MODERN COURTS (EAST ANGLIA) LIMITED
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Cash
£1.1m
-50.2% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
-£8.1k
-109.4% vs 2024
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£1.4m
+17.9% highest in 4 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £2,111,502 | £3,104,172 | £2,644,510 | £3,655,925 | +38.2% | |
| Operating profit | — | £1,020,550 | £860,588 | £1,186,656 | +37.9% | |
| Profit before tax | £857,038 | £1,332,282 | £1,181,317 | £1,392,197 | +17.9% | |
| Net profit | £536,816 | £829,656 | £663,510 | £806,538 | +21.6% | |
| Cash | £5,437,926 | £5,391,676 | £2,271,353 | £1,131,562 | -50.2% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £7,999,954 | £5,752,410 | -28.1% | |
| Net assets | -£101,721 | -£75,857 | £85,308 | -£8,058 | -109.4% | |
| Equity | -£101,721 | -£75,857 | £85,308 | -£8,058 | -109.4% | |
| Average employees | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | 32.9% | 32.5% | 32.5% | |
| Net margin | 25.4% | 26.7% | 25.1% | 22.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 10.8% | 20.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | 99.5% | 100.1% | |
| Current ratio | — | 2.29x | 1.97x | 1.75x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.23x | 1.17x | 1.88x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis notwithstanding net liabilities of £8,057 which the directors believe to be appropriate for the following reasons.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 34 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGERS LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2014-07-01 | — | — |
| BROOKING, David John | Director | 2012-08-08 | Jan 1967 | British |
| DAKPOE, Prince Yao | Director | 2024-05-14 | Dec 1979 | British |
| DIX, Carl Harvey | Director | 2023-11-07 | Jan 1966 | British |
| JAMES, Christopher | Director | 2026-05-01 | Jan 1968 | British |
Show 34 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIX, Carl Harvey | Secretary | 2023-11-07 | 2023-11-07 |
| STEVENS, Martin | Secretary | 2007-11-09 | 2013-05-15 |
| WEST, Robert Stuart | Secretary | 2006-10-02 | 2007-11-09 |
| CARILLION SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2002-10-29 | 2006-10-02 |
| HCP SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2013-05-15 | 2014-07-01 |
| MASONS SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-10-05 | 2002-10-29 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2001-10-05 | 2001-10-05 |
| ASHBROOK, Philip Peter | Director | 2014-07-25 | 2018-06-29 |
| BEAUCHAMP, Simon Richard Thorpe | Director | 2019-09-01 | 2026-04-30 |
| BRINDLEY, Nigel Anthony John | Director | 2004-02-13 | 2006-07-01 |
| BRINDLEY, Nigel Anthony John | Director | 2003-11-19 | 2004-02-13 |
| CAVILL, John Ivor | Director | 2016-04-19 | 2024-05-14 |
| CHRISTAKIS, Anastasios | Director | 2009-04-21 | 2010-03-05 |
| DEAN, Benjamin Christopher Jacob | Director | 2010-11-01 | 2012-08-08 |
| DICKSON, Duncan Elliot | Director | 2002-10-29 | 2003-11-19 |
| EDWARDS, Matthew James | Director | 2014-01-27 | 2016-12-16 |
| FARLEY, Graham | Director | 2006-07-12 | 2006-10-02 |
| FERNANDES, Milton Anthony | Director | 2002-10-29 | 2003-07-07 |
| FINEGAN, Andrea | Director | 2003-07-07 | 2004-03-22 |
| GREGSON, Anita Catherine | Director | 2009-04-21 | 2012-11-30 |
| HOILE, Richard David | Director | 2012-11-30 | 2014-07-25 |
| JACKSON, Anthony | Director | 2002-10-29 | 2006-06-19 |
| MCDONAGH, John | Director | 2006-10-02 | 2007-10-24 |
| PEARSON, Timothy Richard | Director | 2002-10-29 | 2005-05-05 |
| RITCHIE, Alan Campbell | Director | 2007-10-24 | 2009-04-21 |
| RYAN, Michael Joseph | Director | 2006-10-02 | 2009-04-21 |
| SHEEHAN, Richard Keith | Director | 2006-03-31 | 2010-11-01 |
| SHELDRAKE, Peter John | Director | 2018-06-29 | 2023-11-07 |
| SIDHU, Sabrina | Director | 2017-10-17 | 2019-09-01 |
| WARD, James William | Director | 2016-12-16 | 2017-03-31 |
| WARD, James William | Director | 2004-03-22 | 2014-01-27 |
| BIIF CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2010-03-05 | 2016-04-19 |
| MASONS NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-10-05 | 2002-10-29 |
| YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2001-10-05 | 2001-10-05 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Courts Holdings (East Anglia) Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 168 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-04 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-05-04 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-27 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-02-27 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-02-20 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-09-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-05 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-15 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-01-02 | CH04 | officers | Change corporate secretary company with change date | |
| 2023-11-14 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-14 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-14 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-14 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2023-10-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-06-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- Officers resigned
- 1
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.