COTSWOLD ARCHAEOLOGY LIMITED
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Cash
£17m
+21.9% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£20m
+8.2% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
365
+6.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
—
Period ending 2026-03-31
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £29,243,958 | £39,191,592 | £45,708,444 | +16.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,539,165 | £1,654,947 | — | — | |
| Profit before tax | £1,539,165 | £1,654,947 | — | — | |
| Net profit | £1,539,165 | £1,654,947 | £1,234,227 | -25.4% | |
| Cash | £12,677,725 | £14,194,829 | £17,306,133 | +21.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | |
| Net assets | £15,391,275 | £18,426,222 | £19,943,449 | +8.2% | |
| Equity | £15,391,275 | £18,426,222 | £19,943,449 | +8.2% | |
| Average employees | 312 | 343 | 365 | +6.4% | |
| Wages | £9,987,156 | £11,582,533 | £12,891,198 | +11.3% | |
| 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 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.3% | 4.2% | — | |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 4.2% | 2.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 21.9% | 17.9% | 20.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.75x | 2.68x | 2.57x |
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
- COTSWOLD ARCHAEOLOGY LIMITED 2011-08-02 → present
- COTSWOLD ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST LIMITED 1989-03-17 → 2011-08-02
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Wenn Townsend
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“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 charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern...”
Group structure
- COTSWOLD ARCHAEOLOGY LIMITED · parent
- Suffolk Archaeology Limited
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
11 active · 30 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMERON, Angus James | Director | 2025-09-03 | Jun 1965 | British |
| DILLON, John Francis | Director | 2026-09-02 | Feb 1959 | British |
| EVIS, Laura Helen, Dr | Director | 2018-09-12 | Jun 1987 | British |
| GLEESON, Kevin Mark | Director | 2025-09-03 | Nov 1961 | British |
| HUNT, Nicholas James | Director | 2025-09-03 | May 1984 | British |
| KIRK, Clare | Director | 2018-09-12 | Sep 1976 | British |
| PARSONS, Susan Barbara | Director | 2014-11-19 | Jun 1955 | British |
| PILLING, Karen Ann | Director | 2019-09-11 | Aug 1971 | British |
| STERNBERG, Alison Diane | Director | 2026-09-02 | Oct 1975 | British |
| WILKINSON, Keith Nicholas | Director | 2026-09-02 | Dec 1967 | British |
| YOUNG, Christopher John, Dr | Director | 2018-09-12 | Jun 1947 | British |
Show 30 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DREW, Richard Keith | Secretary | 1998-09-09 | 2014-02-18 |
| HOLBROOK, Neil Robert | Secretary | 1995-06-28 | 1998-09-09 |
| WARING, Derek | Secretary | — | 1995-06-28 |
| ASTON, Michael Antony, Professor | Director | — | 2004-03-25 |
| BEWLEY, Robert Howard, Dr | Director | 2015-03-18 | 2018-09-12 |
| CATLING, Christopher Paul | Director | 2004-11-10 | 2015-01-09 |
| CHATER, Alan Malcolm | Director | 2011-11-02 | 2026-09-02 |
| COURTENAY LORD, Richard Manaton | Director | 2004-11-10 | 2018-11-21 |
| CULLEN, Paul Peter James | Director | 2012-03-21 | 2025-09-03 |
| DARVILL, Timothy Charles, Professor | Director | — | 2024-10-05 |
| FENNER, Victoria Elizabeth Penelope | Director | 2013-03-27 | 2025-09-03 |
| FULFORD, Michael Gordon, Professor | Director | — | 1993-10-27 |
| GERRARD, Christopher Michael | Director | 2019-03-13 | 2025-09-03 |
| GODMAN, Desmond | Director | 1994-01-19 | 2010-11-17 |
| HASSALL, Tom Grafton | Director | 1999-09-08 | 2002-11-13 |
| HEIGHWAY, Carolyn | Director | — | 2012-11-07 |
| HERDMAN, Susan Mary Howard | Director | 1999-09-08 | 2005-11-09 |
| JONES, Leslie Thomas, Dr | Director | 2004-11-10 | 2017-09-06 |
| MCWHIRR, Alan David, Dr | Director | — | 1997-09-10 |
| MITCHELL, Rosslyn Glenne | Director | 1992-09-09 | 1999-02-11 |
| NEWTON, David John | Director | — | 2012-11-07 |
| OAKESHOTT, Anthony Michael D'Ivry, Professor | Director | 1995-01-18 | 2004-01-26 |
| POLLARD, Carl Joshua, Dr | Director | 2010-03-31 | 2013-11-13 |
| RHODES, John Francis | Director | 2004-11-10 | 2008-11-19 |
| ROWLEY, Richard Trevor | Director | 1993-01-12 | 2001-10-10 |
| THACKRAY, David William, Dr | Director | 2012-11-07 | 2017-09-06 |
| VINER, David James | Director | — | 2012-11-07 |
| WADE, Keith Raymond | Director | 2019-04-13 | 2022-09-07 |
| WARING, Derek | Director | — | 2011-11-02 |
| WINMILL, Keith Percy | Director | 2011-11-02 | 2024-09-04 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 187 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-09-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-09-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-09-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-08-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-07-13 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-08 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-07-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-04-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.