HOUSTON COX CENTRAL LIMITED
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Cash
£6.9M
+17.1% vs 2024
Net assets
£13M
+0.4% vs 2024
Employees
263
-3.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£2.3M
+0.6% vs 2024
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
5-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-10-31
| Metric | Trend | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £30,704,000 | £40,218,000 | £38,054,000 | £25,181,000 | £34,592,000 | +37.4% | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £3,150,000 | £2,168,000 | £2,222,000 | +2.5% | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £3,257,000 | £2,319,000 | £2,332,000 | +0.6% | |
| Net profit | £2,913,000 | £1,797,000 | £2,517,000 | £1,732,000 | £1,755,000 | +1.3% | |
| Cash | £7,540,000 | £5,017,000 | £6,336,000 | £5,897,000 | £6,905,000 | +17.1% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £11,781,000 | £13,231,000 | £13,260,000 | +0.2% | |
| Net assets | £9,808,000 | £11,005,000 | £11,672,000 | £13,004,000 | £13,059,000 | +0.4% | |
| Equity | — | £11,005,000 | £11,672,000 | £13,004,000 | £13,059,000 | +0.4% | |
| Average employees | — | — | 56 | 272 | 263 | -3.3% | |
| Wages | — | — | £4,102,000 | £3,940,000 | £4,173,000 | +5.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £249,000 | £143,000 | £312,000 | +118.2% |
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 | 2021-10-31 | 2022-10-31 | 2023-10-31 | 2024-10-31 | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 8.3% | 8.6% | 6.4% | |
| Net margin | 9.5% | 4.5% | 6.6% | 6.9% | 5.1% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 26.7% | 16.4% | 16.8% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | 25.9% | 38.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 2.64x | 3.81x | 2.55x |
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
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The Directors have concluded that there is no material uncertainty and that they can continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BECKETT, Andrew Donald | Director | 2004-06-09 | Jun 1970 | British |
| MORRISROE, Brian Quinlan | Director | 2011-03-15 | Aug 1955 | British |
| SCARBROW, Elliot James | Director | 2025-06-05 | Feb 1981 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| COX, Nicholas Hugh | Secretary | 2004-06-09 | 2011-03-07 |
| KEMP, Mark Andrew | Secretary | 2016-02-10 | 2021-03-30 |
| MARAPAO, Gerard | Secretary | 2011-03-15 | 2016-02-10 |
| SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2004-06-09 | 2004-06-09 |
| COX, Nicholas Hugh | Director | 2004-06-09 | 2011-03-07 |
| MARAPAO, Gerard Olaivar | Director | 2011-03-15 | 2024-02-01 |
| MORRISROE, James Martin | Director | 2011-03-15 | 2012-11-29 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Cox Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-05-11 | Active |
| Mr Brian Quinlan Morrisroe | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-05-11 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 85 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-06-05 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-05-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-08-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-05-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-02-01 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-12-05 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-08-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-08-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-05-11 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-05-11 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2021-08-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-05-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-04-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-03-30 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2020-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
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.