COLORADO GROUP LIMITED
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Next accounts due
2026-08-31 (in 3mo)
Last filed for 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement due
2026-12-13 (in 7mo)
Last made up 2025-11-29
Watchouts
Cash
£2M
-29.9% vs 2023
Net assets
-£1M
-210% lowest in 4 filed years
Employees
38
-2.6% vs 2023
Profit before tax
-£1M
-463.4% vs 2023
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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1 PSC ceased in last 24 months
Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.
Net assets
7-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
7-year trend · latest reflected 2024-11-30
| Metric | Trend | 2020-12-01 | 2021-11-30 | 2021-12-01 | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-01 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | — | £22,021,782 | £21,696,917 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | — | — | — | £507,755 | -£1,637,405 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | — | — | — | £404,167 | -£1,468,754 | |
| Net profit | — | -£49,632 | — | -£64,362 | — | £298,860 | -£1,446,528 | |
| Cash | — | £3,084 | — | £2,784 | — | £2,504,045 | £1,754,385 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | £4,576,073 | — | £4,548,563 | — | £3,763,500 | -£636,657 | |
| Net assets | — | £2,108,353 | — | £2,043,991 | — | £1,281,907 | -£1,409,734 | |
| Equity | £2,157,985 | £2,108,353 | £2,108,353 | £2,043,991 | £2,043,991 | £1,281,907 | -£1,409,734 | |
| Average employees | — | 35 | — | 0 | — | 39 | 38 | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | — | £2,097,533 | £1,965,553 | |
| 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
FY2023 → FY2024 · period ending 2024-11-30 vs 2023-11-30
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Turnover
-1.5%
£22,021,782 £21,696,917
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Cash
-29.9%
£2,504,045 £1,754,385
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Net assets
-210%
£1,281,907 -£1,409,734
lowest in 4 filed years
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Employees
-2.6%
39 38
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Operating profit
-422.5%
£507,755 -£1,637,405
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Profit before tax
-463.4%
£404,167 -£1,468,754
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Wages
-6.3%
£2,097,533 £1,965,553
Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2020-12-01 | 2021-11-30 | 2021-12-01 | 2022-11-30 | 2022-12-01 | 2023-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3% | -7.5% | |
| Net margin | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4% | -6.7% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | — | — | — | 13.5% | 257.2% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 1.45x | 0.91x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | — | — | — | 4.90x | -27.03x |
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 2 times since incorporation
- COLORADO GROUP LIMITED 2010-11-12 → present
- COLORADO INSPIRED LIMITED 2005-10-10 → 2010-11-12
- QUILLCO 207 LIMITED 2005-06-13 → 2005-10-10
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Armstrong Watson Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors are very confident of the status of the Group as a going concern and have forecast strong profits in Colorado Construction and Engineering Ltd for November 2025 and November 2026 yearends, both in line with 2024's profitability. With this, the directors fully expect to move swiftly back to a positive net asset position and look forward to its strong profitability and growth in this next phase of the business. Therefore, the Directors consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- COLORADO GROUP LIMITED · parent
- Colorado Construction & Engineering Limited 100%
- Colorado Homes (Pathgreen) Limited 100%
- Colorado Homes (Little Spott) Limited 100%
- Colorado Developments (2010) Limited 100%
- Colorado Letting and Property Management Limited 100%
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 11 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRAIN, Alison | Secretary | 2015-01-23 | — | — |
| BOWNES, John Patrick | Director | 2005-09-30 | Apr 1962 | British |
| DRAIN, Alison | Director | 2017-09-01 | Mar 1962 | British |
| GIBSON, Gary William | Director | 2010-01-14 | Feb 1966 | British |
| MCGINIGAL, David | Director | 2010-01-14 | Sep 1967 | British |
Show 11 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWNES, Ian John Patrick | Secretary | 2005-10-13 | 2010-01-14 |
| HENDREN, David John | Secretary | 2011-06-01 | 2014-07-30 |
| MARSHALL, Alexander | Secretary | 2010-01-14 | 2011-04-01 |
| COLORADO CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2011-06-01 | 2011-06-01 |
| QUILL SERVE LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 2005-06-13 | 2005-09-30 |
| SECRETAR SECURITIES LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 2005-09-30 | 2005-10-13 |
| GARDINER, Iain | Director | 2017-09-01 | 2018-11-29 |
| HENDREN, David John | Director | 2010-01-14 | 2014-07-30 |
| JORDAN, Russell Rodger | Director | 2005-10-13 | 2024-09-13 |
| MARSHALL, Alexander | Director | 2010-01-14 | 2011-04-01 |
| QUILL FORM LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 2005-06-13 | 2005-09-30 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr John Patrick Bownes | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-09-13 | Active |
| Mr Gary William Gibson | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 25–50% | 2024-09-13 | Active |
| Mr Russell Rodger Jordan | Individual | Shares 50–75%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2024-09-13 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 121 total filings
Material constitutional events — rename, articles re-file, resolution
- 2024-09-23 RESOLUTIONS Resolution
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-12-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2024-10-14 | SH06 | capital | Capital cancellation shares | |
| 2024-10-14 | SH03 | capital | Capital return purchase own shares treasury capital date | |
| 2024-09-23 | RESOLUTIONS | resolution | Resolution | |
| 2024-09-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-20 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-20 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-09-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-11-29 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2023-08-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-04-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2022-04-07 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 2
- 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.