COOK AND ASSOCIATES LIMITED
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Cash
£2.6m
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£2.2m
Equity attributable
Employees
27
highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£652k
Period ending 2025-12-31
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £14,677,746 | £15,696,588 | £16,384,112 | — | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £1,397,667 | £1,551,213 | £616,973 | — | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £1,396,147 | £1,579,116 | £652,223 | — | |
| Net profit | — | — | £1,083,008 | £1,174,299 | £474,572 | — | |
| Cash | £1,737,873 | £2,244,388 | £3,615,080 | £4,716,905 | £2,617,227 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,349,810 | £2,953,766 | £3,134,774 | £3,358,428 | £2,262,186 | — | |
| Net assets | £849,810 | £2,185,702 | £2,666,710 | £3,183,009 | £2,238,590 | — | |
| Equity | £849,810 | £2,185,702 | £2,666,710 | £3,183,009 | £2,238,590 | — | |
| Average employees | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 27 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,034,643 | £1,337,283 | £1,817,064 | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £25,700 | £24,800 | £54,000 | — | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £67,621 | £164,000 | £160,000 | — |
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 —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 259 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2021-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 9.5% | 9.9% | 3.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 7.4% | 7.5% | 2.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 44.6% | 46.2% | 27.3% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 88.2% | 69.8% | 67.9% | 54.6% | 51.0% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.57x | 1.86x | 1.91x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 67.28x | — | 44.81x |
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
- Ormerod Rutter Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“These financial statements have been drawn up on the going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “Subsequent to year end, on 16 January 2026, the entire issued share capital of the company was acquired by MTD Group Limited under a Management Buy Out.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRADBURY, Kim | Director | 2016-01-07 | Jun 1959 | British |
| DALZIEL, Marcel Jon | Director | 2026-01-15 | Aug 1973 | British |
| HAWES, Thomas | Director | 2026-01-15 | Jun 1978 | British |
| WILLIAMS, Duncan | Director | 2026-01-15 | Feb 1972 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRADBURY, Kim | Secretary | 1999-09-17 | 2010-10-01 |
| OAKLEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1999-09-17 | 1999-09-18 |
| COOK, Neil Leonard | Director | 1999-09-17 | 2026-01-15 |
| WILLIAMS, Jamie | Director | 2016-01-07 | 2026-01-15 |
| OAKLEY CORPORATE DOCTORS LIMITED | Corporate Director | 1999-09-17 | 1999-09-18 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mtd Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2026-01-15 | Active |
| Mr Jamie Williams | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-08-19 | Ceased 2026-01-15 |
| Mr Kim Bradbury | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-08-19 | Ceased 2026-01-15 |
| Mr Neil Leonard Cook | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-08-19 | Ceased 2016-08-19 |
| Mr Neil Leonard Cook | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2026-01-15 |
| Mr Kim Bradbury | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-08-19 |
| Mr Jamie Williams | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2016-08-19 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 131 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-01-31 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-01-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-03-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-03-07 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-02-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-02-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-31 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-01-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2026-01-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-16 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2026-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-09-17 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current extended | |
| 2025-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-03-07 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-02-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-02-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 3
- Officers resigned
- 2
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.