COULSON GROUP (COWLEY ROAD) LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-22 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-06-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£4M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£14M
Equity attributable
Employees
69
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£489K
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £15,401,282 | £19,084,572 | £19,521,853 | |
| Operating profit | £539,135 | -£9,294,176 | -£601,326 | |
| Profit before tax | — | -£9,176,353 | -£489,156 | |
| Net profit | — | -£4,807,655 | -£638,240 | |
| Cash | — | £3,681,109 | £3,862,389 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £15,790,933 | £14,960,862 | |
| Net assets | — | £15,296,733 | £14,434,162 | |
| Equity | — | £15,296,733 | £14,434,162 | |
| Average employees | — | 69 | 69 | |
| Wages | — | £3,192,356 | £3,067,281 |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 3.5% | -48.7% | -3.1% | |
| Net margin | — | -25.2% | -3.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | -58.9% | -4.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.28x | 1.30x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Chater Allan LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors consider that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The directors have considered the potential impact on the company of the current global uncertainties. In the opinion of the directors there will be no material adverse effect on the company's ability to trade. The directors believe the company is well placed to manage its business risks successfully despite the current uncertain economic outlook. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Group structure
- COULSON GROUP (COWLEY ROAD) LTD · parent
- Coulson Group Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLOVER, Paul Charles | Secretary | 2023-06-09 | — | — |
| GLOVER, Paul Charles | Director | 2023-06-09 | Apr 1971 | British |
| JAMES, Christopher William | Director | 2023-06-09 | Mar 1955 | British |
| JAMES, Philip Robert | Director | 2023-06-09 | Nov 1959 | British |
| WATTS, Graham Peter | Director | 2023-06-09 | Apr 1959 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Christopher William James | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2023-06-09 | Ceased 2023-11-16 |
Filing timeline
Last 9 of 9 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-04-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-10 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2024-07-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-27 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-11-21 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-11-21 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-06-09 | NEWINC | incorporation | Incorporation company |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31