CPI WILLIAM CLOWES LTD
Get an alert when CPI WILLIAM CLOWES LTD files next
Leroy will email you the moment a new filing lands at Companies House — one short note per filing, nothing else.
Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-20 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-05-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
—
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£5M
-26.5% vs 2024
Employees
54
-6.9% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£969K
-1,227.4% vs 2024
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £8,445,000 | £7,576,000 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £7,000 | -£886,000 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£73,000 | -£969,000 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£79,000 | -£969,000 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | -£1,407,000 | -£2,435,000 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | -£3,661,000 | -£4,630,000 | |
| Equity | -£2,347,000 | -£2,693,000 | -£3,046,000 | -£2,863,000 | -£3,582,000 | -£3,661,000 | -£4,630,000 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | 54 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,081,000 | £1,977,000 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £38,000 | £30,000 |
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
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
-
Turnover
-10.3%
£8,445,000 £7,576,000
-
Cash
—
Not reported
-
Net assets
-26.5%
-£3,661,000 -£4,630,000
-
Employees
-6.9%
58 54
-
Operating profit
-12,757.1%
£7,000 -£886,000
-
Profit before tax
-1,227.4%
-£73,000 -£969,000
-
Wages
-5%
£2,081,000 £1,977,000
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 | 2019-03-31 | 2020-03-31 | 2021-03-31 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1% | -11.7% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -0.9% | -12.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -0.5% | 36.4% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 0.33x | 0.32x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 0.09x | -10.67x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- CPI WILLIAM CLOWES LTD 2010-03-02 → present
- WILLIAM CLOWES LIMITED 1997-07-24 → 2010-03-02
- LEGISLATOR 1329 LIMITED 1997-05-13 → 1997-07-24
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis as they do not intend to liquidate the company or to cease its operations, and as they have concluded that the company's financial position means that this is realistic. They have also concluded that there are no material uncertainties that could have cast significant doubt over its ability to continue as a going concern for at least a year from the date of approval of the financial statements ("the going concern period").”
Significant events
- “The UK the business was affected by a cyber attack in February 2025 which impacted all UK factories with production being stopped for between 3 and 14 weeks depending on site and process complexity.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 25 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUNBAR, Tanya Clare | Director | 2023-07-14 | May 1968 | British |
| MALLEY, Christopher John | Director | 2023-11-13 | May 1967 | British |
| OWEN, Jonathan Spencer | Director | 2022-01-01 | Nov 1968 | British |
| URMSTON, Gary Martin | Director | 2024-01-19 | May 1967 | British |
Show 25 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, John | Secretary | 2021-08-01 | 2022-04-20 |
| MILTON, Peter David | Secretary | 1997-06-19 | 2010-05-20 |
| POOLEY, Maureen | Secretary | 1997-05-13 | 1997-05-29 |
| ROBSON, Matthew William | Secretary | 2007-05-17 | 2021-08-17 |
| SEAGERS, Adrian Charles | Secretary | 1997-05-29 | 1997-06-19 |
| BICKERS, Michael John | Director | 1997-06-19 | 2002-05-14 |
| BROWNE, David Charles | Director | 1997-06-19 | 2010-05-25 |
| CAPLIN, Anthony Lindsay | Director | 1997-07-21 | 2003-01-19 |
| CATTE, Pierre Francois | Director | 2008-10-07 | 2010-04-01 |
| EVANS, Alex | Director | 1997-06-19 | 2002-11-28 |
| EVANS, John | Director | 2021-08-01 | 2022-04-20 |
| FOYSTER, Ian | Director | 2002-05-23 | 2010-05-25 |
| GOLICHEFF, Francois Jacques Pierre | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2015-04-20 |
| HARRIS, Derek John | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2010-05-25 |
| KAYE, Alison Margaret | Director | 2019-04-09 | 2023-07-14 |
| LAWRENCE, John Stewart | Director | 1997-06-19 | 1999-03-03 |
| MARSHALL, Diana Jane | Director | 1997-05-13 | 1997-06-19 |
| MILTON, Peter David | Director | 1997-06-19 | 2010-05-25 |
| POOLEY, Maureen | Director | 1997-05-13 | 1997-05-29 |
| ROBSON, Matthew William | Director | 2011-08-31 | 2021-08-17 |
| ROBSON, Matthew William | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2010-04-01 |
| SEAGERS, Adrian Charles | Director | 1997-05-29 | 1997-06-19 |
| TAYLOR, Michael Edward | Director | 2007-05-17 | 2009-10-23 |
| WILLIAMS, Michael Owen | Director | 2010-05-25 | 2011-08-31 |
| IQ CAPITAL DIRECTORS NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2006-05-24 | 2007-05-17 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cpi Group (Uk) Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 195 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2026-03-12 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2025-11-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-09-16 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-05-14 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-12-07 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2023-11-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-05-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-01-24 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- 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.