INCOL LTD
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-01-19 (in 8mo)
Last made up 2026-01-05
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£2M
-28% vs 2023
Net assets
£4M
+19.3% highest in 5 filed years
Employees
108
+6.9% highest in 5 filed years
Profit before tax
£1M
+9% vs 2023
Net assets
5-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
5-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2019-12-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | £14,385,831 | £17,750,754 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | £998,516 | £1,080,275 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | £978,670 | £1,067,016 | |
| Net profit | — | — | — | £768,101 | £798,306 | |
| Cash | — | — | — | £2,470,832 | £1,779,703 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £1,134,894 | £2,015,919 | £2,028,765 | £4,494,212 | £4,635,777 | |
| Net assets | £1,134,894 | £1,562,686 | £1,603,418 | £3,597,026 | £4,291,443 | |
| Equity | £1,134,894 | £1,562,686 | £1,603,418 | £3,597,026 | £4,291,443 | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 108 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | £2,613,608 | £3,371,452 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | £21,532 | £26,867 |
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
+23.4%
£14,385,831 £17,750,754
-
Cash
-28%
£2,470,832 £1,779,703
-
Net assets
+19.3%
£3,597,026 £4,291,443
highest in 5 filed years
-
Employees
+6.9%
101 108
highest in 5 filed years
-
Operating profit
+8.2%
£998,516 £1,080,275
-
Profit before tax
+9%
£978,670 £1,067,016
-
Wages
+29%
£2,613,608 £3,371,452
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | 6.9% | 6.1% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | 5.3% | 4.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | 22.2% | 23.3% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | 1.66x | 1.58x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | 32.35x | 43.44x |
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
- Dains Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the Group's or the parent Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Group structure
- INCOL LTD · parent
- Collaborate & Innovate Limited 1%
Significant events
- “The group delivered strong sales growth in 2024, with orders increasing by £3.4m to £17.8m (2023, £14.4m).”
- “The group has made significant investments in operational infrastructure, systems, and process over the last three fiscal years.”
- “In 2024 we have extended this reach to include care leavers. Cosy continue to spend 10% of its profits via the Cosy Foundation which support community projects in the UK and across the globe.”
- “During 2024 Cosy was recognised with two leading industry awards as supplier of the year: The Education Resource Awards (ERA) and the NMT Nursery Awards Supplier of the Year for Equipment and Services.”
- “Alongside our recertification of our ISO 14001 standard (Environmental Management Systems), our drive for continuous improvement means that work is underway to expand the scope to cover ISO 9001 (Quality Management Systems).”
- “In addition to ISO14001, Cosy has achieved FSC Chain of Custody accreditation and is committed to Scope 3 emissions reporting in 2025.”
- “We continue to scale up our sales and marketing function with the recruitment of a Head of International Sales based in our newly opened office in the Netherlands.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELLSE, Amanda | Secretary | 2012-07-04 | — | — |
| ELLSE, Peter John | Director | 2012-07-04 | Jan 1971 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Peter John Ellse | Individual | Shares 75–100% | 2016-07-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 49 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-11-28 MA Memorandum articles
- 2025-11-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2026-01-05 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-12-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-01 | SH08 | capital | Capital name of class of shares | |
| 2025-11-28 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-11-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-09-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-06-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-07-10 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type micro entity | |
| 2022-07-04 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-04 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-10-04 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2021-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type micro entity | |
| 2021-07-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-12-16 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 9
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.