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CBES LIMITED

#SC288763 · Active · Incorporated 2005-08-11 (21y 2m) · Last filing 2026-09-25 (1mo ago)
Industrials · SIC 43210 · F Construction · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 12 months) · Confirmation due 2027-08-20 (in 11 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£6m

-64.5% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£18m

+32% highest in 3 filed years

Employees

896

+6% highest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£5.7m

+7.6% highest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £178,624,614£183,350,885£188,582,542 +2.9%
Operating profit £4,630,762£5,282,390£5,657,522 +7.1%
Profit before tax £4,630,762£5,282,390£5,681,594 +7.6%
Net profit £3,605,552£4,105,996£4,313,069 +5%
Cash £14,715,016£16,991,065£6,033,924 -64.5%
Total assets less current liabilities £11,377,931£13,483,927£17,796,996 +32%
Net assets £11,377,931£13,483,927£17,796,996 +32%
Equity £11,377,931£13,483,927£17,796,996 +32%
Average employees 803845896 +6%
Wages £37,568,641£40,976,959£44,226,253 +7.9%
Directors' remuneration £786,162£615,857£652,165 +5.9%
Directors' pension contributions £49,704£51,315£60,575 +18%
Highest paid director £221,377£221,715£217,186 -2%

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 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 2.6%2.9%3.0%
Net margin 2.0%2.2%2.3%
Return on capital employed 40.7%39.2%31.8%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 85.8%78.8%71.3%
Current ratio 1.16x1.26x1.39x

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

  1. CBES LIMITED 2005-08-16 → present
  2. CORRYMILL LIMITED 2005-08-11 → 2005-08-16

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
KPMG LLP
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which the directors consider appropriate for the following reasons...”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

5 active · 8 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
STILL, David Secretary 2007-11-30 — British
ALLAN, Fraser George Director 2013-01-24 Jun 1968 British
BRANAGAN, Michael Joseph Director 2013-01-24 Oct 1958 British
O'MEARA, Paul Francis Director 2013-01-24 Nov 1972 British
STILL, David Director 2007-10-01 Feb 1969 British
Show 8 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
MARSHALL, Alexander Secretary 2005-08-16 2007-05-14
MURRAY, Daniel Secretary 2007-05-14 2007-11-28
BRIAN REID LTD. Corporate Nominee Secretary 2005-08-11 2005-08-16
BOWNES, Ian John Patrick Director 2005-08-16 2006-06-30
HAUGHEY, Brian Director 2007-05-11 2023-12-01
MARSHALL, Alexander Director 2005-08-16 2007-05-14
MCQUILLAN, James Director 2005-12-17 2007-04-27
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. Corporate Nominee Director 2005-08-11 2005-08-16

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
City Facilities Management Holdings (Uk) Ltd Corporate entity Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors 2016-04-06 Active
Lord William Haughey Individual Significant influence 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 79 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2026-08-07 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-10-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2025-08-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-10-11 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-08-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2023-12-11 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2023-11-29 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-08-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-09-26 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-08-10 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-09-27 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-08-18 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-09-30 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-08-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2019-10-01 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2019-08-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2018-08-06 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2018-06-25 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2017-12-13 CH03 officers Change person secretary company with change date PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
3

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
0

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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