COOPER BROS LTD.
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Next accounts due
2026-12-31 (in 7mo)
Last filed for 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement due
2027-04-20 (in 11mo)
Last made up 2026-04-06
Watchouts
None on the register
Cash
£824K
-54.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£4M
+5% vs 2024
Employees
63
+3.3% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£342K
+14.6% vs 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
4-year trend · latest reflected 2025-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | £17,196,120 | £18,119,315 | |
| Operating profit | — | — | £295,210 | £326,466 | |
| Profit before tax | — | — | £298,600 | £342,273 | |
| Net profit | — | — | £197,718 | £265,266 | |
| Cash | — | — | £1,814,434 | £823,906 | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | — | — | £3,969,697 | £4,146,839 | |
| Net assets | — | — | £3,738,202 | £3,923,468 | |
| Equity | £3,366,596 | — | £3,738,202 | £3,923,468 | |
| Average employees | — | — | 61 | 63 | |
| Wages | — | — | £1,522,530 | £1,646,397 | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | £38,233 | £37,360 |
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
-
Turnover
+5.4%
£17,196,120 £18,119,315
-
Cash
-54.6%
£1,814,434 £823,906
-
Net assets
+5%
£3,738,202 £3,923,468
-
Employees
+3.3%
61 63
-
Operating profit
+10.6%
£295,210 £326,466
-
Profit before tax
+14.6%
£298,600 £342,273
-
Wages
+8.1%
£1,522,530 £1,646,397
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 | 2022-03-31 | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | — | — | 1.7% | 1.8% | |
| Net margin | — | — | 1.1% | 1.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | — | — | 7.4% | 7.9% | |
| Current ratio | — | — | 1.73x | 1.97x | |
| Interest cover | — | — | 11.38x | 17.38x |
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
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BK Plus Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the directors' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”
Significant events
- “The company considers that the economy presents challenges with the cost-of-living crisis and the ongoing global uncertainties arising from the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. These conflicts have continued to cause some disruptions in the logistics of sourcing our stock from the Far East. To mitigate potential delays within the supply chain, we have proactively increased our stock levels to ensure continued availability and timely fulfilment of orders.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
2 active · 6 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COOPER, John Mccammont | Director | 2010-04-06 | Dec 1944 | British |
| COOPER, Robert Ewing Hall | Director | 2014-12-31 | Jul 1970 | British |
Show 6 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRAINER, Peter | Secretary | 2010-04-06 | 2010-04-06 |
| COOPER, Ellen Humes | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2016-04-07 |
| COOPER, Marion | Director | 2015-04-01 | 2016-04-07 |
| COOPER, Robert Ewing Hall | Director | 2010-04-06 | 2014-07-26 |
| MCINTOSH, Susan | Director | 2010-04-06 | 2010-04-06 |
| TRAINER, Peter | Director | 2010-04-06 | 2010-04-06 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Robert Ewing Hall Cooper | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Active |
| Mrs Marion Cooper | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Active |
| Mrs Ellen Humes Cooper | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Active |
| Mr John Mccammont Cooper | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-06-01 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 56 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-12-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-27 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company | |
| 2025-11-24 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2025-04-25 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-03-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type medium | |
| 2024-04-18 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-12-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-04-21 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-10-20 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-04-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-10-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-04-09 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-03-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-04-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-12-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2019-04-15 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-12-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2018-04-20 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2018-01-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 4
- Capital events
- 0
- 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.