove Communities UK Investments, LP, these conditions indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast significant doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a Going Concern.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOBBS, Fleur Margaret | Director | 2025-05-29 | Oct 1962 | British |
| SCUTTER, Darren | Director | 2024-01-26 | Dec 1974 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBOSA VARANDAS FERNANDES, Francisco | Director | 2020-06-03 | 2023-09-22 |
| DON-WAUCHOPE, Despina | Director | 2024-06-28 | 2025-05-29 |
| FERRARA, Vincenzo | Director | 2019-10-21 | 2020-06-03 |
| FERRARA, Vincenzo | Director | 2019-08-14 | 2019-10-21 |
| LEDWITH, Edward | Director | 2019-10-21 | 2019-12-11 |
| NAPP, David Anthony | Director | 2019-10-21 | 2024-02-20 |
| SEATON, Mark | Director | 2019-10-21 | 2024-06-28 |
| SHEERIN, Andrew James | Director | 2022-08-25 | 2022-09-09 |
| SMITH, Geoffrey Michael | Director | 2019-12-11 | 2024-01-26 |
| VINES, Oliver Charles | Director | 2022-08-25 | 2022-09-09 |
| WALKER, Gordon Alexander | Director | 2022-08-25 | 2022-09-09 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Colleen Sheridan Edwards | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-10-21 | Ceased 2024-06-20 |
| Mr David Anthony Napp | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-10-21 | Ceased 2024-06-20 |
| Mr Murray Jerome Mccabe | Individual | Significant influence | 2019-10-21 | Active |
| Intertrust Holdings (Uk) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-08-14 | Ceased 2019-10-21 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 63 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2023-10-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-10-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-30 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-17 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-07-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-28 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-02-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-02-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-10-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-10-03 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-08-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-31 | 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
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+126.1%
£5,179,421 £11,709,718
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Cash
+289.1%
£18,531 £72,098
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Net assets
+55.8%
-£5,350,363 -£2,364,110
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Employees
+1.3%
79 80
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Operating profit
+202.6%
-£3,994,842 £4,099,038
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Profit before tax
+202.6%
-£4,069,670 £4,174,312
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Wages
-3.4%
£5,190,548 £5,011,528
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