COPELAND LIMITED
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Cash
£437
-47.8% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.3bn
-4.8% vs 2024
Employees
247
-15.7% lowest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£35m
-202% vs 2024
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £57,829,152 | £55,591,098 | £56,815,825 | +2.2% | |
| Operating profit | £2,472,234 | £2,484,105 | £3,235,252 | +30.2% | |
| Profit before tax | — | £33,927,141 | -£34,620,167 | -202% | |
| Net profit | — | £32,976,862 | -£35,012,678 | -206.2% | |
| Cash | — | £837 | £437 | -47.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £2,371,917,725 | £2,259,676,230 | -4.7% | |
| Net assets | — | £2,366,251,685 | £2,253,805,613 | -4.8% | |
| Equity | — | £2,366,251,685 | £2,253,805,613 | -4.8% | |
| Average employees | 257 | 293 | 247 | -15.7% | |
| Wages | — | £10,406,884 | £9,823,165 | -5.6% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | £125,502 | £128,097 | +2.1% | |
| Directors' pension contributions | — | £5,805 | £10,841 | +86.8% |
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 | 2020-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 4.3% | 4.5% | 5.7% | |
| Net margin | — | 59.3% | -61.6% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | 0.1% | 0.1% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | — | 2.0% | 0.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | 0.55x | 2.01x | |
| Interest cover | — | 1.83x | 14.84x |
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
- COPELAND LIMITED 1996-03-19 → present
- CAMAN LIMITED 1996-03-01 → 1996-03-19
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- KPMG
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements. The company’s ultimate parent undertaking, Copeland Holding LP, has indicated it will continue to support Copeland Limited as necessary.”
Group structure
- COPELAND LIMITED · parent
- Copeland Canada Inc. 100%
- Copeland Japan GK 100%
- Copeland Korea Limited 100%
- Copeland Australia PTY Limited 100%
- Copeland Asia Holding Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 1 October 2025, the company sold its fixed asset investment in Copeland Germany Holding Limited to another group company for £316,954,971.”
- “In December 2025, Copeland Limited invested £2,379,835 in Blue Heart Energy B.V.”
- “In February 2026, Copeland Limited invested £10,508,198 in Emerson Climate Technologies Australia PTY Limited.”
- “In October 2025, Copeland Limited declared and paid a dividend of £316,954,971.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KELLER-CARNAP, Torsten | Secretary | 1996-03-01 | — | German |
| DORAN, Paschal Thomas | Director | 2023-07-14 | May 1972 | Irish |
| HARRE, Gregory Allen | Director | 2023-05-31 | Jun 1975 | American |
| KELLER-CARNAP, Torsten | Director | 2003-03-02 | Jun 1963 | German |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BILLINGTON, Declan George | Director | 1996-03-01 | 2005-10-07 |
| CLAY, Clinton Peter | Director | 1996-03-01 | 2002-03-02 |
| FREITAG, Horst Otto | Director | 1996-03-01 | 2001-01-26 |
| GALLAGHER, John Anthony | Director | 1996-03-01 | 2002-03-20 |
| IRWIN, Leslie William | Director | 1996-03-01 | 2001-01-26 |
| JANSSEN, Jean | Director | 2001-01-26 | 2022-05-01 |
| MATIC, Sandro | Director | 2022-05-01 | 2023-05-31 |
| MC AFEE, John Charles | Director | 2005-10-10 | 2021-08-30 |
| SHIVELY, John Gabel, Mr. | Director | 2023-02-23 | 2023-07-14 |
| SPEARS, Chuck Edwin | Director | 2003-10-31 | 2007-03-31 |
| WIETHOFF, Doktor Egon | Director | 1996-03-01 | 2003-10-31 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copeland Uk Holding Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2025-12-18 | Active |
| Copeland Uk Holding Ii Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2023-05-31 | Active |
| Emerson Holding Company Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Voting 75–100% (as firm), Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2023-05-31 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 132 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-08-28 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-03 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2026-03-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2025-12-29 | PSC05 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-12-29 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2025-09-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-03-13 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-12-11 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-11-07 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-23 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-21 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-10-18 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date | |
| 2024-09-26 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-28 | SH19 | capital | Capital statement capital company with date currency figure | |
| 2024-08-28 | SH20 | capital | Legacy | |
| 2024-08-28 | CAP-SS | insolvency | Legacy | |
| 2024-08-28 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-05-22 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2024-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-11-01 | MR01 | mortgage | Mortgage create with deed with charge number charge creation date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- 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.