CIVILS AND DRAINAGE SUPPLIES LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-07-31 (in 2mo)
Last filed for 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-06-09 (in 1mo)
Last made up 2025-05-26
Watchouts
Cash
£5M
-5.3% vs 2023
Net assets
£9M
-2.2% vs 2023
Employees
22
+4.8% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
£3M
+5.6% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 PSCs ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £12,840,161 | — | £17,674,235 | £16,248,702 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £2,115,724 | — | £2,422,566 | £2,500,673 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £2,103,787 | — | £2,448,055 | £2,585,924 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £1,702,546 | — | £1,889,991 | £1,915,323 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £3,193,008 | — | £5,152,977 | £4,879,897 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | — | £6,470,164 | — | £9,526,227 | £9,311,940 | |
| Net assets | — | — | — | £6,465,705 | — | £9,498,442 | £9,289,633 | |
| Equity | £2,708,052 | £3,763,167 | £4,984,929 | £6,465,705 | £8,076,698 | £9,498,442 | £9,289,633 | |
| Average employees | — | — | — | 15 | — | 21 | 22 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £607,811 | — | £757,077 | £799,095 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £239,025 | — | £106,719 | £82,749 |
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 2024-10-31 vs 2023-10-31
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Turnover
-8.1%
£17,674,235 £16,248,702
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Cash
-5.3%
£5,152,977 £4,879,897
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Net assets
-2.2%
£9,498,442 £9,289,633
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Employees
+4.8%
21 22
highest in 3 filed years
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Operating profit
+3.2%
£2,422,566 £2,500,673
highest in 3 filed years
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Profit before tax
+5.6%
£2,448,055 £2,585,924
highest in 3 filed years
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Wages
+5.6%
£757,077 £799,095
highest in 3 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 | 2018-10-31 | 2019-10-31 | 2020-10-31 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 16.5% | — | 13.7% | 15.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 13.3% | — | 10.7% | 11.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 32.7% | — | 25.4% | 26.9% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | — | 24.9% | 27.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 4.01x | 3.59x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 177.24x | — | 242.35x | 249.27x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- CIVILS AND DRAINAGE SUPPLIES LIMITED 2007-07-20 → present
- CIVILS AND DRAINAGE SUPLIES LIMITED 2004-06-29 → 2007-07-20
- UK CIVILS AND DRAINAGE PRODUCTS LTD 2004-05-26 → 2004-06-29
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Consilium 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.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOGAN, Derek Johnstone | Director | 2017-12-12 | Sep 1977 | British |
| MCKEATING, Gary | Director | 2017-12-12 | Aug 1977 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAIG, Gary Murray | Secretary | 2005-08-09 | 2017-12-12 |
| MCDOWELL, Philip John | Secretary | 2004-05-26 | 2013-09-30 |
| LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-05-26 | 2004-05-26 |
| CRAIG, Gary Murray | Director | 2005-08-09 | 2024-06-17 |
| CUMMINGS, John | Director | 2016-09-22 | 2017-12-12 |
| MCDOWELL, Philip John | Director | 2004-05-26 | 2017-12-12 |
| LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2004-05-26 | 2004-05-26 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gary Mckeating | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-12 | Ceased 2024-06-17 |
| Mr Derek Johnstone Logan | Individual | Significant influence | 2017-12-12 | Ceased 2024-06-17 |
| Civils & Drainage Supplies (Group) Limited | Corporate entity | Significant influence | 2017-12-12 | Ceased 2024-06-17 |
| Mr Gary Murray Craig | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-01-01 |
| Mr John Cummings | Individual | ownership-of-shares-25-to-50-percent-as-firm | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2017-12-12 |
| Cdu Supplies Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 86 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-05-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-18 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-06-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-18 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-18 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-05-30 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-05-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-06-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-28 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2020-06-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- 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.