COLUMBUS MIDCO LIMITED
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Cash
£1K
0% vs 2023
Net assets
-£16M
-10.7% vs 2023
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1.6M
-10% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£3,000 | -£3,000 | 0% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,436,000 | -£1,580,000 | -10% | |
| Net profit | -£1,436,000 | -£1,580,000 | -10% | |
| Cash | £1,000 | £1,000 | 0% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £4,103,000 | £4,100,000 | -0.1% | |
| Net assets | -£14,769,000 | -£16,349,000 | -10.7% | |
| Equity | -£14,769,000 | -£16,349,000 | -10.7% | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
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 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -0.1% | -0.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.68x | 2.69x | |
| Interest cover | -0.00x | -0.00x |
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
- Crowe U.K. LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis. In forming their conclusion, the directors have considered the future profit projections and cash flows of the business, as well as considering any mitigating actions that could be taken by the board to preserve liquidity for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements, should this be required.”
Group structure
- COLUMBUS MIDCO LIMITED · parent
- Columbus Bidco Limited 100%
- Explore Learning Limited 100%
- Explore Horizons Incorporated 100%
Significant events
- “Since the year end, the group has successfully refinanced and extended these facilities, with the bank facility now extended to December 2028, and the shareholder loan notes extended to October 2029.”
- “Subsequent to the balance sheet date, on 28 March 2025, the Group renewed its existing bank facilities, which were due to expire on 30 September 2025. In addition the redemption date of the unsecured loan notes has been extended to 31 October 2029.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 10 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TITCOMB, Paul Andrew | Secretary | 2025-07-29 | — | — |
| CANDOLFI, Yaelle | Director | 2024-06-13 | Jan 1979 | Swiss |
| HAYCOX, Lisa Marie | Director | 2016-01-26 | Apr 1981 | British |
| KELLY, David Thomas | Director | 2021-07-19 | Sep 1963 | British,Irish |
| LIGHT, Craig Jonathan | Director | 2014-04-01 | Jun 1979 | British |
| MILLS, William Stabb | Director | 2012-08-15 | Oct 1966 | British |
| REYNOLDS, Richard Zak | Director | 2023-03-29 | Oct 1988 | British |
Show 10 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUSTIN, Toby Warwick | Secretary | 2019-07-24 | 2025-07-29 |
| COTTERILL, Susan | Secretary | 2014-01-17 | 2015-12-31 |
| EVERARD, Lucy Jane | Secretary | 2017-10-13 | 2019-07-24 |
| GILES, Simon Kenneth | Secretary | 2012-08-22 | 2014-01-17 |
| OSBORN, Matthew John | Secretary | 2016-01-01 | 2017-07-27 |
| RICHARDS, Hayleigh Claire | Secretary | 2017-07-27 | 2017-10-13 |
| GILES, Simon Kenneth | Director | 2012-08-15 | 2014-01-17 |
| HICKS, Robert Cerdic William | Director | 2012-08-15 | 2020-09-21 |
| KELSEY, Alan | Director | 2013-09-24 | 2020-12-31 |
| SCOTT, Catriona Jane | Director | 2018-07-01 | 2023-08-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Topco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors, Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 81 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-09-12 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2025-08-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-06 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-06 | AP03 | officers | Appoint person secretary company with name date | |
| 2025-04-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-08-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-06-24 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-06-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-20 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-08-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-21 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-06 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-01-05 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-09-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-11-30 | 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
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 1
- 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.