COBALT CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED
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Cash
£134k
-14.6% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£2m
-5.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
40
-4.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
-£56k
+87.7% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £6,393,802 | £8,840,675 | £4,942,436 | £4,411,199 | -10.7% | |
| Operating profit | £37,510 | £351,739 | -£469,812 | -£40,382 | +91.4% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,584 | £351,879 | -£458,143 | -£56,369 | +87.7% | |
| Net profit | -£152,937 | £358,086 | -£458,143 | £8,360 | +101.8% | |
| Cash | £233,382 | £197,692 | £156,945 | £134,064 | -14.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,494,405 | £2,847,112 | £2,098,156 | £1,975,801 | -5.8% | |
| Net assets | £2,487,932 | £2,846,018 | £2,098,156 | £1,975,801 | -5.8% | |
| Equity | £2,487,932 | £2,846,018 | £2,098,156 | £1,975,801 | -5.8% | |
| Average employees | 56 | 67 | 42 | 40 | -4.8% | |
| Wages | £3,222,440 | £3,943,102 | £2,989,576 | £2,828,711 | -5.4% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £83,145 | £28,592 | -65.6% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | — | £398 | £398 | 0% |
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 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 0.6% | 4.0% | -9.5% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | -2.4% | 4.1% | -9.3% | 0.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | 1.5% | 12.4% | -22.4% | -2.0% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 62.8% | 55.5% | 63.8% | 68.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.56x | 1.45x | |
| Interest cover | 0.96x | — | -5.77x | -0.32x |
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
- Albert Goodman LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Having reviewed those forecasts, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operation and meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least twelve months from the date these financial statements are approved.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROWE, Timothy Scott | Director | 2001-09-13 | Jul 1975 | British |
| WAKEFIELD, James Thornton | Director | 2026-05-01 | Dec 1975 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROWE, Braham Ashley | Secretary | 2001-09-13 | 2011-03-21 |
| WALKER, Adam | Secretary | 2011-03-21 | 2025-02-03 |
| RM REGISTRARS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2001-09-13 | 2001-09-13 |
| WALKER, Adam Richard | Director | 2001-10-03 | 2025-02-03 |
| RM NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2001-09-13 | 2001-09-13 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Adam Richard Walker | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2025-04-25 |
| Mr Timothy Scott Rowe | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 125 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-08-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-05-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-07 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-03-02 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-02-26 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2026-01-12 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-12-31 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2025-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-22 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-05-22 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-03-10 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2025-02-24 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-02-24 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-06 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2024-11-18 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-10-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-10-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 7
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.