COLX LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-09-30 (in 4mo)
Last filed for 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-05-01 (in 1y)
Last made up 2026-04-17
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£7M
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
£24M
Equity attributable
Employees
511
Average over period
Profit before tax
£2M
Period ending 2024-12-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2024-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £11,811,502 | £40,811,071 | |
| Operating profit | £638,481 | £4,867,397 | |
| Profit before tax | £414,797 | £1,951,776 | |
| Net profit | £289,476 | £1,804,168 | |
| Cash | £2,777,642 | £6,582,616 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £13,669,296 | £67,544,480 | |
| Net assets | £289,576 | £24,293,847 | |
| Equity | £289,576 | £24,293,847 | |
| Average employees | 320 | 511 | |
| Wages | £4,678,916 | £16,032,662 | |
| Directors' remuneration | £1,046,176 | £704,442 |
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
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.4% | 11.9% | |
| Net margin | 2.5% | 4.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | 4.7% | 7.2% | |
| Current ratio | 1.72x | 1.88x | |
| Interest cover | 1.82x | 1.56x |
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
- COLX LIMITED 2024-03-30 → present
- EQUITABLE VENTURES LIMITED 2023-05-29 → 2024-03-30
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 101
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Langtons Professional Services Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In determining the appropriate basis of preparation for the annual report and financial statements for the period ended 31 December 2024, the Group's Directors ("the Directors") are required to consider whether the Group can continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, being a period of at least 12 months following the approval of these financial statements. The forecasts prepared by the Directors show that the Group has the ability to continue to operate with the funding facilities available to it for a period of at least 12 months from signing of these financial statements. The Directors therefore consider it appropriate for the financial statements to be prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- COLX LIMITED · parent
- Equita Limited 100%
- Ross & Roberts Limited 100%
- Stirling Park LLP 100%
- Jacobs Enforcement Limited 100%
- Equitable Holdings Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 30 April 2024, the Company acquired Jacobs Enforcement Limited, which began trading on 1 May 2024. Jacobs Enforcement Limited has been fully consolidated into the Group's financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.”
- “The acquisition has delivered strategic benefits, including the ability to share resources, expertise, and operational efficiencies across the Group. The Group now comprises a broader portfolio of enforcement and debt recovery businesses serving professional markets such as local authorities, legal professionals, and commercial property managers.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
6 active · 1 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B & C COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2023-05-29 | — | — |
| JACOBS, Paula Mary | Director | 2024-05-01 | Apr 1971 | British |
| JACOBS, Simon Andrew | Director | 2024-05-01 | May 1967 | British |
| LYNN, Robert Craig | Director | 2026-04-16 | Dec 1995 | South African |
| MAIN, Steven Barry | Director | 2023-05-29 | Jan 1971 | South African |
| MULLIN, Christopher Brendan | Director | 2023-05-29 | Sep 1972 | Irish |
Show 1 resigned officer
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYNN, Mark William | Director | 2023-05-29 | 2026-04-16 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equitable Ventures Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-04-30 | Active |
| Mr Simon Andrew Jacobs | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-04-30 | Active |
| Ms Paula Mary Jacobs | Individual | Significant influence | 2024-04-30 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 30 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-05-07 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2026-04-17 | RPCH01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-04-16 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2026-04-16 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-05-28 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-04-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-03 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-05-10 | SH10 | capital | Capital variation of rights attached to shares | |
| 2024-05-10 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-09 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-09 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-05-09 | PSC09 | persons-with-significant-control | Withdrawal of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2024-05-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-08 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-05-07 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-05-07 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 7
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.