CPS BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-05-23 (this month)
Last made up 2025-05-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£3M
+47.5% vs 2023
Net assets
£2M
-72.1% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
175
+15.1% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£5M
+36.4% highest in 4 filed years
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £24,561,846 | £30,437,534 | £35,793,966 | £49,574,897 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £4,070,370 | £5,128,922 | £3,781,980 | £5,193,790 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £4,066,500 | £5,105,019 | £3,816,901 | £5,204,709 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £3,378,558 | £4,292,356 | £2,890,104 | £3,750,668 | |
| Cash | — | — | £5,488,219 | £4,197,521 | £2,028,199 | £2,991,139 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £6,154,475 | £8,916,685 | £8,975,177 | £2,644,869 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £5,242,969 | £8,284,316 | £8,671,187 | £2,421,855 | |
| Equity | £1,808,961 | £2,473,411 | £5,242,969 | £8,284,316 | £8,671,187 | £2,421,855 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 109 | 120 | 152 | 175 | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,384,003 | £4,950,074 | £6,127,432 | £7,779,847 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £26,400 | £32,561 | £319,498 | £397,880 |
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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-12-31 vs 2023-12-31
-
Turnover
+38.5%
£35,793,966 £49,574,897
highest in 4 filed years
-
Cash
+47.5%
£2,028,199 £2,991,139
-
Net assets
-72.1%
£8,671,187 £2,421,855
lowest in 4 filed years
-
Employees
+15.1%
152 175
highest in 4 filed years
-
Operating profit
+37.3%
£3,781,980 £5,193,790
highest in 4 filed years
-
Profit before tax
+36.4%
£3,816,901 £5,204,709
highest in 4 filed years
-
Wages
+27%
£6,127,432 £7,779,847
highest in 4 filed years
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2019-01-31 | 2020-01-31 | 2021-01-31 | 2022-01-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 16.6% | 16.9% | 10.6% | 10.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 13.8% | 14.1% | 8.1% | 7.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 66.1% | 57.5% | 42.1% | 196.4% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 50.9% | 84.6% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 1.95x | 1.12x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 297.85x | 212.54x | 202.43x | 205.46x |
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
- CPS BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED 2015-10-30 → present
- CAMBRIDGE PIPED SERVICES LTD 2002-01-25 → 2015-10-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Grant Thornton UK LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have adopted the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. In assessing whether the going concern assumption is appropriate, the Directors have taken into account all relevant information about the current status of the business operations. The Directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future and for at least 12 months following the approval of these financial statements.”
Significant events
- “During the year, the Company opened a branch in Oxford. This decision was based on existing demand for our services in the region and we anticipate that this presence will support further growth in the coming years.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 12 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONNELLY, Liam | Director | 2018-02-01 | Apr 1985 | British |
| LOWE, Charles Richard | Director | 2023-12-14 | Jan 1984 | British |
Show 12 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREEMAN, Genevre Suzanne | Secretary | 2005-04-15 | 2009-02-10 |
| POWELL, Juliet Lisa | Secretary | 2002-01-28 | 2005-04-15 |
| INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2002-01-25 | 2002-01-25 |
| BISHOP, Nadine Sarah | Director | 2023-02-01 | 2023-07-28 |
| DOWLEY, Myles Justin Hugo | Director | 2023-12-06 | 2025-10-08 |
| POWELL, Juliet Lisa | Director | 2002-01-28 | 2005-04-15 |
| RUST, Emma | Director | 2016-04-01 | 2022-09-01 |
| RUST, James Edward Alistair | Director | 2002-01-28 | 2022-09-01 |
| SIMPSON-DENT, Jonathan Andrew | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2023-12-14 |
| SIMS, Mark | Director | 2009-02-02 | 2012-04-23 |
| SULMAN, Nicola | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2022-11-15 |
| INCORPORATE DIRECTORS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2002-01-25 | 2002-01-25 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andwis Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-09-01 | Active |
| Mr James Rust | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-09-01 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 114 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-12-04 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-12-02 CC04 Statement of companys objects
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-10-08 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-04 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-12-02 | CC04 | change-of-constitution | Statement of companys objects | |
| 2024-11-25 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2024-11-15 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-24 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-15 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company previous shortened | |
| 2023-12-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-12-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-11-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-06-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-02-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-11-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- 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.