CORE HIGHWAYS (SOUTHEAST) LIMITED
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Cash
£518K
-71.4% vs 2024
Net assets
£809K
-54.8% vs 2024
Employees
171
-1.7% vs 2024
Profit before tax
-£1.3M
-10.8% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-04-30
| Metric | Trend | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £16,375,417 | £18,723,778 | +14.3% | |
| Operating profit | -£1,029,704 | -£1,207,087 | -17.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£1,179,542 | -£1,306,757 | -10.8% | |
| Net profit | -£905,252 | -£979,872 | -8.2% | |
| Cash | £1,808,274 | £517,767 | -71.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £3,901,784 | £2,153,988 | -44.8% | |
| Net assets | £1,788,381 | £808,509 | -54.8% | |
| Equity | £1,788,381 | £808,509 | -54.8% | |
| Average employees | 174 | 171 | -1.7% | |
| Wages | £6,639,326 | £7,669,848 | +15.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £216,470 | £118,583 | -45.2% |
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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -6.3% | -6.4% | |
| Net margin | -5.5% | -5.2% | |
| Return on capital employed | -26.4% | -56.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.93x | 0.83x | |
| Interest cover | -6.87x | -12.11x |
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 1 time since incorporation
- CORE HIGHWAYS (SOUTHEAST) LIMITED 2024-01-10 → present
- MLP TRAFFIC LTD 2017-09-11 → 2024-01-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- RSM UK Audit LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are confident that the steps that they have taken to mitigate associated risk will ensure that the company's group is well positioned to continue to trade throughout the current uncertain economic environment. They have therefore concluded that there is no material uncertainty about the ability of the company and group to continue as a going concern and that it remains appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “The business improved during the year under review and sales increased from £16.4m to £18.7m. Gross margin saw challenges from price increases in labour, fuel and materials.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 14 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONSULTANCY EXPRESS (UK) LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2019-09-20 | — | — |
| DIX, James Scott | Director | 2025-01-22 | Sep 1980 | British |
| EAST, Daniel James | Director | 2019-07-18 | Sep 1979 | British |
| PAVEY, Jason Edward | Director | 2024-08-02 | Dec 1970 | British |
| SMYTH, Alastair | Director | 2025-09-22 | Nov 1973 | British |
| VARLEY, Dennis | Director | 2019-07-18 | Oct 1968 | British |
Show 14 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUSSON, Terence David | Secretary | 2019-07-18 | 2025-05-31 |
| SHEPHERD, Kevin | Secretary | 2018-01-02 | 2019-07-18 |
| DEW, Guy Richard Roderick | Director | 2019-07-18 | 2019-10-01 |
| HARTMAN, Michael Henry | Director | 2019-11-01 | 2022-09-01 |
| KENNEDY, Michael Patrick | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2023-10-06 |
| LAMBERT, James Mervyn | Director | 2018-01-02 | 2019-07-18 |
| LAMBERT, Mervyn | Director | 2017-09-11 | 2019-07-18 |
| MCLAREN, Ian | Director | 2023-10-02 | 2025-01-22 |
| MOTEN, Jennifer Christine | Director | 2023-09-11 | 2025-06-30 |
| MUSSON, Terence David | Director | 2019-07-18 | 2025-05-31 |
| SHEPHERD, Kevin | Director | 2018-01-02 | 2019-07-18 |
| STEWART, Elizabeth Ann Kathleen, Ms. | Director | 2022-02-01 | 2025-10-07 |
| VARLEY, Dennis Norman | Director | 2018-01-02 | 2019-07-18 |
| WILLIAMS, Andrew Ross | Director | 2021-05-01 | 2022-10-14 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Traffic Services Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2021-04-30 | Active |
| Core Highways Acquisitions Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2019-07-18 | Ceased 2021-04-30 |
| Mervyn Lambert Plant Ltd | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100% | 2017-09-11 | Ceased 2019-07-18 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 78 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2026-03-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2026-03-20 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-20 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2026-03-20 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2026-03-20 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2026-03-20 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2026-03-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2026-03-17 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2026-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-07 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-09-29 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-09-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-03 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-07-02 | TM02 | officers | Termination secretary company with name termination date | |
| 2025-06-30 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-01-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-01-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-10-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-08-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 14
- Capital events
- 3
- 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.