GILL COOKE PERSONNEL LIMITED
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Cash
£28k
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£469k
lowest in 6 filed years
Employees
48
lowest in 6 filed years
Profit before tax
-£1.2m
Period ending 2025-11-30
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-11-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £22,061,119 | £29,048,764 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £260,746 | -£1,183,130 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £256,639 | -£1,207,753 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £240,045 | -£1,183,480 | — | |
| Cash | £5,482 | £32,428 | £317,224 | £10,103 | £67,950 | £28,147 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £313,112 | £366,660 | £454,665 | £671,915 | £874,196 | -£468,593 | — | |
| Net assets | £248,316 | £328,641 | £425,596 | £474,842 | £714,887 | -£468,593 | — | |
| Equity | £248,316 | £328,641 | £425,596 | £474,842 | £714,887 | -£468,593 | — | |
| Average employees | 100 | 200 | 265 | 115 | 76 | 48 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £2,757,412 | £3,237,852 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £292,047 | £446,807 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £4,732 | £6,683 | — | |
| Highest paid director | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £NaN | £188,698 | £248,420 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 18 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-05-31 | 2021-05-31 | 2022-05-31 | 2023-05-31 | 2024-05-31 | 2025-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 1.2% | -4.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 1.1% | -4.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 29.8% | — | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 47.3% | 72.0% | 66.4% | 89.5% | 83.9% | 113.5% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.20x | 0.86x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 21.25x | -48.05x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- GILL COOKE PERSONNEL LIMITED 1989-02-21 → present
- TRUETILE LIMITED 1988-12-12 → 1989-02-21
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- Edwards
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Although the company reported losses during the period and had net current liabilities and net liabilities at the balance sheet date, the directors consider that these conditions have arisen principally as a consequence of the strategic reorganisation undertaken during the period. In light of the strong post year-end trading performance, positive cash generation and forecast profitability, the directors do not consider that these matters give rise to a material uncertainty regarding the company's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Significant events
- “a management buyout ("MBO") completed on 19 December 2025.”
- “disposal of fellow subsidiaries; On-Call Recruitment Limited during the period and the subsequent disposal of Next Recruitment Limited and Rugby Recruitment Limited following the balance sheet date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIPKISS, Paul Stuart | Director | 2023-02-23 | Nov 1978 | British |
| MITCHELL, Mark Victor | Director | 2025-12-19 | Dec 1963 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COOKE, Peter | Secretary | — | 2019-07-15 |
| CIMURS, Jason Marcus | Director | 2019-07-15 | 2023-02-23 |
| COOKE, Gillian Mary | Director | — | 2019-07-15 |
| COOKE, Peter | Director | — | 2019-07-15 |
| HANDS, David John | Director | 2025-12-19 | 2026-07-01 |
| HEWICK, Sally Clare | Director | 2023-10-06 | 2024-11-06 |
| MURRAY, George | Director | 2023-02-06 | 2023-02-16 |
| SAXTON, Robert Alfred | Director | 2024-02-22 | 2025-09-26 |
| STANGER, Gareth | Director | 2019-07-15 | 2023-02-23 |
| UPPAL, Narinder Singh | Director | 2023-03-06 | 2023-09-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Recruitment Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-02-23 | Active |
| Recruitment Investments Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-07-15 | Ceased 2023-02-23 |
| Mrs Gillian Mary Cooke | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-15 |
| Mr Peter Cooke | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-07-15 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 145 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-11 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2026-07-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-12-19 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-03 | AUD | auditors | Auditors resignation company | |
| 2025-10-22 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-09-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-22 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-21 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-01-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-03-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-02-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-10-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.