DAVE COTTLE HOLDINGS LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-04 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-20
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£865K
-35.9% vs 2023
Net assets
£3M
+27.7% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
51
+4.1% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+52.2% vs 2023
Net assets
6-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
6-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | £11,332,897 | £11,778,089 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | £893,426 | £1,347,623 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | £857,355 | £1,304,798 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | — | £647,007 | £969,743 | |
| Cash | £290,247 | £21,043 | £12,674 | — | £1,349,430 | £865,435 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,469,059 | £1,243,625 | £1,446,130 | — | £4,787,239 | £3,694,367 | |
| Net assets | £1,268,573 | £900,179 | £963,803 | — | £2,415,099 | £3,084,842 | |
| Equity | £1,268,573 | £900,179 | £963,803 | £1,071,594 | £2,415,099 | £3,084,842 | |
| Average employees | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 49 | 51 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | £1,861,854 | £1,814,643 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — | £18,192 | £18,192 |
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
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Turnover
+3.9%
£11,332,897 £11,778,089
-
Cash
-35.9%
£1,349,430 £865,435
-
Net assets
+27.7%
£2,415,099 £3,084,842
highest in 5 filed years
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Employees
+4.1%
49 51
highest in 5 filed years
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Operating profit
+50.8%
£893,426 £1,347,623
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Profit before tax
+52.2%
£857,355 £1,304,798
-
Wages
-2.5%
£1,861,854 £1,814,643
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 | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | 7.9% | 11.4% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | 5.7% | 8.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | 18.7% | 36.5% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | — | — | — | 64.0% | 57.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | 2.94x | 1.65x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | 22.86x | 25.14x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Livesey Spottiswood Ltd
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The group's trading is to some degree linked to the performance of the UK economy especially within the housing market. To mitigate against such risks, management ensure there are a diverse range of core operations such as the commercial works and local authority contracts to reduce exposure. Any housing developments undertaken are phased according to the sales and market tolerance therefore mitigating the impact of a downturn in the housing market. As a group we also ensure there is a mix of open market housing and social housing.”
Group structure
- DAVE COTTLE HOLDINGS LIMITED · parent
- Dave Cottle Civil Engineering Limited 100%
- Dave Cottle Homes Ltd 100%
- Dave Cottle Homes (Llanrhaeadr) Ltd 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COTTLE, Philip Waterson | Secretary | 2008-12-08 | — | British |
| COTTLE, Andrew Waterson | Director | 2008-12-08 | May 1972 | British |
| COTTLE, Philip Waterson | Director | 2008-12-08 | Aug 1974 | British |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| HURWORTH, Aderyn | Director | 2008-12-08 | 2008-12-08 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Andrew Waterson Cottle | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr Philip Waterson Cottle | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 50 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2023-12-08 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-25 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2022-12-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-05-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2022-01-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2020-12-23 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-09-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2019-12-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2018-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-07-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type unaudited abridged | |
| 2018-01-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2018-01-25 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2018-01-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2018-01-25 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control |
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.