CUNNINGHAM COVERS LIMITED
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Cash
£2.1M
+8.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£7.5M
+12.8% vs 2024
Employees
95
+4.4% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£1.3M
+57.6% vs 2024
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £9,591,617 | £11,108,369 | +15.8% | |
| Operating profit | £793,281 | £1,271,176 | +60.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £805,375 | £1,269,492 | +57.6% | |
| Net profit | £797,158 | £852,048 | +6.9% | |
| Cash | £1,948,509 | £2,115,906 | +8.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,691,128 | £7,847,395 | +17.3% | |
| Net assets | £6,646,514 | £7,498,562 | +12.8% | |
| Equity | £6,646,514 | £7,498,562 | +12.8% | |
| Average employees | 91 | 95 | +4.4% | |
| Wages | £2,721,663 | £3,199,253 | +17.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £300,231 | £282,055 | -6.1% |
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 | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 8.3% | 11.4% | |
| Net margin | 8.3% | 7.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | 11.9% | 16.2% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 16.2% | 15.4% | |
| Current ratio | 4.66x | 6.34x |
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
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- MBS Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the director's use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. We have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the group's ability to continue as a going concern.”
Group structure
- CUNNINGHAM COVERS LIMITED · parent
- — 100%
Significant events
- “The directors consider the performance in the year and the year end financial position to be satisfactory despite prevailing global economic and market conditions.”
- “The company continues to invest heavily in research and development.”
- “The company has continued to grow its workforce and has secured a number of significant contracts in both domestic and export markets.”
- “The strategic focus of the company is to develop expertise and create more opportunities in high-growth sectors across multiple geographic locations. Recruitment and the continued development of staff are fundamental to achieving this objective.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
7 active · 3 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUNNINGHAM, Glenda | Secretary | 1987-07-06 | — | British |
| CUNNINGHAM, David | Director | 2015-08-28 | Apr 1970 | British |
| CUNNINGHAM, Glenda | Director | 1987-07-06 | Mar 1945 | British |
| CUNNINGHAM, Gordon | Director | 1987-07-06 | Apr 1944 | British |
| HAMILTON, Trevor | Director | 2015-08-28 | Sep 1963 | British |
| MITCHELL, Rodney Mark | Director | 2026-02-03 | May 1965 | British |
| SAMPSON, Ivor John Thomas | Director | 2015-08-28 | Mar 1955 | British |
Show 3 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUNNINGHAM, Paul | Director | 2015-08-28 | 2021-12-31 |
| MCBRIDE, Martin Gerald | Director | 2022-09-01 | 2025-10-28 |
| MCGINNIS C.B.E, William, Dr | Director | 2014-11-17 | 2022-01-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Gordon Cunningham | Individual | Shares 50–75% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
| Mr David Gordon Cunningham | Individual | Significant influence | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 115 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-18 | RP01PSC01 | miscellaneous | Legacy | |
| 2026-02-09 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-11-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-11-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-05-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-01-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-01 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2024-06-01 | CH03 | officers | Change person secretary company with change date | |
| 2024-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-06-01 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-05-31 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-01-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-18 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares | |
| 2023-08-14 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2023-06-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-02-02 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-22 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2022-09-01 | AAMD | accounts | Accounts amended with accounts type group |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- 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.