PETER COX LIMITED
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Cash
£2.8m
-7.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£8m
-2.9% vs 2024
Employees
157
-1.3% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£396k
-158.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials 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 | £15,897,391 | £14,543,515 | £12,482,449 | -14.2% | |
| Operating profit | £1,271,647 | £786,723 | -£305,897 | -138.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,214,100 | £679,407 | -£395,515 | -158.2% | |
| Net profit | £932,334 | £489,007 | -£236,934 | -148.5% | |
| Cash | £2,279,647 | £3,075,129 | £2,847,686 | -7.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,162,756 | £9,916,956 | £9,528,718 | -3.9% | |
| Net assets | £7,779,024 | £8,268,031 | £8,031,097 | -2.9% | |
| Equity | £7,779,024 | £8,268,031 | £8,031,097 | -2.9% | |
| Average employees | 169 | 159 | 157 | -1.3% | |
| Wages | £6,574,238 | £6,466,983 | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £82,180 | £0 | — | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £0 | £0 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £27,700 | £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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.0% | 5.4% | -2.5% | |
| Net margin | 5.9% | 3.4% | -1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 13.9% | 7.9% | -3.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 43.3% | 41.8% | 39.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.72x | 2.94x | 3.18x | |
| Interest cover | 22.10x | 7.33x | -3.41x |
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 5 times since incorporation
- PETER COX LIMITED 2004-04-01 → present
- ECOLAB SERVICES LIMITED 2003-04-14 → 2004-04-01
- TERMINIX LIMITED 1999-07-08 → 2003-04-14
- TERMINIX PETER COX LIMITED 1997-12-22 → 1999-07-08
- PETER COX LIMITED 1990-11-19 → 1997-12-22
- STATGO LIMITED 1989-10-31 → 1990-11-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have considered the forecasts for the Company for a period of at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements and have received a written confirmation from its parent company, Rentokil Initial 1927 plc, that it will continue to provide financial support as is required to meet its obligations as they fall due for at least one year from the date these financial statements are approved”
Significant events
- “The Company is currently preparing to execute a trade and asset transfer during 2026, under which the Company's trade and assets will be transferred to Rentokil Property Care Limited. Both entities are wholly owned subsidiaries of Castlefield House Limited. Following the transfer of the trade and assets, the directors expect the Company to remain as a non-trading entity and a going concern for the foreseeable future.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 45 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GORDON, James Robert Anthony | Secretary | 2024-04-01 | — | — |
| HARRIS, Grace Elizabeth | Director | 2020-08-05 | Apr 1988 | British |
| WOOD, Phillip Paul | Director | 2014-12-12 | Nov 1965 | British |
Show 45 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARROLL, Stephen John | Secretary | 2006-05-12 | 2007-09-28 |
| COYNE, David John | Secretary | 2010-01-19 | 2013-01-07 |
| DAVIS, Peter Nicholas | Secretary | 2007-09-28 | 2008-06-30 |
| FAGAN, Daragh Patrick Feltrim | Secretary | 2016-04-29 | 2016-08-08 |
| HARWOOD, Neil Michael | Secretary | 2013-01-07 | 2014-12-12 |
| LAAN, Alexandra Jane | Secretary | 2014-12-12 | 2016-04-29 |
| LAWTON, Kirsten | Secretary | 2000-07-03 | 2005-12-31 |
| MCINNES, Timothy Ian | Secretary | 2008-08-06 | 2010-01-19 |
| PRILL, Robert David | Secretary | 2008-07-01 | 2008-08-06 |
| REYNOLDS, Peter Roger Edward | Secretary | — | 2000-07-03 |
| SAUNDERS, Michael | Secretary | 2005-12-31 | 2006-05-12 |
| STEAD, Catherine | Secretary | 2016-08-08 | 2024-03-31 |
| CANHAM, Rachel Eleanor | Director | 2022-04-04 | 2022-11-10 |
| CANTU, Carlos Humberto | Director | 1994-08-30 | 2001-02-21 |
| CARROLL, Stephen John | Director | 2000-07-12 | 2007-09-28 |
| COOK, Michael Lee | Director | 1995-04-01 | 1997-01-10 |
| COTTEE, Peter Karl, Dr | Director | 1997-10-13 | 2001-03-22 |
| DAVIS, Peter Nicholas | Director | 2007-11-16 | 2008-06-30 |
| ERICKSON, Robert Daniel | Director | 1994-08-30 | 1998-02-19 |
| FAGAN, Daragh Patrick Feltrim | Director | 2014-12-12 | 2022-03-30 |
| FINNEY, Joseph Dale | Director | 2000-11-01 | 2001-10-31 |
| GILBY, Keith Andrew | Director | 2012-08-01 | 2014-12-12 |
| GURNEY, Charles Albert | Director | 2000-11-20 | 2001-10-22 |
| HALLORAN, Brian Anthony | Director | 2002-07-09 | 2005-12-28 |
| HAMPSON, Jeffreys Kristen | Director | 2014-12-12 | 2020-10-01 |
| HARWOOD, Neil Michael | Director | 2013-05-03 | 2014-12-12 |
| KARNES, Donald Kieth | Director | 1998-02-19 | 2001-02-21 |
| KNELLER, Franklin John | Director | 2000-06-07 | 2002-09-19 |
| MAHONEY, Kevin David | Director | 2007-11-16 | 2009-07-31 |
| MARSH, Charles Howard Mewton | Director | — | 1995-06-19 |
| MARSHALL, David Patrick | Director | 1994-01-04 | 1994-08-30 |
| MASTERSON, Kevin John | Director | 2005-12-01 | 2012-08-01 |
| MCINNES, Timothy Ian | Director | 2009-03-24 | 2010-02-26 |
| MOOREY, Nicholas Raymond | Director | 1999-01-08 | 2007-09-28 |
| MORGAN, Michael Robert | Director | 1997-01-01 | 1997-10-13 |
| MROZEK, Ernest James | Director | 1994-08-30 | 2001-02-21 |
| PHARES, Adrien | Director | — | 1994-08-30 |
| SAMSON, Harvey Jack | Director | 2011-09-26 | 2014-12-12 |
| SKINNER, Charles Antony Lawrence | Director | 2009-07-08 | 2012-08-01 |
| SQUIRES, Vernon Tuttle | Director | 1994-08-30 | 2001-02-21 |
| TONEY, James William | Director | 1994-09-26 | 1995-04-07 |
| VINCENT, Michael | Director | 2007-09-28 | 2009-07-31 |
| WATKINS, Steven James | Director | 2007-12-11 | 2009-06-26 |
| WHITWORTH, Richard Stanley | Director | — | 2001-12-31 |
| WILSON, John Wilfred | Director | — | 1993-12-23 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlefield House Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 322 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-08 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-04-08 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-09-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-12-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-11-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-05 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-04-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-12-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-30 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-08-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-01 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
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.