COCKSEDGE BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2027-03-31 (in 10mo)
Last filed for 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-22 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-08
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£704K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£3M
Equity attributable
Employees
105
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2M
Period ending 2025-06-30
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2025-06-30
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £62,053,484 | £25,602,879 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£6,655,493 | £2,002,073 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | -£6,645,047 | £1,981,966 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | — | -£6,409,804 | £1,981,966 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | — | — | £1,395,399 | £704,338 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | — | — | £1,715,562 | £2,936,464 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | — | — | £671,636 | £2,653,602 | |
| Equity | £7,305,184 | £7,023,379 | £7,288,778 | £8,454,556 | £7,181,440 | £671,636 | £2,653,602 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | — | — | 112 | 105 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £4,252,319 | £1,979,638 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — | £552,040 | £280,405 |
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 2025-06-30 vs 2024-12-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-06-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | -10.7% | 7.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | -10.3% | 7.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | -387.9% | 68.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.07x | 1.16x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | -1718.88x | 25.85x |
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
- Knights Lowe 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.”
Group structure
- COCKSEDGE BUILDING CONTRACTORS LIMITED · parent
- ABS Build Limited 100%
- Latchingdon South Limited 100%
- Breck Gardens Limited 100%
- Lakenheath Developments Ltd 100%
- Burlingham Mill Partnership Limited 100%
Significant events
- “After a couple of difficult years in terms of financial results, the first half of 2025 has seen the company scale down operations to concentrate on delivering schemes and maximizing returns. The trading results over the period exceeded our budget and forecast, which the Directors are very pleased with.”
- “During 2024, we have been working on two passive house contracts, one of which is a large student accommodation scheme. Work has also commenced on large decarbonisation project. The company has invested heavily its fleet of electric vehicles with all company cars now either electric or hybrid. 18 electric vehicles are now leased compared to 17 at the end of 2023, plus 1 hybrid vehicle.”
- “On 30th January 2020 the entire issued share capital of NGB Construction Ltd was acquired by NGB Employee Ownership Trust ("EOT"). The EOT holds shares for the future benefit of the Company's employees. During the period ended 30th June 2025 gifts of £NIL (2024: £100,000) were made to the EOT by Cocksedge Building Contractors Limited.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 9 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHWORTH, Mark Anthony | Director | 2023-07-01 | Aug 1985 | British |
| BUCKINGHAM, Justin Peter | Director | 2014-08-15 | Oct 1971 | British |
| GEE, Graham Colin | Director | 2023-07-01 | May 1972 | British |
| NUGENT, Stephen Christopher | Director | 2005-11-30 | Feb 1977 | British |
| REEVE, Darren John | Director | 2023-12-01 | Oct 1970 | British |
| WOOD, Nigel Robert Lionel | Director | 2023-07-01 | Aug 1973 | British |
Show 9 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRANT, Timothy Andrew | Secretary | 2011-05-19 | 2024-08-09 |
| WARD, Ian | Secretary | 2000-06-05 | 2011-05-19 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2000-06-05 | 2000-06-05 |
| CHILLINGWORTH, David John | Director | 2002-01-31 | 2006-10-15 |
| COCKSEDGE, Edward William | Director | 2000-06-05 | 2005-11-22 |
| GEE, Graham Colin | Director | 2005-11-30 | 2009-01-31 |
| GRANT, Timothy Andrew | Director | 2009-10-01 | 2023-07-01 |
| ROGERS, Martin Paul | Director | 2001-12-21 | 2014-08-15 |
| WARD, Ian | Director | 2005-11-30 | 2011-05-19 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocksedge (Holdings) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 95 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2025-05-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-18 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-07-26 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-08-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-12-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-12-20 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2021-06-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
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.