P.K. AND I.F. COBLEY LIMITED
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Cash
£1.8M
+18.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.2M
+12.6% vs 2024
Employees
119
+3.5% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.6M
+14% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £10,809,582 | £11,627,975 | +7.6% | |
| Operating profit | £1,373,339 | £1,552,345 | +13% | |
| Profit before tax | £1,396,486 | £1,592,685 | +14% | |
| Net profit | £1,030,315 | £1,180,613 | +14.6% | |
| Cash | £1,486,891 | £1,755,946 | +18.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,790,232 | £7,682,651 | +13.1% | |
| Net assets | £6,351,344 | £7,153,957 | +12.6% | |
| Equity | £6,351,344 | £7,153,957 | +12.6% | |
| Average employees | 115 | 119 | +3.5% | |
| Wages | £3,490,052 | £3,716,973 | +6.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £61,192 | £65,575 | +7.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 12.7% | 13.4% | |
| Net margin | 9.5% | 10.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 20.2% | 20.2% | |
| Current ratio | 3.74x | 4.08x | |
| Interest cover | 99.78x | — |
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.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Benee Consulting Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. The company therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its financial statements.”
Significant events
- “The war in Ukraine continues to have a minimal effect and it is not anticipated that it will have a major adverse effect on the company's business either currently or in the foreseeable future.”
- “It is not expected that the tariffs being imposed by the USA will affect the business to any significant extent because most of it is domestic UK movements.”
- “Sales Invoice Finance facility was cancelled in August 2024.”
- “The company is party to a Multilateral Guarantee and charge given to its bankers. This guarantee includes the liabilities of a company controlled by the directors.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COBLEY, Ian Frank | Director | 1994-01-04 | Feb 1963 | British |
| COBLEY, Peter King | Director | 1992-03-11 | Jan 1962 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COBLEY, Ann | Secretary | 2013-09-10 | 2014-12-03 |
| COBLEY, Diana Joyce | Secretary | 1994-01-04 | 2009-01-12 |
| COBLEY, Ian Frank | Secretary | 1992-03-11 | 1994-01-04 |
| SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1992-03-06 | 1992-03-11 |
| COBLEY, Diana Joyce | Director | 1994-01-04 | 2010-02-02 |
| SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS (DELAWARE) INC | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-03-06 | 1992-03-11 |
| SPENCER COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1992-03-06 | 1992-03-11 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobley Investment Holdings Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2022-02-09 | Active |
| Stanton Farm Investments Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50% | 2017-05-31 | Ceased 2018-11-28 |
| Ms Ann Cobley | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-05-31 |
| Mr Ian Frank Cobley | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Peter King Cobley | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 127 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2026-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-10-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-08 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-01-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-23 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-16 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-12-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-11-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-01-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-16 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-02-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-01-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.