COWAL BUILDING & PLUMBING SUPPLIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-06 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£143K
-35.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£31K
-81.6% vs 2024
Employees
74
+1.4% highest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
£137K
-48.5% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-06-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,210,354 | £834,337 | £266,625 | £137,196 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,001,297 | £702,310 | £196,004 | £49,955 | |
| Cash | £97,908 | £297,310 | £95,225 | £587,804 | £223,797 | £143,471 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £56,288 | £100,755 | £115,811 | £202,885 | £280,487 | £70,799 | |
| Net assets | £28,188 | £57,655 | £68,952 | £74,310 | £170,314 | £31,269 | |
| Equity | £28,188 | £57,655 | £68,952 | £74,310 | £170,314 | £31,269 | |
| Average employees | 30 | 39 | 58 | 51 | 73 | 74 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,279,931 | £1,465,533 | £2,151,519 | £2,303,295 |
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
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Azets Audit Services
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- COWAL BUILDING & PLUMBING SUPPLIES LIMITED · parent
- John Cameron (Plumbers' and Builders' Merchants) Limited 100%
- J.K.M. (Paisley) Limited 100%
- J.K.M. Industrial Supply Merchants Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 30 August 2024 the company acquired the share capital of J.K.M. (Paisley) Limited. At 30 August 2024 the trade and assets of J.K.M. (Paisley) Limited and its subsidiary J.K.M. Industrial Supply Merchants Limited were hived up to Cowal Building & Plumbing Supplies Limited.”
- “Cowals Building & Plumbing Supplies Limited acquired the share capital of Neilson's Joinery Superstore Ltd (SC612270) post year end. The transaction was completed on 7 July 2025, for consideration of £586,000.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SHAW, Catherine Heather | Secretary | — | — | British |
| SHAW, Catherine Heather | Director | — | Sep 1951 | British |
| SHAW, Steven Archibald | Director | 1994-07-01 | Jul 1973 | British |
| SHAW, Stewart Gillies | Director | 1994-07-01 | Sep 1969 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHARP, Samantha Heather | Director | 2007-07-01 | 2018-11-30 |
| SHAW, Archibald Stewart | Director | — | 2006-06-19 |
| SHAW, Samantha Heather | Director | 1994-07-01 | 2003-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Shaw Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 103 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-02-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2023-02-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-03-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2022-03-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-03-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-03-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2019-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-12-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2018-03-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2018-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2017-03-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption small |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-06-30 vs 2024-06-30
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
-35.9%
£223,797 £143,471
-
Net assets
-81.6%
£170,314 £31,269
-
Employees
+1.4%
73 74
highest in 6 filed years
-
Profit before tax
-48.5%
£266,625 £137,196
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+7.1%
£2,151,519 £2,303,295
highest in 4 filed years
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