COOPER PARRY ADVISORY LIMITED
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Cash
£2.2M
+38.9% vs 2024
Net assets
£28M
-4.4% vs 2024
Employees
655
+43.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.6M
+121.8% 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 | £43,349,858 | £69,891,132 | +61.2% | |
| Operating profit | -£7,450,346 | £1,607,932 | +121.6% | |
| Profit before tax | -£7,425,287 | £1,619,567 | +121.8% | |
| Net profit | -£7,302,471 | -£1,309,542 | +82.1% | |
| Cash | £1,576,074 | £2,188,831 | +38.9% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £30,936,677 | £31,016,112 | +0.3% | |
| Net assets | £29,803,731 | £28,494,189 | -4.4% | |
| Equity | £29,803,731 | £28,494,189 | -4.4% | |
| Average employees | 457 | 655 | +43.3% | |
| Wages | £22,540,693 | £31,324,619 | +39% | |
| 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 | 2024-04-30 | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -17.2% | 2.3% | |
| Net margin | -16.8% | -1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | -24.1% | 5.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 66.6% | 77.0% | |
| Current ratio | 0.48x | 0.51x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes the continuing intragroup trading support of the Cooper Parry entities. These entities will defer, if necessary, their intragroup debtor balance in favour of other creditors in order to maintain the Company as a going concern.”
Group structure
- COOPER PARRY ADVISORY LIMITED · parent
- Snapshot Software Limited 100%
- Cooper Parry Trustees Limited 100%
- Horizon Accounts Limited 100%
- Cooper Parry Law LLP 100%
Significant events
- “On 31 July 2025 the Company acquired the trade and assets of CavanaghKelly's advisory business. Due to the proximity of the acquisition date to the date that these financial statements are authorised for issue, the accounting for the business combination is incomplete.”
- “On 1 August 2025 the Company acquired the share capital of Fellwood Advisory Limited. Due to the proximity of the acquisition date to the date that these financial statements are authorised for issue, the accounting for the business combination is incomplete.”
- “On 19 August 2025 the Company acquired the share capital of Liberty Coporate Finance Associates Limited and its subsidaires. Due to the proximity of the acquisition date to the date that these financial statements are authorised for issue, the accounting for the business combination is incomplete.”
- “On 10 October 2025 the Company acquired the share capital of Hutcheon Mearns Limited. Due to the proximity of the acquisition date to the date that these financial statements are authorised for issue, the accounting for the business combination is incomplete.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 0 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATKINS, Simon | Director | 2022-03-30 | Oct 1975 | British |
| CHEATHAM, Adrian Paul | Director | 2022-03-30 | Oct 1971 | British |
| PARNELL, James David | Director | 2022-03-30 | Jan 1978 | British |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Parry Group Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-12-06 | Active |
| Cooper Parry Group Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-03-30 | Ceased 2022-12-06 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 28 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-08-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2024-01-30 MA Memorandum articles
- 2024-01-30 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-05-05 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2023-05-05 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-01-14 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-01-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-08-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-08-20 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2025-08-06 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-04-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-02-04 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-09-19 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-30 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2024-01-30 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-01-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-01-24 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-10-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-31 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2023-05-05 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-05-05 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-04-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-01-14 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-01-14 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 1
- 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.