COLUMBIA BRACKNELL LIMITED
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Cash
£7K
+914.7% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£15M
-19.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
—
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£2.4M
+30.1% highest in 3 filed years
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Material uncertainty over going concern
The Company relies on its ultimate parent company for financial support, which is not guaranteed. Its property serves as security for its Immediate Parent Company's loan. If the Immediate Parent Company is unable to continue as a going concern, its lenders may seek to exercise rights over the Company's property. This indicates a material uncertainty.
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Going-concern uncertainty disclosed
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Real Estate median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £801,189 | £595,641 | £519,230 | -12.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£3,150,720 | -£2,213,296 | -£1,129,684 | +49% | |
| Profit before tax | -£4,145,871 | -£3,450,865 | -£2,413,124 | +30.1% | |
| Net profit | -£4,145,871 | -£3,451,034 | -£2,413,124 | +30.1% | |
| Cash | £93 | £686 | £6,961 | +914.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,622,129 | £7,484,945 | £6,621,466 | -11.5% | |
| Net assets | -£8,977,490 | -£12,428,524 | -£14,841,648 | -19.4% | |
| Equity | -£8,977,490 | — | -£14,841,648 | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | £0 | £0 | £0 | — |
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 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -32.7% | -29.6% | -17.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 189.6% | 256.0% | — | |
| Current ratio | 1.43x | 0.14x | 0.12x | |
| Interest cover | -3.16x | -1.79x | -0.88x |
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. Margin ratios are hidden where reported turnover is too small relative to profit to yield a meaningful figure — typical of holding companies whose income is mostly subsidiary dividends rather than trading revenue. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Material uncertainty disclosed
“The Company relies on its ultimate parent company for financial support, which is not guaranteed. Its property serves as security for its Immediate Parent Company's loan. If the Immediate Parent Company is unable to continue as a going concern, its lenders may seek to exercise rights over the Company's property. This indicates a material uncertainty.”
Significant events
- “On 15 May 2026, the Company exchanged for the sale of The Columbia Centre, Station Road, Bracknell to a third party. The expected date of completion is July 2026.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 4 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FULLER, David | Secretary | 2017-10-16 | — | — |
| FULLER, David Francis | Director | 2021-07-01 | Apr 1977 | British |
| MILLET, Alain Gustave Paul | Director | 2017-10-16 | Jan 1968 | French |
| STOKES, Henry Armstrong Allen | Director | 2026-01-05 | Aug 1974 | British |
| WIDLUND, Fredrik Jonas | Director | 2017-10-16 | Mar 1968 | Swedish |
Show 4 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIRKMAN, Andrew Michael David | Director | 2019-07-01 | 2026-01-05 |
| KLOTZ, Erik Henry | Director | 2017-10-16 | 2019-08-14 |
| WHITELEY, John Howard | Director | 2017-10-16 | 2019-06-30 |
| WIGZELL, Simon Laborda | Director | 2017-10-16 | 2021-06-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cls Uk Property Finance Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2020-09-23 | Active |
| Cls Holdings Plc | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2017-10-16 | Ceased 2020-09-23 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 40 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2020-10-13 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-06-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-01-15 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-01-15 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-01-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-08-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-06-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type small | |
| 2024-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-08-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-06-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-09-14 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-07-20 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-06-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2021-01-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2021-01-25 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2020-10-13 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 6
- 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.