WILLIAM COOPER AND SONS (DREDGING) LIMITED
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Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.5k
0% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Accounts not prepared on a going-concern basis
As the directors are considering taking steps in the near future to liquidate the company following the settlement of the remaining net assets, they have not prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | 0% | |
| Net assets | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | 0% | |
| Equity | £2,500 | £2,500 | £2,500 | 0% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- WILLIAM COOPER AND SONS (DREDGING) LIMITED 1977-12-31 → present
- A.GILFRIN LIMITED 1956-02-10 → 1977-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Not a going concern (break-up basis)
“As the directors are considering taking steps in the near future to liquidate the company following the settlement of the remaining net assets, they have not prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- WILLIAM COOPER AND SONS (DREDGING) LIMITED · parent
- Norwest Holdings Limited 33%
Significant events
- “The Company acts as agent for and on behalf of Cemex UK Operations Limited, which indemnifies the Company against all losses and liabilities it may incur in pursuing that activity as agent.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 29 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWELL, Alice Louise | Secretary | 2025-04-30 | — | — |
| COWDERY, Kurt | Director | 2018-07-01 | Apr 1971 | British |
| MONTGOMERY, Damon Lee | Director | 2019-01-01 | May 1976 | British |
| PURI, Vishal | Director | 2016-10-22 | Mar 1974 | British |
| RUSSELL, Lex Hunter | Director | 2019-01-08 | Nov 1965 | British |
Show 29 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASHENDEN, Emma Jayne | Secretary | 2021-01-25 | 2023-02-02 |
| COLLINS, Michael Leslie | Secretary | 2000-06-30 | 2007-09-12 |
| KALIA, Narinder Nath | Secretary | — | 1999-03-01 |
| MURRAY, Daphne Margaret | Secretary | 2007-09-12 | 2018-06-30 |
| STANDISH, Frank James | Secretary | 1999-03-01 | 2000-06-30 |
| WRIGHT, Rebecca Juliet | Secretary | 2018-06-30 | 2021-01-25 |
| BARTLES-SMITH, Allan Rex | Director | — | 1996-12-31 |
| CARR, Michael David | Director | 1994-07-20 | 1995-12-31 |
| COLLINS, Michael Leslie | Director | 2005-11-01 | 2015-03-23 |
| COOPER, John Brian | Director | — | 1994-12-31 |
| DAGLEY, Laurence Burdett | Director | 2016-01-01 | 2018-07-01 |
| DOODY, Robin John | Director | 2008-02-07 | 2010-10-01 |
| FARMER, Robert Neil | Director | 2018-03-23 | 2018-12-31 |
| GOULD, Stephen John | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-06-30 |
| HEPBURN, Graham George | Director | 2004-04-01 | 2005-11-01 |
| HUTCHINS, Philip John | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2003-04-09 |
| LEESE, Christopher Arthur | Director | 2017-05-22 | 2019-01-08 |
| LEESE, Christopher Arthur | Director | 2003-04-09 | 2004-06-18 |
| LEWIS, Roy Edward | Director | 2004-06-18 | 2005-12-31 |
| MILLER, John Russell | Director | 2008-02-07 | 2018-03-23 |
| NEAVE, David Sidney | Director | 1997-01-01 | 2004-06-18 |
| OWEN, Precel James | Director | — | 1995-12-31 |
| ROBINSON, John Anthony | Director | 2000-06-30 | 2004-04-01 |
| ROSIE, Paul George | Director | 2010-10-01 | 2015-12-31 |
| RUSSELL, Lex Hunter | Director | 2007-04-26 | 2017-05-22 |
| SMALLEY, Jason Alexander | Director | 2015-03-23 | 2016-10-22 |
| SWINSON, David Richard | Director | 1996-01-01 | 2000-06-30 |
| TROW, Paul Ashley | Director | 2004-06-18 | 2007-04-26 |
| WILKINSON, John Stanley | Director | 2007-09-12 | 2007-12-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cemex Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 174 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-04-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-02 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2023-02-02 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-10-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-01-25 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2021-01-25 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.