CORPORATE LEARNING SOLUTIONS PLC
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Next accounts due
2026-06-30 (in 1mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-14 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Cash
£94K
-31.1% vs 2023
Net assets
£106K
-50.9% vs 2023
Employees
5
0% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£110K
-59.1% 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
As explained in Note 2 to the financial statements, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. However, the Company has incurred recurring losses, its liabilities exceed its assets, and it has no clear means of obtaining further financing or support. Based on the audit evidence obtained, we consider that management's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is inappropriate.
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Audit opinion: Adverse
Latest auditor's report carried a non-clean opinion.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £1,776,944 | £1,865,481 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£68,352 | -£109,255 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£69,011 | -£109,763 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£59,916 | -£109,763 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £136,066 | £93,798 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £230,602 | £110,442 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £215,796 | £106,033 | |
| Equity | £486,642 | £310,715 | £55,784 | £179,894 | £275,712 | £215,796 | £106,033 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £283,401 | £288,592 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £167,251 | £181,092 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
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Turnover
+5%
£1,776,944 £1,865,481
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Cash
-31.1%
£136,066 £93,798
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Net assets
-50.9%
£215,796 £106,033
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Employees
0%
5 5
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Operating profit
-59.8%
-£68,352 -£109,255
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Profit before tax
-59.1%
-£69,011 -£109,763
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Wages
+1.8%
£283,401 £288,592
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -3.8% | -5.9% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -3.4% | -5.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -29.6% | -98.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 67.8% | 83.7% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.47x | 1.20x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -90.17x | -215.07x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- CORPORATE LEARNING SOLUTIONS PLC 2007-01-17 → present
- SAMSON LEISURE PLC 1993-03-02 → 2007-01-17
- COPYGOLD TRAVEL LIMITED 1982-05-21 → 1993-03-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Xeinadin Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Adverse
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“As explained in Note 2 to the financial statements, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. However, the Company has incurred recurring losses, its liabilities exceed its assets, and it has no clear means of obtaining further financing or support. Based on the audit evidence obtained, we consider that management's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is inappropriate.”
Significant events
- “In the wake of pandemic disruptions and global uncertainties, our long-standing blue-chip clients emerged more confidently in 2024.”
- “challenges elsewhere emerged in the autumn of 2024, as key clients scaled back activity, impacting our turnover, which dipped by 18% compared to 2022.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
1 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATHAM, Colin Mark | Director | 2006-12-20 | Aug 1949 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRIFFITHS, Damian | Secretary | 2021-12-31 | 2024-09-30 |
| KENT, David William | Secretary | 1993-02-15 | 2021-12-31 |
| KENT, Patricia Maureen | Secretary | — | 1993-02-15 |
| KNOWLES, Philip John | Secretary | 2024-12-02 | 2025-07-31 |
| GRAYLING, Leonard Youle | Director | — | 1995-10-01 |
| GRIFFITHS, Damian | Director | 2021-07-06 | 2024-09-30 |
| JABRY, Amer William | Director | 2019-01-01 | 2022-06-30 |
| KENT, David William | Director | — | 2021-12-31 |
| KENT, Patricia Maureen | Director | 1993-02-11 | 2007-08-15 |
| KNOWLES, Philip John | Director | 2025-04-03 | 2025-07-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Colin Mark Latham | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 158 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-31 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-10 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-12-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-06 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-05-05 | 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
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.