COLE FABRICS PLC

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

• Turnover

  -4.5%

  £13,107,465 → £12,512,877

  lowest in 4 filed years

• Cash

  +11.8%

  £2,685,910 → £3,001,918

• Net assets

  +2.3%

  £6,892,607 → £7,049,876

• Employees

  -2.8%

  71 → 69

• Operating profit

  +132.4%

  £93,544 → £217,356

• Profit before tax

  +121.2%

  £111,968 → £247,696

• Wages

  +3.7%

  £2,944,609 → £3,054,565

  highest in 4 filed years

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

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.

1. COLE FABRICS PLC 1997-01-16 → present
2. TRICOTER (HOLDINGS) LIMITED 1988-02-01 → 1997-01-16
3. REGALHUGE LIMITED 1987-07-27 → 1988-02-01

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Auditor

PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited

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

1. COLE FABRICS PLC · parent
   1. Corotec Limited 100%
   2. Global Ribbons Limited 100%
   3. Signature Ribbon Company Limited 100%
   4. Ribbon World Limited 100%

Significant events

• “Sales levels continued to be under pressure with a fall of 4.5%.”
• “The Company has therefore been able to restart it's dividend policy by voting dividends to the Group of £200,000.”
• “The cash in the business has increased by 11.8%.”
• “We have continued to invest in both our UK Manufacturing and IT, with capital purchases of £155,182.”
• “Although staffing levels have remained stable, we have increased our commitment in areas of IT, Sustainability, Compliance and Product Development.”
• “There is considerable uncertainty with customers about current business levels with further increase in taxation and the effect of trade tariffs.”
• “We are committed to improving our environmental performance and impacts. The sustainability report with improvement targets is detailed on our website.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

7

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

1

last 12 months

Officers resigned

0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.