CADOGAN SETTLED ESTATES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-03-04 (in 10mo)
Last made up 2026-02-18
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£9M
+94.1% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£836M
+8.9% vs 2023
Employees
3
+50% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£116M
+57.8% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £715,358 | — | — | -£378,588 | -£319,438 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £81,933,820 | — | — | £73,550,385 | £116,081,386 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £65,798,795 | — | — | £64,399,572 | £98,675,936 | |
| Cash | — | £6,607,081 | £6,898,623 | — | — | £4,697,143 | £9,117,391 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £847,746,467 | £931,582,306 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £768,205,166 | £836,358,052 | |
| Equity | £667,491,774 | £681,184,713 | £746,983,508 | £686,487,289 | £716,418,190 | £768,205,166 | £836,358,052 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | |
| Wages | — | — | £123,537 | — | — | £121,250 | £143,005 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £123,537 | — | — | £121,250 | £122,292 |
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
Year-on-year
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
—
Not reported
-
Cash
+94.1%
£4,697,143 £9,117,391
highest in 4 filed years
-
Net assets
+8.9%
£768,205,166 £836,358,052
-
Employees
+50%
2 3
highest in 3 filed years
-
Operating profit
+15.6%
-£378,588 -£319,438
-
Profit before tax
+57.8%
£73,550,385 £116,081,386
highest in 3 filed years
-
Wages
+17.9%
£121,250 £143,005
highest in 3 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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2018-12-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -0.0% | -0.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 222.29x | 80.83x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 122.45x | — | — | — | — |
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
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have considered the appropriateness of adopting the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024. After making enquiries, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence at least to 31 August 2026. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.”
Group structure
- CADOGAN SETTLED ESTATES LIMITED · parent
- Cadogan Group Holdings Limited 85.01%
- Cadogan Group Limited 85.01%
- Cadogan Estates (Agricultural Holdings) Limited 100%
- CEAH (Hydro) Limited 100%
- CSEL (Guernsey) LP Inc 100%
Significant events
- “The company made capital contributions to CSEL (Guernsey) LP Inc of £nil (2023 - £5,000,000) in the period.”
- “During the year, the company made further capital commitments to CSEL (Guernsey) LP of £15,000,000 (2023 - £nil). The total amount contracted for but not provided in the financial statements was £112,200,000 (2023 - £97,200,000).”
- “It is of note that market volatility was abnormally high post year end. This saw the valuation of listed investments at Cazenove Capital (valued at £708,277,615 as at 31 December 2024) initially rise to a high of £742,442,499 on 24 January 2025, to then fall to a low of £664,549,670 on 16 April 2025. This was the result of the announcement of a series new Tariffs on US imports by the US president Donald Trump or "Liber”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEWIS, Anna Jane | Secretary | 2024-11-26 | — | — |
| ELLINGWORTH, Charles Vincent | Director | 2010-04-27 | Feb 1957 | British |
| GORDON, John David | Director | 2000-03-16 | Feb 1962 | British |
| MORLEY, Harry Michael Charles | Director | 2025-01-01 | Jun 1965 | British |
| ROSS, Andrew John Shirley | Director | 2021-11-01 | Sep 1959 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARDS, Julia Llewellyn | Secretary | 2015-07-27 | 2022-11-29 |
| MAY MAY & MERRIMANS (SOLICITORS) | Corporate Secretary | 1995-01-05 | 2015-07-27 |
| ST ANDREW TRUSTEES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2022-11-29 | 2024-11-26 |
| ANTELME, Charles Kane | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2025-03-24 |
| BEVAN, James Edward Briscoe | Director | 2020-01-01 | 2021-09-22 |
| BRUCE, James Henry Morys, The Honourable | Director | 2001-02-28 | 2025-12-31 |
| CLARK, Nigel Culliford | Director | 1995-01-27 | 2007-08-25 |
| DE HAVILLAND, John Anthony | Director | 1995-01-27 | 2015-09-17 |
| HENDERSON, Henry Merton | Director | 2002-05-24 | 2020-01-31 |
| SARKIS, Alexandra Ahavni | Director | 1995-01-05 | 2021-02-04 |
| STUART, Richard Bowhill | Director | 1995-01-27 | 2001-02-28 |
| WALSH, Christopher Phillip | Director | 1995-01-05 | 2009-06-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadogan Settled Estates Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2019-11-22 | Active |
| Cadogan Settled Estates Shareholding Company Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2019-11-22 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 130 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-29 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-09-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-03 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-12-06 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-29 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-11-29 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2024-11-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-06 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-02-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-02-16 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2022-12-07 | AP04 | officers | Appoint corporate secretary company with name date | |
| 2022-12-07 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.