CENTRAL POWER SERVICES (TOPCO) LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2026-07-23 (in 2mo)
Last made up 2025-07-09
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£303K
Latest balance sheet
Net assets
-£941K
Equity attributable
Employees
49
Average over period
Profit before tax
-£1M
Period ending 2025-03-31
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
2-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £4,195,977 | £8,755,133 | |
| Operating profit | -£318,419 | -£539,632 | |
| Profit before tax | -£781,005 | -£1,386,221 | |
| Net profit | -£724,895 | -£1,545,886 | |
| Cash | £1,001,873 | £303,048 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £9,111,217 | £7,962,263 | |
| Net assets | £605,105 | -£940,781 | |
| Equity | £605,105 | -£940,781 | |
| Average employees | 49 | 49 | |
| 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. About these numbers
Year-on-year
FY2024 → FY2025 · period ending 2025-03-31 vs 2024-03-31
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -7.6% | -6.2% | |
| Net margin | -17.3% | -17.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | -3.5% | -6.8% | |
| Current ratio | 0.83x | 0.70x | |
| Interest cover | -0.64x | -0.63x |
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 §1A
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Abridged
- Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)
- Auditor
- MHA
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Notwithstanding the Group's negative reserves of £2.27m, a loss after tax of £1.54m for the year, and consolidated net liabilities of £816k as at 31 March 2025, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. The directors consider this to be appropriate for the following reasons: [...] Accordingly, the directors have a reasonable expectation that the Group will have adequate resources to meet its obligations as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. Therefore, the financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- CENTRAL POWER SERVICES (TOPCO) LIMITED · parent
- CPS (Holdings) Limited 100%
- Central Power Services Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Since the reporting date, the Group has successfully refinanced its existing bank facilities, securing improved credit terms and reduced interest rates. In addition, post year-end, the Group's investors have provided £1.75 million in further funding. Investors have also agreed to defer interest payments in support of the Group's growth strategy and capital expenditure plans.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOVE, Paul James | Director | 2025-10-10 | Oct 1977 | British |
| KING, Anthony Clive Garner | Director | 2025-07-07 | Aug 1957 | British |
| RALPH, Richard | Director | 2025-03-31 | Feb 1992 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRAKEWELL, Stuart John | Director | 2023-07-13 | 2025-10-07 |
| POMROY, Matthew William | Director | 2023-09-04 | 2023-12-31 |
| VINCENT, Sophie Olivia | Director | 2023-12-31 | 2025-03-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foresight Regional Investment Iii L.P. | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-09-04 | Active |
| Mr Stuart John Brakewell | Individual | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2023-07-13 | Ceased 2023-09-04 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 24 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2025-10-10 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
- 2025-10-10 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-09-22 MA Memorandum articles
- 2023-09-22 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-10-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-10-10 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2025-10-10 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2025-10-10 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-08 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2025-07-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-07-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-03-31 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-10-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-01-11 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-11 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-11-16 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2023-10-04 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2023-09-22 | MA | incorporation | Memorandum articles | |
| 2023-09-22 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2023-09-12 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-09-12 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 8
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- 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.