COSTA EXPRESS LIMITED
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Cash
£0
-100% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£118m
-4.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£69m
+41.1% vs 2024
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 | £363,045,000 | £367,839,000 | £353,692,000 | -3.8% | |
| Operating profit | £84,958,000 | £46,258,000 | £68,636,000 | +48.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £86,653,000 | £48,914,000 | £69,025,000 | +41.1% | |
| Net profit | £68,144,000 | £40,100,000 | £54,943,000 | +37% | |
| Cash | £403,000 | £1,375,000 | £0 | -100% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £163,282,000 | £136,961,000 | £134,204,000 | -2% | |
| Net assets | £147,755,000 | £122,855,000 | £117,798,000 | -4.1% | |
| Equity | £147,755,000 | £122,855,000 | £117,798,000 | -4.1% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,056,000 | £512,000 | £400,000 | -21.9% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | £40,000 | £21,000 | — | — | |
| Highest paid director | £309,000 | £297,000 | £264,000 | -11.1% |
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 | 23.4% | 12.6% | 19.4% | |
| Net margin | 18.8% | 10.9% | 15.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 52.0% | 33.8% | 51.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 37.8% | 36.1% | 38.4% | |
| Current ratio | 1.10x | 0.98x | 1.09x |
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 3 times since incorporation
- COSTA EXPRESS LIMITED 2015-06-08 → present
- COFFEE NATION LIMITED 2000-11-21 → 2015-06-08
- COFFEE NATION UK LIMITED 1997-02-24 → 2000-11-21
- DAWNFORM LIMITED 1996-01-11 → 1997-02-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as, having reviewed the current position and cash flow projections of the Company, the Directors have a reasonable expectation that the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future”
Significant events
- “On 6 March 2025, the Company declared an in-specie dividend of £60m (£83 per share), payable to its parent, Costa Express Holdings Limited”
- “On 26 February 2026, the Company declared an in-specie dividend of £60m, payable to its parent, Costa Express Holdings Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 31 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WERNER, Suzanne | Secretary | 2025-07-10 | — | — |
| CAPON, Benjamin William James | Director | 2025-07-23 | Jul 1979 | British |
| ORRIN, Nicholas Clive | Director | 2018-01-25 | Jul 1966 | British |
| SCHAILLEE, Philippe Dirk M. | Director | 2023-04-11 | Oct 1970 | Belgian |
Show 31 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAWES, Martyn Jason | Secretary | 1999-03-29 | 2000-10-24 |
| FAIRHURST, Russell William | Secretary | 2011-03-01 | 2021-05-14 |
| HALE, Vivien Joan | Secretary | 2000-10-24 | 2007-03-05 |
| KHURMI, Sunita | Secretary | 1997-02-05 | 1999-04-30 |
| LOWRY, Daren Clive | Secretary | 2015-05-11 | 2018-11-27 |
| SAVJANI, Sunita | Secretary | 2021-04-23 | 2024-11-29 |
| VARDIGANS, Simon Geoffrey | Secretary | 2007-03-05 | 2011-03-01 |
| ASHCROFT CAMERON SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-01-11 | 1996-03-07 |
| CARLIN, Jane Louise | Director | 2023-02-10 | 2024-10-09 |
| CONBOY, Philip Richard | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2011-03-01 |
| COOK, Adrian Ernest | Director | 2022-01-06 | 2023-10-20 |
| DAWES, Martyn Jason | Director | 1996-03-06 | 2008-03-31 |
| DERKACH, John | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2012-07-19 |
| GRANGER, Colin James | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2011-03-01 |
| HALE, Vivien Joan | Director | 2000-06-26 | 2007-03-02 |
| HARRIS, Derek William | Director | 1999-03-26 | 2008-03-31 |
| HARRIS, Martin Robert | Director | 1999-03-29 | 2003-07-31 |
| HIGHFIELD, Sarah Louise | Director | 2015-05-31 | 2020-08-31 |
| HODGSON, Bruce Cribbes | Director | 2001-10-01 | 2003-01-24 |
| JACKSON, Carl William | Director | 2007-01-01 | 2009-03-04 |
| LAKE, Neil | Director | 2021-03-19 | 2023-01-31 |
| MARTIN, Scott | Director | 2000-06-09 | 2023-02-09 |
| MCGOWAN, Murray Henry | Director | 2015-05-11 | 2017-04-30 |
| PRICE, Matthew John | Director | 2011-03-01 | 2014-03-03 |
| RYAN DAWES, Trudi Ometha Martini | Director | 1996-03-06 | 1997-02-06 |
| SLATER, Kenneth James | Director | 2012-03-15 | 2015-05-11 |
| TAIT, Michael John | Director | 2008-03-31 | 2011-03-01 |
| VARDIGANS, Simon Geoffrey | Director | 2007-03-05 | 2011-05-03 |
| WALLACE, Neil Alan | Director | 2000-06-09 | 2008-03-31 |
| WILLAN, Richard Charles, Mr. | Director | 2021-03-19 | 2022-11-02 |
| ASHCROFT CAMERON NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-01-11 | 1996-03-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Express Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 240 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-25 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-21 | RP04AP03 | officers | Second filing of secretary appointment with name | |
| 2025-07-01 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-11-29 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-10-09 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-10-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-12 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-02-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-02-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-01-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
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.