COUNTY PROPERTIES (NORTHERN) LIMITED
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Cash
£280k
-18% vs 2024
Net assets
£12m
+14.9% vs 2024
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
£4.9m
+412.5% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate 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 | £4,526,335 | £4,887,860 | £5,323,310 | +8.9% | |
| Operating profit | £2,630,795 | -£1,561,483 | £4,968,389 | +418.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £2,551,797 | -£1,561,130 | £4,879,051 | +412.5% | |
| Net profit | £2,132,745 | -£1,297,900 | £3,505,599 | +370.1% | |
| Cash | £259,988 | £341,014 | £279,668 | -18% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £15,214,223 | £11,019,455 | £12,975,766 | +17.8% | |
| Net assets | £13,430,465 | £10,132,565 | £11,638,164 | +14.9% | |
| Equity | £13,430,465 | £10,132,565 | £11,638,164 | +14.9% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 58.1% | -31.9% | 93.3% | |
| Net margin | 47.1% | -26.6% | 65.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 17.3% | -14.2% | 38.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 78.7% | 83.1% | 80.9% | |
| Current ratio | 0.05x | 0.05x | 0.05x | |
| Interest cover | 32.80x | — | 55.61x |
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.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- COUNTY PROPERTIES (NORTHERN) LIMITED 1979-12-31 → present
- MELVILLE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED 1978-12-31 → 1979-12-31
- COUNTY PROPERTIES LIMITED 1976-12-31 → 1978-12-31
- TRIPGYM LIMITED 1976-02-23 → 1976-12-31
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Smailes Goldie
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2025 have been prepared on a going concern basis on the strength of confirmation from the ultimate parent company that it will continue to provide financial support.”
Significant events
- “This company has given cross guarantees in respect of group borrowings from its bankers. The company has also entered into a group offset arrangement with its bankers. Security given includes a debenture over the whole assets of the company, together with specific legal charges over certain investment properties.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEEFORTH, Deborah | Secretary | 2020-07-20 | — | — |
| GUTHRIE, John | Director | — | Oct 1936 | British |
| GUTHRIE, Peter John | Director | 2003-07-29 | Jan 1971 | British |
| GUTHRIE, Richard | Director | 2003-07-29 | Aug 1972 | British |
| HILL, James Maxwell | Director | 2019-03-01 | Aug 1974 | British |
| ROBSON, Martin | Director | 2005-01-31 | Jan 1975 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSON, James Martin | Secretary | — | 2003-07-29 |
| SWIERS, Barry Peter | Secretary | 2003-07-29 | 2020-07-20 |
| HARRISON, Michael John | Director | 2005-01-31 | 2012-03-27 |
| NAIRN, David | Director | 2010-03-29 | 2019-02-28 |
| SWIERS, Barry Peter | Director | 2003-07-29 | 2005-01-31 |
| URQUHART, Ronald Graham | Director | — | 2019-02-28 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Properties Group Ltd | Legal person | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 164 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-05-14 | PSC06 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-07-20 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2020-07-20 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-06-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-06-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-03-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
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.