COTTERHILL LIMITED
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Cash
£5.5M
+27.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£42M
+6.5% highest in 3 filed years
Employees
133
+6.4% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£4.4M
+0.4% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £19,577,000 | £20,288,000 | £22,208,000 | +9.5% | |
| Operating profit | £5,925,000 | £5,225,000 | £5,343,000 | +2.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,152,000 | £4,427,000 | £4,443,000 | +0.4% | |
| Net profit | £6,263,000 | £3,149,000 | £3,465,000 | +10% | |
| Cash | £6,527,000 | £4,287,000 | £5,460,000 | +27.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £51,715,000 | £57,129,000 | £65,468,000 | +14.6% | |
| Net assets | £33,231,000 | £39,646,000 | £42,237,000 | +6.5% | |
| Equity | £33,231,000 | £39,646,000 | £42,237,000 | +6.5% | |
| Average employees | 124 | 125 | 133 | +6.4% | |
| Wages | £2,908,000 | £3,189,000 | £3,741,000 | +17.3% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £573,000 | £328,000 | -42.8% |
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 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 30.3% | 25.8% | 24.1% | |
| Net margin | 32.0% | 15.5% | 15.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.5% | 9.1% | 8.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.86x | 1.31x | |
| Interest cover | 10.75x | 6.03x | 5.47x |
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
- COTTERHILL LIMITED 2001-05-01 → present
- COTTERHILL PROPERTIES LIMITED 2000-03-10 → 2001-05-01
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “FY25 has seen a modest growth in revenue and profitability despite the inclusion of an Exceptional Item.”
- “Exceptional items refer to the assessed liability relating to an ongoing dispute with the tax authority concerning the classification of the company as either a principal or agent for certain transactions.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
8 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAGUIRE, Julie Marie | Secretary | 2001-04-06 | — | British |
| JONES, Wayne | Director | 2019-08-13 | Oct 1984 | British |
| MAGUIRE, Gilbert | Director | 2019-01-03 | Feb 1988 | British |
| MAGUIRE, Nathan | Director | 2019-01-03 | Oct 1998 | British |
| MAGUIRE, William | Director | 2019-01-03 | Jul 1985 | British |
| MAGUIRE, William | Director | 2000-03-13 | Jun 1965 | British |
| MOUNSEY, Scott Thomas | Director | 2018-10-01 | Apr 1978 | British |
| WARDMAN, Gretchen | Director | 2019-08-13 | Feb 1966 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAGUIRE, William | Secretary | 2000-03-13 | 2001-04-06 |
| WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-03-10 | 2000-03-13 |
| MAGUIRE, Frank | Director | 2000-03-13 | 2001-04-06 |
| MAGUIRE, Jason James | Director | 2000-03-13 | 2001-04-06 |
| WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2000-03-10 | 2000-03-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr William Maguire | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mrs Julie Marie Maguire | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 137 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-07-08 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-07-08 MA Memorandum articles
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-02-09 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2026-02-09 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-12-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-07-08 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-07-08 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-07-08 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-07-08 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2025-03-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-03-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-03-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-12 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-03-12 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-03-12 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-03-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-03-24 | AD02 | address | Change sail address company with old address new address | |
| 2023-03-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.