CPI MORTARS LIMITED
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Cash
£5.5M
-16.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£15M
+3.9% vs 2024
Employees
193
-3.5% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£12M
+28% 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 | £80,131,000 | £65,248,322 | £69,689,882 | +6.8% | |
| Operating profit | £15,127,999 | £9,364,826 | £12,024,828 | +28.4% | |
| Profit before tax | £15,620,516 | £9,510,196 | £12,170,179 | +28% | |
| Net profit | £11,904,030 | £6,833,040 | £8,548,847 | +25.1% | |
| Cash | £4,938,785 | £6,580,895 | £5,472,706 | -16.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £22,304,829 | £21,797,630 | £23,134,551 | +6.1% | |
| Net assets | £15,592,158 | £14,517,298 | £15,083,613 | +3.9% | |
| Equity | £15,592,158 | £14,517,298 | £15,083,613 | +3.9% | |
| Average employees | 201 | 200 | 193 | -3.5% | |
| Wages | £8,099,866 | £8,892,061 | £8,870,709 | -0.2% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £338,199 | £472,690 | £435,429 | -7.9% |
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 | 18.9% | 14.4% | 17.3% | |
| Net margin | 14.9% | 10.5% | 12.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 67.8% | 43.0% | 52.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 83.9% | 85.2% | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.61x | 0.60x | 0.61x | |
| Interest cover | — | 77.42x | — |
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
- CPI MORTARS LIMITED 1997-05-27 → present
- FACTIMPORT LIMITED 1996-12-12 → 1997-05-27
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Board of Directors have concluded that the Company has adequate resources to continue in existence for the foreseeable future. At 31 December 2025 the Company had net current liabilities of £30,361,820 including a net liability due to Group companies of £32,401,099. The ultimate parent undertaking, Grafton Group plc, has undertaken to continue to provide financial support to enable the Company to continue trading and meet its financial obligations as they fall due for payment for a period of not less than one year from the date of approval of the financial statements.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 20 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAFTON GROUP SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1997-01-07 | — | — |
| ARNOLD, David Llewelyn | Director | 2013-09-09 | Jan 1966 | British |
| MCFARLANE, Wendy Hannah | Director | 2023-03-30 | Sep 1985 | British |
| O'SULLIVAN, Anthony | Director | 2023-03-30 | Aug 1971 | Irish |
Show 20 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1996-12-12 | 1997-01-07 |
| CHADWICK, Michael | Director | 1997-01-07 | 2011-12-31 |
| DALE, Lawrence, Mr. | Director | 2005-11-29 | 2023-03-30 |
| FINDLAY, Jim | Director | 2002-07-05 | 2010-06-30 |
| MALONE, Fergus | Director | 1997-01-07 | 2011-05-31 |
| MCCABE, Michael Francis | Director | 2005-06-21 | 2005-06-28 |
| MIDDLETON, Kevin Paul | Director | 2000-12-18 | 2011-09-30 |
| O'DONOVAN, Colin | Director | 2013-05-28 | 2014-06-18 |
| O'HARA, Brian | Director | 2008-05-30 | 2023-03-30 |
| O'HARA, Brian | Director | 2004-11-28 | 2004-12-03 |
| O'HARA, Brian | Director | 2004-05-26 | 2004-05-28 |
| O'NUALLAIN, Colm | Director | 1997-01-07 | 2013-09-09 |
| PARES, Michael | Director | 2000-12-18 | 2012-01-24 |
| RINN, Charles Anthony | Director | 2004-05-28 | 2004-05-31 |
| SLARK, Gavin | Director | 2011-08-30 | 2022-11-28 |
| SOWTON, Jonathon Paul | Director | 2005-06-21 | 2005-06-28 |
| SOWTON, Jonathon Paul | Director | 2004-12-09 | 2004-12-17 |
| SOWTON, Jonathon Paul | Director | 2004-05-21 | 2004-05-31 |
| WILKINSON, Garrett | Director | 2014-05-06 | 2023-03-30 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1996-12-12 | 1997-01-07 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grafton Group (Uk) Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 152 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-06 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-23 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-10-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-18 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-04-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2023-10-31 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-04-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-04-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-12-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-26 | AD04 | address | Move registers to registered office company with new address | |
| 2022-07-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.